Despite possessing a young team, the West Texas A&M men’s soccer teams have been able to re- bound after having a three game winning streak snapped by St. Edwards on Sept. 20.
As of Sept. 30, the Buffs soccer team have gotten back on the right track,followinga2-1 victory over Oklahoma Chrisian on Sept. 25 and a 2-0 win over Newman on Sept. 27.
Assistant coach and first year man, James Crowder stated that he and head coach Butch Lauffer have great expectations
for the team despite having such a young roster. Key injuries have been a factor for the team the last two games, however, but that hasn’t stopped the team from playing hard.
“I’m learning a lot from Coach Lauffer, it’s a lot of responsibility,” James Crowder, the assistant men’s soccer coach, said. “It’s been good adjusting to Canyon, I’m from Austin so the city is a little different,but the people here are very welcoming, especially at WT.”
“They’re young players who haven’t really played with one another and don’t know what they are getting themselves into,” Matt Welsch, the student-
assistant men’s soccer coach, said. “But they are quickly adjusting to one another and I think we hit a home run with our freshman class, they bring a lot of youth and talent to the team.”
The Buffs are led by senior midfielder and Brazilian native Vitor Cardoso, sophomore for- ward Chris Johnson and senior midfielder and Birmingham, England native Christopher Hutton.
Cardoso, thus far into the 2014 campaign, has accumu- lated four goals and three as- sists, including an assist in the 37th minute and a goal in the 39th minute against the Newman Jets.
Johnson isn’t too far behind Cardoso in the leaderboard, scoring three goals and no as- sists. Hutton has been credited with two goals and three assists, including an assist against the Eagles of Oklahoma Christian.
Heading into Homecoming Weekend, the Buffs currently sit at 6-2. The men will return to The Pitch, hosting an always tough Fort Hays State squad on Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. before finishing out their six game home stretch against Eastern New Mexico on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.
