Match 11 – No. 2 Midwestern State (9-0-1) vs. Dallas Baptist (5-6-1)
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 | 2 p.m.
MSU Soccer Field | Wichita Falls, Texas
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FOR STARTERS
No. 2 Midwestern State will look to record its 17th-straight 10-win season Saturday when the Mustangs host Dallas Baptist for a 2 p.m. kickoff at MSU Soccer Field.
 
The Mustangs improved to 9-0-1 Sunday with a 1-0 overtime win at Eastern New Mexico. Senior midfielder Juan Farres delivered the golden goal in the 95th minute with a shot from the corner of the six-yard box to propel the Mustangs to a road win. While being held to a season-low 11 shots and four shots on goal, the Mustangs defense limited the Greyhounds to just three shot attempts with none on goal for their third shutout of the season.
 
MUSTANGS DROP TO NO. 2 IN NATIONAL POLL
– Following an appearance at the top of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II Top 25 Poll a week prior, a 2-0-1 week dropped Midwestern State down one spot to No. 2 in this week's national poll
– The Mustangs opened the week with a 2-2 draw at Lubbock Christian before defeating then-No. 6 St. Edward's at home, 3-2, and earning the overtime win at Eastern New Mexico
 
SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS
– Dallas Baptist enters Saturday's contest with a 5-6-1 mark on the season, having lost its last two matches on the road
– Junior forward Riley Alvey is the Patriots' top offensive player with seven goals and 16 points this season
– Alvey is 21st nationally with three game-winning goals and 43rd in total goals
– Junior goalkeeper Mason Stringer comes in at 25th in the country with a .818 save percentage while ranking 28th with 5.4 saves per game and 34th with 54 total saves
– Chip Dutchik is in his first season leading the Dallas Baptist men's soccer program
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– Midwestern State is 14-0-2 in the series against Dallas Baptist that dates back to 1974
– Last season, the Patriots earned a draw against the 18th-ranked Mustangs as Alvey knotted the contest at 1-1 in the 72nd minute
– Last season's draw snapped a 13-match win streak for the Mustangs in the series with the last draw occurring in 1974 at 0-0
– Midwestern State has squared off against the Patriots just five times in the 21st century, holding a 4-0-1 mark under head coach Doug Elder
– In that span, the Mustangs have outscored the Patriots 11-2 in contests played at MSU Soccer Field
 
MUSTANGS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
– Through six weeks of competition, Midwestern State has dominated its opponents on both sides of the ball
– The Mustangs are outscoring the opposition 34-9 and lead 236-84 in total shots and 103-33 in shots on goal
– Defensively, Midwestern State is holding opponents to 0.90 goals per game
– In the latest NCAA statistical rankings, the Mustangs rank in the top 20 in nine of 13 categories   
– Individually, senior forward Albert Rodriguez ranks in the top 30 in seven offensive categories – 4th in shots per game (4.7), 18th in points per game (2.1), 19th in shots on goal per game (2.0), 21st in game-winning goals (3), 22nd in total points (21), 25th in goals per game (0.8) and 28th in total goals (8)
– Junior goalkeeper Noah Fazekas is 30th in the nation with a .832 goals against average, allowing six goals in 649 minutes between the posts
 
MUSTANGS MAKE APPEARANCE AT NO. 1
– For just the fifth time in program history, the Midwestern State men's soccer team made an appearance at No. 1 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II Top 25 Poll on Oct. 6
– The Mustangs last appeared at the top of the national poll near the end of the 2008 season with three-straight weeks (Oct. 21-Nov. 4) at No. 1
– Midwestern State first took over the No. 1 spot back on Sept. 24, 1984 after opening the season 5-0-0 following a 9-2 win over TCU
 
MUSTANGS RALLY FOR SECOND TOP-10 WIN
– The Mustangs took down their second top-10 opponent of the season on Oct. 8 in Wichita Falls, earning a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over No. 6 St. Edward's
– Midwestern State also recorded a 4-1 win over then-No. 4 Colorado Mesa in the second match of the season on Sept. 6 at MSU Soccer Field
– Facing the nation's top defense, the Mustangs struck early with a goal from senior midfielder Juan Farres in the 16th minute, but the Hilltoppers would eventually go on top with two second half goals for a 2-1 advantage with just over 20 minutes to play
– Midwestern State kept attacking the St. Edward's defense, recording the equalizer in the 78th minute with a score from junior midfielder Gabriel Cavalcante
– With 3:30 remaining in regulation, junior midfielder Flavio Guzman put the Mustangs ahead with a strike from inside the box off a pass from senior forward Albert Rodriguez to hand the Hilltoppers their first defeat of the season
 
ELDER BECOMES ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH IN PROGRAM HISTORY
– Following the win over Southern Nazarene on Sept. 10, Midwestern State head coach Doug Elder became the all-time winningest coach in program history with his 222nd win
– Elder passed his former coach Howard Patterson, who finished with a 221-85-20 record (.709) in 17 seasons (1973-89) at Midwestern
– Now in his 16th season at MSU, Elder holds a career record of 228-51-29 (.787)
– Elder's career winning percentage of .787 currently ranks first among active NCAA Division II coaches
 
WINNING SEASONS
– Entering 2015, the Mustangs have posted 17-straight winning seasons and an impressive 40 winning seasons in the program's 43 years
– The Mustangs hold an all-time record of 613-205-63 (.732)
– Current head coach Doug Elder has seen a winning season in each of his 15 campaigns at Midwestern
 
LOOKING AHEAD
– Midwestern State will next travel south to Laredo for a 7 p.m. kickoff Thursday against Texas A&M International at Dustdevil Soccer Field