#7 Midwestern State vs. Texas A&M International
Friday, Oct. 25 | 7:30 p.m.
MSU Soccer Field | Wichita Falls, Texas
Records: Midwestern State (8-3-1); Texas A&M International (7-6-1)
Live Video: None
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com 
 
SCOUTING THE DUSTDEVILS
Texas A&M International has won five of its last six and is riding a three-match winning streak with victories over Lubbock Christian (2-1), Oklahoma Christian (2-1) and Dallas Baptist (4-1). The Dustdevils trail only St. Edward's in the Heartland Conference race after starting the season 1-4-1 through their first six games. Freshman forward Ryan Hodgson leads the TAMIU attack with six goals and an assist while senior forward Diego Manzano-Cano adds four goals and three assists while junior midfielder Jovany Macias has three goals to go along with a team-high four assists. Senior Jesus Cisneros sports a 2.00 goals against average with a .636 save percentage in 12 starts as the Dustdevils' primary goalkeeper. Texas A&M International scores 1.64 goals per game and allows 1.86.
 
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State rides an eight-match unbeaten streak into Friday night's match against Texas A&M International. The Mustangs have outscored the opposition by a 16-3 count during the run which includes five consecutive shutouts by sophomore goalkeeper Nick Petolick, who took over primary net duties at the start of the stretch. Junior forward Len Smith leads the MSU attack with seven goals including five game winning tallies, while junior midfielder Andrew Power adds four goals. Junior forward Dan Johns (3 goals), junior Chase Robertson (2 goals) and sophomore Idrissa Camara (2 goals) are the other top options for MSU. Midwestern scores 1.83 goals per game and allows 0.83.
 
ABOUT THE SERIES
Midwestern State and Texas A&M International meet for the 10th time on the pitch Friday night at the MSU Soccer Field. The Mustangs own a 7-0-2 edge in the series that dates back to the 2008 season. MSU is 4-0-1 against the Dustdevils in Wichita Falls.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Midwestern State rebounded from a controversial call resulting in a successful penalty kick by St. Edward's in the opening half for a 2-1 win Saturday afternoon at Lewis-Chan Family Field in Austin. The victory gave the Mustangs their fourth straight win over a nationally ranked opponent -- all in the last five matches. Sophomore Ben Clarvis knocked an equalizer back into the net in the 47th minute before junior forward Len Smith volleyed in a cross from Idi Camara for the game winner in the match's 73rd minute.
 
LAST TIME OUT VS. TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL
Junior forward Len Smith knocked in a loose ball in the center of the Texas A&M International box to lift Midwestern State to a 1-0 win on Sep. 29 in Laredo. The Mustangs played the final 60 minutes of the contest a man up after TAMIU's Jonathan Saldana was sent off in the 33rd minute. Sophomore goalkeeper Nick Petolick made four saves to notch his third consecutive clean sheet.
 
MIDWESTERN IN NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Sophomore Nick Petolick leads the nation in goals against average (0.271) and save percentage (.939) while ranking 75th with 4.43 saves per game. Junior forward Len Smith ranks 66th in total goals (7.0), 67th in goals per game (0.58), 87th in points per game (1.25) and 96th in total points (15.0). Junior defender/midfielder Chase Robertson is 70th in assists per game (0.40) and 94th in total assists (4.0).
 
MUSTANGS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Midwestern State made its return to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top 25 leaping into the poll at No. 7. The Mustangs opened the campaign at No. 22 in the preseason poll before dropping three of their first four matches of the season. It's the eighth consecutive season MSU has received a Top 10 position. The Mustangs earned a national ranking in 71 consecutive eligible periods from Oct. 3, 2006 to Sep. 18, 2012 spending 44 of those weeks in the Top 10.
 
MUSTANGS IN THE REGIONAL RANKINGS
Midwestern State opens the 2013 South Central Region Rankings at No. 3 as released by the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee earlier this week. The Mustangs trail Colorado Mines and St. Edward's (Texas) and just ahead of West Texas A&M and Metro State (Colo.). The top three teams advance to the NCAA Division II postseason which kicks off the weekend of Nov. 14-16 at campus sites.