GAME INFORMATION
Score: Lubbock Christian - 2, No. 23 West Texas A&M - 1
Records: Lubbock Christian (5-3-2, 3-2-2), West Texas A&M (8-2-1, 5-2-0)
Location: The Pitch (Canyon, Texas)

LCU HIGHLIGHTS
- Lubbock Christian concluded a regular season series sweep over West Texas A&M University Thursday evening in a 2-1 overtime affair at The Pitch in Canyon, Texas.
- Braxton Thorne provided plenty of heroics in the net for Lubbock Christian with five saves on 18 shots faced.
- Emilio Marti picked up his first game-winner in a Chaparral uniform with a finish in the 97^thminute.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Freshman Armand Kouakou opened up the evening for the Chaps offensive efforts finding the net in the 60^thminute. Kouakou picked the ball from the West Texas A&M defense before beating Alexander Vencel and putting LCU on the board.
- Julio Vargas leveled the Buffs with a header in the six-yard box following a cross from Stefan Andjelic in the 81^stminute.
- Marti closed the book on the Buffs late in the contest with a finish at the 96:01 mark. Fernando Flores provided the cross for Marti from the left side of the pitch.

GAME NOTES
- Both of the Chap goals came within the final 37 minutes of play.
- LCU's win over the No. 23 West Texas A&M squad marks the first victory over a ranked opponent for Lubbock Christian head coach Paul Gilbert.
- The win on the road against the Buffs allows the Chaparrals to sweep the regular season series against WT for the first time in the all-time rivalry.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
4: Overtime victories have been hard to come by for the Chaparrals in the recent past. In fact, Thursday night's win marks the first win in an overtime period for LCU since a 3-2 double overtime victory against Dallas Baptist University (Nov. 3, 2014).
 
UP NEXT
Lubbock Christian will now return home to host Western Division rivals University of Texas – Permian Basin. The Chaps are slated for 1 p.m. kick against the Falcons at LCU Soccer Field.