Box Score (PDF)

THE RUNDOWN
ODESSA, Texas – Gabriel Cavalcante and Jorge DeLeon each tallied two goals to lead No. 18 Midwestern State to a dominant 5-0 win over UT Permian Basin Saturday afternoon at UTPB Turf Field.
 
Midwestern State (9-2-1, 7-1-0 HC) took little time before grabbing a lead in the opening period with Cavalcante firing a shot from inside the box off a DeLeon pass for a 1-0 MSU advantage in the eighth minute.
 
DeLeon gave the Mustangs a 2-0 lead heading into the locker room with a shot off a corner kick from Flavio Guzman in the 26th minute of play.
 
Less than 10 minutes into the second period, Midwestern stretched its lead to 3-0 with Cavalcante gaining control of a loose ball off a Ross Fitzpatrick pass and finding the back of the net. A short time later, the Mustangs added their fourth score of the contest with DeLeon sending a shot into the net off another Guzman corner.
 
The Mustangs rounded out their scoring in the 80th minute with Antonio Hernandez sending a shot into the top right corner of the net off a pass from Jacob Hernandez for a 5-0 final.
 
Noah Fazekas collected three saves, all coming in the second period, to keep UT Permian Basin (3-6-2, 3-3-2 HC) from lighting up the scoreboard and earn the shutout.

NOTES
*Midwestern State matched its biggest win of the season, also defeating West Texas A&M 5-0 on Sept. 15 in Wichita Falls
*The Mustangs improved to 6-0 in the all-time series against UT Permian Basin
*Midwestern led 28-13 in shots with a 13-3 advantage in shots on goal
*Gabriel Cavalcante placed four of his five shots on target to lead the Mustangs
*The Mustangs posted their fifth clean sheet of the season with Fazekas earning his fourth shutout

STAT OF THE GAME
3 – Midwestern State recorded its third shutout in the last four games Saturday 

UP NEXT 
Midwestern State returns home Thursday for a 7 p.m. kickoff against Rogers State (Okla.) at MSU Soccer Field.