COMMERCE – The A&M-Commerce Lions look to continue their Lone Star Conference Tournament run on Tuesday evening, traveling to the Panhandle to take on West Texas A&M in a divisional semifinal.
WHO: A&M-Commerce at West Texas A&M
WHERE: Canyon | The Pitch
WHEN: 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6
RECORDS: A&M-Commerce is 4-2-0 overall and earned the third seed in the division. West Texas A&M is 5-3-0 overall and earned the second seed in the division.
TELEVISION/LIVE VIDEO: LSC Digital Network
LIVE STATS: http://statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=tame
The Lions had a one-goal differential in all five matches in the regular season, with two overtime matches. They outperformed Oklahoma Christian in every phase on Saturday for a 3-0 win, allowing no shots on goal.
The Lady Buffs fell behind in their divisional quarterfinal to Texas Woman's, then scored the last three goals of the match for a 3-1 win.
The two teams have similar resumés on offense, with WT averaging 2.375 goals per match and the Lions averaging 2.333 goals per match. WT concedes 1.75 goals per match and A&M-Commerce allows 1.67 goals per match.
A&M-Commerce's
Leslie Campuzano (5.5) and WT's Hannah Kelley-Lusk (4.63) take more shots per match than any other players in the LSC. Kelley-Lusk's 0.875 goals per match is second in the conference and Campuzano's 0.833 is third.
Campuzano averages 1.0 assists per match and ranks second in the conference in points per match at 2.67, followed by Kelley-Lusk's 2.0.
Both defenses will be prepared for the tough challenge of two speedy teams on the turf in Canyon. This is the Lions' first match on an artificial surface this season.
The last meeting…
WT was a 4-3 overtime winner in Commerce on March 26. The Lady Buffs led three separate times, and the Lions equalized three times in regulation.
Skylar Sorrell,
Melissa Storey, and
Lauren Shaw scored for the Lions, with Campuzano passing out two assists.
On the series history…
This is the 45th all-time meeting between the Lions and the Lady Buffs, with WT holding a 26-16-2 lead. The Lady Buffs have a 12-6-1 record in Canyon, and the Lions are searching for their first win in the Panhandle since 2014.
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