WICHITA FALLS, Texas - No. 9 Midwestern State erupted for 15 first-quarter points then held off No. 12 Abilene Christian 15-13 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

MSU quarterback Zack Eskridge, who passed for 199 of his 221 yards in the opening quarter, hit Jared Freeman for a 31-yard score with 7:18 to go in the first quarter then Jose Martinez connected on a 25-yard field goal before Lester Bush plunged in from 2 yards out just before the end of the first quarter to give the Mustangs a 15-0 lead as Martinez missed both point-after attempts.

The Mustangs managed just 112 yards of total offense after the opening quarter.

Abilene Christian climbed with 15-7 on a Mitchell Gale-to-Trey Simeone 3-yard pass midway through the second quarter and Morgan Lineberry boomed field goals from 56 and 51 yards out to pull the Wildcats within two points with 6:03 to go.

MSU senior wide receiver Andy Tanner finished with 95 yards on five receptions, while Lester Bush and Eskridge churned out 53 and 52 yards, respectively, to pace the rushing attack.

ACU running back Reggie Brown raced for 104 yards on 11 carries to lead the Wildcats, while Gale completed 18-of-32 passes for 141 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Midwestern finishes the regular season with a 9-2 record, while the Wildcats finish at 8-3.

The teams await selection into the NCAA Division II postseason.