The #11 ranked WT men’s soccer team kicked off its 20^th season on Thursday against University of the Southwest at the brand new Buffalo Sports Complex.  Freshman Martin Fuentes made history by scoring five goals en route to a 12-0 shutout.  The five goals scored by Fuentes are the most scored in a single game by a player in WT men’s soccer history.

The Buffs took control of the game starting in the 8^th minute when Ben Everson would fire home a close range effort with the assist being credited to Alfredo Chavez.  Four minutes later, Everson would play provider for debutant TJ Eaton who would net his first goal as a Buff making the score 2-0.  Everson would make the score 3-0 moments later, with Abel Olivas adding another to make the score 4-0.  In the 26^th minute, Everson was brought down in the box for a penalty and Captain Nicki Nielsen converted the penalty to make the score 5-0, this score would stay until halftime.

Dominic Furness would get the second half started just six minutes in.  His powerful blast made the score 6-0 in the 51^st minute.  Martin Fuentes would then carve his name into the score sheet earning a flawless hat trick with goals in the 61^st, 62^nd, and 63^rd minutes.  Just 30 seconds later, Olivas would make the score 10-0 giving him his second goal of the night.  Fuentes would then cap off his historic day by scoring in the 82^nd and 86^th minutes.

West Texas will now hit the road for two games in Colorado starting on September 5^th against defending national champions Fort Lewis and then on September 7^th against Colorado School of Mines.  WT will return home on September 14^th when they play UT-Permian Basin.