WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Andy Tanner tied a school record with 11 receptions including a pair of touchdowns to lead No. 23 Midwestern State to a 31-19 win over West Texas A&M Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
The win snapped MSU's four-game skid to the Buffaloes as the Mustangs improved to 5-1 on the season and evened their conference mark at 1-1.
Midwestern quarterback
Zack Eskridge passed for 235 yards with both of his touchdowns going to Tanner, who finished with 140 yards with touchdowns of 10 and 8 yards.
West Texas A&M surged to a 19-10 lead with 11:40 to go in the third quarter when Kelvin Thompson scampered in from 4 yards out. Thompson tallied 156 all-purpose yards including 79 rushing and 77 receiving.
The Mustangs would score the final 21 points of the contest.
Eskridge rumbled in from 5 yards out before
Pat Gardner blocked MSU's seventh punt of the season to set up an 18-yard TD run by
Marcus Mathis to give MSU a 24-19 lead late in the third quarter.
The Mustangs put the game away early in the fourth quarter when Eskridge connected with Tanner on an 8-yard scoring strike 3 minutes into the fourth quarter.
Midwestern State takes on Tarleton State next Saturday in Stephenville, while the Buffs battle Eastern New Mexico in the Wagon Wheel game in Canyon.
