WICHITA FALLS, Texas - There was only one positive according to Midwestern State Jeff Trimble after Friday night's 3-1 Lone Star Conference win over Northeastern State at the MSU Soccer Field.

"I'm glad we scored three goals," the MSU head coach said. "We did do a good job of scoring goals."

Maybe in retrospect, the positive will outweigh the negatives as the Mustangs did enough to push their regular season unbeaten streak to 18 matches and home field winning streak to 12 while improved to 9-0-2 on the season and 3-0 in conference play.

But it was hard to overlook a sluggish first half when the Northeastern State controlled possession and dictated the tempo.

"I was concerned with the lack of intensity and work rate in the first half," Trimble said. "Northeastern played with aggression and worked hard. We really didn't match that. We lost our composure and made some bad decisions."

The Mustangs, however, never lost the lead mainly in part to an offsides call after the RiverHawks appeared to score the first goal in nearly a month against the MSU defense.

Midwestern would take the lead into intermission when Kari Bristow converted a penalty kick which resulted after sophomore forward Kelsey Hill was taken down trying to make a move in the center of the 18-yard box in the 22nd minute.

MSU midfielder Jordan Smith pushed the lead to 2-nil with a laser from the top of the box in the 60th minute.

But the RiverHawks kept coming and managed to snap the Mustangs' scoreless streak when Rachel Sordahl punched in a goal in the 71st when the ball squeezed through MSU goalkeeper Ashley Meeks' gloves to cut the lead in half.

The Mustangs had gone over 723 minutes of clock time without allowing a goal. MSU had not permitted a goal since earning a 1-1 draw with Newman (Kan.) back on Sep. 11.

Sophomore forward Lindsay Pritchard looped a shot over Northeastern State goalkeeper P.J. Davis to clinch the win for the Mustangs in the 86th minute.

Midwestern State plays host to East Central (Okla.) Sunday afternoon at the MSU Soccer Field. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Northeastern State fell to 4-6-1 and 1-3-1.