The first move of Friday’s game was made by Newman University when they scored 20 minutes into the first half. The game looked like it would be another disappointing one for WTAMU as they went scoreless until Michael Williams tied it up soon after the start of the second half. The Buffs weren’t done firing yet and Rodrigo Morin scored only minutes after Williams.Christopher Hutton sealed WT’s victory 82 minutes into the game when he scored the final goal of the game for a 3-1 win.
The win was the first of the season for the Buffs and the team’s excitement could be seen as the final buzzer went off.
“We’ve been waiting for a win. It’s been hard but we’ve been training hard every week and finally we got the win,” Hutton said after Friday’s game.
However, the Buffs experienced the lows of soccer again on Sunday when they took on the Northeastern State Riverhawks.
The Buffs came out hard with Rodrigo Morino scoring only seven minutes into the game to get the first tally on the scoreboard. However, a Riverhawks penalty kick 13 minutes into the second half changed the momentum and successfully tied the game. The Riverhawks’ winning goal was scored 10 minutes later. The final tally was 2-1 with NSU having eight shots compared to WT’s six.
“We got a win, but we needed two. I think we’ve only played one bad game and I think it’s just something that we need to finish our opportunities and get shut outs,” team captain Colin Bjostad said.
The weekend takes the Buffs’ stats to 1-5 for the season with 11 games remaining. But even with the success of Friday night, head coach Butch Lauffer said the team’s work is not done.
“We’ve got a win and everything but we’ve got a lot of work to do. We’re not very good right now,” Lauffer said.
The Buffs play in Austin against Saint Edward’s University on Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. Their next home game is Oct. 7 against University of Texas of the Permian Basin at 7 p.m. at The Pitch.
