MSU WOMEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY

Midwestern State closes the regular season Friday afternoon against Abilene Christian at the Wildcat Soccer Pitch. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.
 

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MSU FAST FIVE

MSU AND THE LSC POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT: Midwestern State qualified for its 17th consecutive Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament and is the only team to be a part of every title bracket the league has hosted. The Mustangs can clinch a No. 3 seed with a win and if Angelo State ties or draw with Incarnate Word. Incarnate Word can clinch the top and hosting seed with a win over the Rambelles. West Texas A&M will host if the Buffs win and UIW loses or draws with Angelo State.

STEPPING IT UP: The Mustangs had scored more than one goal in just one of 15 matches heading into last weekend before scoring multiple goals in wins over Texas Woman's University and Texas A&M-Commerce. MSU's current three-match winning streak matches Abilene Christian for the longest positive run of results in the LSC. Though they have had to battle for postseason positioning, the Mustangs and Wildcats have played in the league championship game in each of the last two seasons.

WHITWORTH BECOMES MSU'S ALL-TIME SHUTOUT LEADER: Senior goalkeeper Mallory Whitworth became Midwestern's all-time shutouts leader by posting her 21st career clean sheet in a 3-0 win over Texas A&M-Commerce on Sunday. Elli O'Dwyer had 20 shutouts from 2002-05 as the previous leader. She now has 43 career victories and continues to lead NCAA Division II in goalkeeper minutes played with 1,643.

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO: Freshman forward Ashley Cottrell tallied two goals 60 seconds apart to lead the Mustangs to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Texas Woman's on Friday. It was Cottrell's second 2-goal performance of the season and upped her goal tally to a team-high seven in just 15 shots.

FOOKES FOOTS WINNERS: Sophomore forward Payton Fookes has tallied points in four of her last five matches including goals against West Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Commerce. The Mustangs have won all four matches in which Fookes has tallied a goal this season.
   

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SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION

ABILENE CHRISTIAN
// Friday, 10.26.2012 // 4 p.m. // Wildcat Soccer Pitch // Abilene, Texas 
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The Wildcats (7-9-1, 5-7-1) posted wins in each of their last three matches and four of their last five after winning just three of their opening 12 matches of the season. Senior midfielder Julie Coppedge paces the ACU attack with five goals while senior forward Krysta Grimm and returning All-America junior forward Andrea Carpenter have tallied four goals each. ACU generates 13.1 shots and 1.12 goals per game. Arielle Moncure has gone the distance in between the posts for the Wildcats. The senior goalkeeper from Leawood, Kan. lets in a 1.16 goals against average with a .787 save percentage while posting five clean sheets. Three of those shutouts have come in the last five matches.
Previous Meeting (9/26): Midwestern State and Abilene Christian battled to a 1-1 draw last month at the MSU Soccer Field. ACU's Megan Turner collected a deflection in the box to draw first blood in the 62nd minute but three minutes later MSU senior midfielder Maddie Fraser side volleyed a misclear at the top of the box to net the equalizer.
All-Time Series: Midwestern State leads 6-4-1.