CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M men’s soccer played to a 1-1 draw with the UT Tyler Patriots on Saturday afternoon in Canyon. The Buffs (2-4-3) and Patriots (2-3-3) both moved their Lone Star Conference records to 0-0-2. After action lived in the midfield for the opening minutes of the game, WT won a ball off a header in the center circle. Once Dominic Murphy settled possession, the Liverpool, England native played a ball through the defense for Quintin Benn-John. As he neared the 18-yard box, Benn-John beat a defender and fired a shot into the back corner of the goal for a 1-0 lead. The Buffs looked to build on their advantage five minutes later when Zakaria Daaou fired a shot to the near post, but UT Tyler goalkeeper Alan Johnson pushed the attempt away. In the 29th minute, Luke Southerington recorded his first save of the afternoon as Jordan Toy placed a shot on frame. Later in the first half, the Patriots tested Southerington twice over a 30 second span, but the WT goalkeeper was up to the task as he saved both shots. As the first half went under five minutes to play, Antonio De La Torre dialed up a shot where Johnson made another save. With the Buffs holding a 1-0 lead, the two teams went into the break.