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Postgame Interview
THE RUNDOWN
COMMERCE, Texas – Midwestern State advanced past No. 10 St. Edward's for the second time in the NCAA Tournament Friday as the sixth-seeded Mustangs upset the No. 3 seed Hilltoppers in penalty kicks, 6-5, to move on to the South Central Region semifinals at Lion Soccer Field.
Midwestern State (13-5-4) will face No. 2 seed Texas A&M-Commerce Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lion Soccer Field for a berth in the regional finals next weekend.
The Mustangs and Hilltoppers battled to a 1-1 draw after 110 minutes of play before the contest was to be decided by penalty kicks. Midwestern held a one-point edge in the early part of the shootout after junior goalkeeper
Courtney Burnette saved the first attempt by Grace McSwain. St. Edward's (15-1-3) pulled even in the third round with Lorrie Santoy collecting a save to make the score 2-2.
Both teams were deadlocked at 4-4 through five attempts with SEU's Kelly Andrus and MSU's
Hanna Mattinson being selected to begin the sixth round. Burnette collected her second save of the shootout on Andrus' attempt before Mattinson found the back of the net to give the Mustangs the 6-5 edge and a spot in the regional semifinals.
In the final minutes of the opening period, senior midfielder
Katie Huff came close to giving the Mustangs an early advantage but sailed her shot just high with her attempt hitting the crossbar to keep the contest scoreless at the half.
The Hilltoppers struck first just 31 seconds into the second period with a goal from Gracen Jacks from 17 yards out for SEU's second shot on goal of the game.
The Mustangs placed a pair of shots on target following SEU's score before freshman forward
Avery Lewis recorded the equalizer in the 63rd minute with a shot inside the box to make it a 1-1 game. Midwestern totaled four additional shots on goal down the stretch while SEU was held to just one before heading into overtime.
Sydney Carroll's attempt in the 99th minute was the lone shot on goal for either team in the extra period with the Hilltoppers holding a 3-0 edge in shots in the final 20 minutes.
NOTES
- Midwestern State moved to 1-3-1 in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the regional semifinals for the second time in program history after defeating St. Edward's 1-0 in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament in Abilene
- The Mustangs led 11-8 in shots and 8-4 in shots on goal
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Aly Wade and
Avery Lewis each placed three shots on target to lead MSU
- Wade, Lewis,
Adrianna Smith,
Sarah Stewart and
Haley Britton joined Mattinson in converting their penalty kicks in the shootout
STAT OF THE GAME
.727 – Midwestern State recorded a season-best .727 shot on goal percentage with eight of its 11 shots on goal
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"Today was a wonderful day for the program, and a great game of soccer between two good teams. St. Edward's is a perennial power, and we have a lot of respect for them. I do believe that we had the best of them most of the game, but they did make us perform. Our back four was tremendous, and we did score a great goal to pull level. We are proud to represent MSU again on Sunday." – Head coach
Damian Clarke
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