“We’re obviously disappointed with the way we’ve started [this season],” head coach Butch Lauffer said. “With the caliber of players we have, we’re much more capable and the frustration is in beating ourselves. Until we stop doing that, we’re not going to win many games this year.”

The Sept. 16 game was an exciting event for spectators as the Buffs started the weekend off with sudden death overtime against the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds. It took the Greyhounds nearly 97 minutes to score one goal against the Buffs.

The Sept. 18 game started off with a few tense moments as Fort Hays State University scored only 2:26 minutes into the game before scoring another goal 16 minutes in.
The Buffs refused to be shutout and continuously assaulted Fort Hays’ zone throughout the game.  However, they didn’t see the ball in the opposition’s net until the 19th minute of the second half off a header from Rodrigo Morin.

FHSU’s final goal came in the 58th minute of the game, 13 minutes into the second half.

“I think we created chances, which is the main thing and we worked hard as a team. There were a couple of unlucky goals at the end of the day, but that’s soccer,” left back Michael Williams said.

But even with the early season losses, right back John Cox said the season hasn’t been all that bad.

“I think we just need to keep going and doing what we’re doing. I think stuff will start falling into place for us,” Cox said.

The final score of the game was 3-1 in favor of Fort Hays. WT plays again at home against Newman University on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. before taking on Northeastern State University at 4 p.m. on Sept. 25 at The Pitch.