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THE RUNDOWN
OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 15 Midwestern State extended its winning streak to six games while posting its fifth shutout in the last six outings Saturday evening in a 2-0 blanking of Oklahoma Christian at Eagle Soccer Field.
 
Midwestern State (11-2-1, 9-1-0) took a 2-0 advantage into halftime following a pair of late first half scores. A foul on Oklahoma Christian (4-9-1, 2-7-1) in the box set up the eventual game-winning goal for Patrick Fitzgerald in the 33rd minute, finding the back of the net on a penalty kick for his second goal of the season. 
 
With less than four minutes to play in the opening period, Pierre Bocquet added to the MSU lead with a strike from six yards out. Bocquet collected a loose ball after an Evan Helker save off Jacob Hernandez's shot before firing between the posts for the 2-0 advantage in the 42nd minute.
 
The Mustangs held off a late push from the Eagles, who placed seven of their nine shots on goal in the second half, to record their seventh clean sheet of the season.

NOTES
*Midwestern State took sole possession of first place in the Heartland Conference Saturday after No. 6 St. Edward's tied with Eastern New Mexico
*The Mustangs lead the league with 27 points while the Hilltoppers are a close second with 25 points
*Midwestern State and Oklahoma Christian met on the pitch for the first time since 2003 with the Mustangs improving to 9-0-1 in the all-time series dating back to 1988
*Noah Fazekas recorded a career-high 10 saves Saturday while improving to 11-2-0 on the season with his sixth shutout
*Jorge DeLeon posted a team-best five shots while Flavio Guzman placed all three of his shots on target to lead the Mustangs
*Midwestern State held a 27-16 lead in shots and 11-10 edge in shots on goal

STAT OF THE GAME
10 – Noah Fazekas' 10 saves tied for the fourth most in a single game in program history, becoming the first Mustang to reach 10 since Ray Clark accomplished the feat twice in 2012

UP NEXT 
Midwestern State will look to stay atop the Heartland Conference standings when the Mustangs take on St. Edward's in a 3 p.m. matchup Thursday in Austin.