CANYON, Texas - Midwestern State was in search of a hero after falling behind Abilene Christian early in the second half of Thursday's opening round match in the Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Championships at The Pitch.

Senior midfielder Kari Bristow stepped into the role by notching the first two-goal performance of her career to lift the Mustangs to a 2-1 overtime win.

"I felt like we played a really good game today," MSU coach Jeff Trimble said. "We worked hard and created a lot of good opportunities. It was really good to get goals like that in dramatic fashion."

Midwestern State, which improved to 13-4-2, advances to face tournament host West Texas A&M Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.

ACU (10-7-2) took advantage of conditions to net a goal off of a restart as Lyndsey Womack drilled in Kendall Cooper's throw-in in the 54th minute to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.

"Our back played really well today, but the wind made everything really dangerous," Trimble said.

The Mustangs, who held a 12-6 advantage in shots including a 7-3 edge in shots on goal, turned up the heat.

"I felt like we came back and played with a lot of intensity and a lot of positive energy after they scored."

Bristow converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute after the Wildcats were whistled for a hand ball in the box on a throw-in from Jaime Pompey for the equalizer.

The teams battled to a duel over the final 17 minutes before junior midfielder Brandy O'Neal worked down the right wing in the fifth minute of the overtime period.

Bristow ran onto the cross and volleyed the goal to the lower left corner of the goal past diving ACU keeper Crissy Lawson.