Lady Buffs Journey to Portales on Saturday Afternoon for LSC Motion

CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M hit the street for Lone Star Conference motion on Saturday afternoon as they journey to Portales, New Mexico to tackle the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds beginning at 1:00 p.m. CT.
 
UT PERMIAN BASIN REWIND
Sophomore ahead Alicia Cohen scored a pair of objectives together with the tying objective within the 58^th minute on Wednesday night time because the Lady Buffs battled to a 2-2 tie with the Falcons of UT Permian Basin at The Pitch in Canyon.
 
A LOOK AT THE GREYHOUNDS
The Greyhounds enter the weekend with an total document of 0-11 with a 0-9 mark in league motion. ENMU has struggled offensively this season, being outscored 51-3. The Hounds are at the moment on a 12-game shedding skid courting again to the common season finale of the 2024 marketing campaign following a 4-2 loss at Sul Ross State on Wednesday night time.
 
Louise Godden leads the best way offensively for the Greyhounds because the senior from Stevenage, England scored objectives towards UT Dallas and Sul Ross State for a team-best 4 factors. She has registered 14 photographs with 5 of them approaching objective.
 
ENMU HEAD COACH NONA BORDEN
Nona Borden was named head coach of the Eastern New Mexico girls’s soccer program in February of 2025. Borden beforehand served as interim head coach from October 2024 till her appointment in February 2025. The Durham, N.C. native joined ENMU girls’s soccer in August 2024 as an assistant coach. Borden registered a standout taking part in profession at UNC Pembroke the place she performed in 63 profession video games.
 
THE SERIES
WT leads the all-time collection towards Eastern New Mexico 20-7-4 with the collection beginning in 2003. The Lady Buffs are 8-5-1 in Portales all-time together with a 2-0 shutout win at Al Whitehead Field again on September 25, 2024 as Avery Putnam and Emily McGuire scored objectives for WT.
 
WT HEAD COACH TURK OZTURK
Bulut “Turk” Ozturk was named the third head coach within the historical past of the Lady Buff Soccer program on December 19, 2024. Ozturk brings a powerful nine-season monitor document of collegiate teaching expertise to WT.
 
Ozturk was most just lately on the teaching employees at Iowa State University for the 2024 season because the Soccer Development Coordinator. In this function, he was concerned in all features of helping an influence 4 program that competes within the Big XII convention. Some of coach Turk’s main duties included: Game Day teaching, video evaluation for crew members, scouting reviews, recruiting, journey coordination and main coaching periods for the crew.
 
Before Iowa State, Ozturk served because the Head Coach at Michigan Tech University for 4 seasons. During his tenure, he led the Huskies to their first NCAA match look in practically a decade in 2023. Under his steerage, Michigan Tech achieved outstanding success with 17 gamers incomes GLIAC All-Conference Awards, one All-American, over 60 gamers named to the All-Academic Excellence Team, and eight to the All-Academic Team.
 
LSC PRESEASON POLL
The Lady Buffs had been chosen tenth within the Lone Star Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll introduced on August twenty seventh. 
 

Dallas Baptist claimed 29 of the potential 45 first place votes for a complete of 650 factors to sit down atop of the ballot adopted by Angelo State (13 first place, 634), Texas Woman’s (one first place, 556), Midwestern State (511), St. Mary’s (468), St. Edward’s (435), Lubbock Christian (392), Oklahoma Christian (358), UT Tyler (347), West Texas A&M (284), Texas A&M International (one first place, 244), UT Dallas (168), UT Permian Basin (146), Eastern New Mexico (124) and Sul Ross State (one first place, 83).
 
Annie Rocha of St. Edward’s was tabbed the league’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. DBU senior Parker Coe was named the Defensive Player of the Year whereas Amanda Farris of TWU claimed Goalkeeper of the Year accolades.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Wednesday night time’s contest can be broadcasted on FloCollege. The LSC and FloSports reached a historic settlement in August of 2024 for the biggest streaming rights deal in NCAA Division II historical past. Fans have two totally different subscription choices: $19.99 per 30 days or $107.88 per 12 months ($8.99/month). Additionally, those that use an .edu electronic mail deal with from an LSC member establishment will be capable to enroll at a reduced subscription worth of $9.99 per 30 days or $71.88 per 12 months ($5.99/month).