By james art Lubbock, Texas (October 22, 2024) – Lubbock Christian University returns to Lubbock and welcomes West Texas A&M to the LCU Soccer & Track Complex on Wednesday to renew the Range rivalry in a lone Star Conference battle.
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATISTICS |
| West Texas A&M | Lubbock, Texas | Wednesday, Oct. 23 | 7:30 in the evening | video | statistics |
Lubbock Christian enters Wednesday’s game with a 5-4-4 overall record and a 2-2-2 Lone Star Conference record. On Saturday, the Chaparrals posted a 2-0 road win against Oklahoma Christian, their second straight conference road win. The Chaparrals are 1-2-3 at home this season, with their lone win coming on Sept. 7 against Adams State.
West Texas A&M is 2-6-4 overall and 0-2-3 in the conference going into the game. In their last game, the Buffaloes fell 2-1 against Dallas Baptist in Dallas. Additionally, WTAMU has not won a game since September 21st when they beat Hawaii Pacific 4-0 in Nampa, Idaho. However, both of Buffalo’s wins this season have come on the road.
The Chaparrals and Buffaloes are longtime rivals, hosting Rivalry on the Range every time they face off. On the men’s football side of the rivalry, there have been a total of 19 meetings between the schools. West Texas A&M holds a narrow 10-8-1 lead against Lubbock Christian, and the Buffaloes won the last game 5-0 in Lubbock on Oct. 7, 2023. However, Lubbock Christian is 5-3 at home in the series, their last victory comes on September 17, 2022.
Lubbock Christian is led offensively by the reigning Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week, Justin Martinez. Martinez scored both goals in Saturday’s game against Oklahoma Christian, bringing his season total to five. Along with two assists, that gave Martinez a total of 12 points in his first year with Lubbock Christian. Supporting the Chaparral offense, Manu Nunes continues to rank 12th in the conference with three assists. in front of the net Connor Pettigrew continues to have one of Lone Star’s best seasons. Pettigrew ranks in the top ten in every statistical category in the conference as he is eighth in goals against average (1.615), second in shutouts (5), sixth in save percentage (71.2%), first in total saves (52) and third in saves per game (4.00).
West Texas A&M is led offensively by Matteo Landais, who is tenth in points (8) and ninth in goals (4) in Lone Star. Like Pettigrew, Buffalo goaltender Bryce Cottle ranked atop the conference in nearly every statistical category. Cottle is sixth in goals against average (1.314), seventh in save percentage (70.4%) and seventh in saves per game (2.71).
Lubbock Christian and West Texas A&M will have first contact at approximately 7:30 pm from the LCU Soccer and Track Complex in the 2024 edition of Rivalry of the Range. In addition, LCU will hold a Staff Appreciation Evening. FloSports will carry the game online and can be viewed at lcuchaps.com/live.