Midwestern State squares off with West Texas A&M in the Lone Star Conference Championship semifinals Friday at Wildcat Soccer Pitch in Abilene. Kickoff is set for noon.
 
FOLLOW THE MUSTANGS
 
All games of the Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Championships will be broadcasted via live video streaming on lonestarconference.org.   LINK
 
Live Stats are available courtesy of Abilene Christian Athletic Media Relations.  LINK
 
ABOUT THE LSC CHAMPIONSHIPS
 
The top six teams meet at the site of the regular season championship. The winner of the single elimination tournament receives the league automatic qualification into the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
 
Quarterfinal round play commenced Thursday with West Texas A&M claiming a 1-0 win over Eastern New Mexico before Texas A&M-Commerce advanced on penalty kicks after battling Angelo State to a 1-1 draw.
 
Friday's semifinal matchups pit MSU against West Texas A&M at noon, while Texas A&M-Commerce battles host and top-seed Abilene Christian at 2:30 p.m.
 
The winners advance to LSC Championship final set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
MSU IN THE LSC CHAMPIONSHIPS
 
Midwestern State is making its 16th appearance in the Lone Star Conference Championships. The Mustangs are the lone program conference to appear in each of the league's postseason tournaments.
 
MSU is 13-13-1 while winning championships in 1996 and 1998. The Mustangs have appeared in six league final contests.
 
THE MATCHUP
 
Midwestern State split its regular season games against West Texas A&M.
 
The Lady Buffs took a 2-1 result on a controversial goal by Melissa Carnero in the 103rd minute of the second overtime on Sep. 23 in Canyon.
 
The Mustangs retaliated for a convincing 5-0 win keyed by a pair of Katy Catney goals on Oct. 7 at the MSU Soccer Field.
 
MSU is 4-3 against the Lady Buffs in LSC Championship. The teams last squared off in the postseason in 2007 when WT claimed a 1-0 result.