WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Kyle Kmiec didn't want to let the opportunity slip away in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships.

The junior forward had slipped through the Fort Lewis defense in the opening minutes and had a great look at the goal.

"We started out strong and I just missed the header," he said. "I thought we were going to go up in the first five minutes of the match."

No need to worry.

That was one of the opportunities the Mustangs weren't able to cash in as Kmiec and reserve striker Nick Auditore had two goals each as No. 3 Midwestern cruised to a 5-0 win over No. 2 Fort Lewis Saturday night at the MSU Soccer Field.

The Mustangs (19-2) advance to face No. 9 California State-Dominguez Hills, a 4-0 winner in the West Region Final earlier Saturday over California State-Los Angeles in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals.

The Mustangs and Toros square off next weekend at Toro Stadium in Carson, Calif. The day and time is to be determined.

Kmiec gave Midwestern an early lead when he hammered a shot from four yards out after senior defender Robert Swann blasted a shot off of Fort Lewis keeper Zane Wells on a restart.

The Mustangs maintained the 1-0 lead into intermission before senior midfielder Estevao Alexander slipped a throughball to Ahmad Ihmeidan breaking free on the left wing. Ihmeidan collected the pass to beat Wells to the right upper corner of the net to give MSU a 2-0 lead.

It was then that senior goalkeeper Shawn Carr quite possible saved the match.

Fort Lewis forward Euan Purcell broke free on a through ball, but Carr made a one-on-one save to keep the Skyhawks at arm's length.

"I believe he saved the game for us," MSU coach Doug Elder said. "That was at a crucial spot in the match when it could have gone either way."

The thought wasn't lost on the Mustangs even after Kmiec knocked in his second goal of the match on a perfectly struck through ball from senior defender Brannon Calvert to give MSU a commanding 3-0 lead.

"You have to keep going and not let down," Auditore said. "They came back from two down on us earlier this season. We had to keep attacking because we didn't want anything like that to happen again."

It was Auditore who threw the last dirt on the Skyhawks first with a 28-yard rocket from the left wing at the 81:35-mark, then with a breakaway at the 84:48 mark.

The Mustangs limited Fort Lewis to 13 total shots with four on goal to notch their 12th shutout of the season.

Fort Lewis finished the season at 18-2-3 with each of its losses coming at the hands of the Mustangs.