CANYON, Texas – The Eastern New Mexico women's soccer team traveled to nearby Lone Star Conference rival, West Texas A&M University on Wednesday afternoon. The Greyhounds were handed a 3-1 loss. 

West Texas opened the scoring about five minutes into the contest with a tally from Hannah Kelley-Lusk.

In the 12th minute, Kelsey Medina sent in a shot that bounced back off the post. She gathered the rebound and drilled a shot into the back of the net to tie the game 1-1.

Just over ten minutes later, Emily Avila put the Lady Buffs back on top with a goal from the top of the box.

WT continued to extend its advantage in the second half with a goal from Asha James in the 77th minute of play.

Both teams worked hard defensively through the rest of the contest and ultimately the Lady Buffs came away with the 3-1 win.
 

NOTABLE STATS

• The Lady Buffs held a 36-13 shot advantage throughout the contest. They also led in shots on goal, 18-5.
• Medina's goal was her first as a Greyhound.
• Haley Huff and Medina paced the ENMU offense with three shots each.
• Whitney Dockweiler made career high 15 saves in net.
• For WT, Daniela Estrada recorded four saves to earn the win.

 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• ENMU shifts to 2-12-1 overall and 0-9-1 in LSC play.
• The Lady Buffs move to 10-5 overall and 6-4 in the conference.
• West Texas A&M leads the overall series, 18-5-3, with today's victory.
• The Greyhounds return home for an 11 a.m. game against Texas A&M University-Commerce on Saturday, October 30.