Box Score (PDF)

THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – No. 8 Midwestern State extended its win streak to 11 games Friday evening as the top-seeded Mustangs advanced to the Heartland Conference Tournament finals following a 2-0 win over Newman (Kan.) at MSU Soccer Field.
 
Midwestern State (16-2-1) outlasted a physical Newman squad with 44 fouls, six cautions and one ejection being issued in the contest. After a scoreless game through halftime, senior midfielder Leon Taylor netted the eventual game winner in the 53rd minute with a strike from inside the box to put the Mustangs in front.
 
Senior midfielder Kyle Baccus gave the Mustangs a 2-0 cushion midway through the second period with his third goal in the last two outings and fourth score of the season with a shot off a deflection in the 67th minute.
 
The Mustangs defense continued to shine Friday night with their 11th shutout of the season and seventh in the last eight outings, holding fourth-seeded Newman (10-8-2) to just two shots on goal for the clean sheet.
 
With their semifinal win, the Mustangs move on to face No. 2 seed St. Edward's for the Heartland Conference Tournament title Sunday at 1 p.m. at MSU Soccer Field. The Hilltoppers defeated West Texas A&M, 2-1, in a come-from-behind win in the semifinals.
 
NOTES
- Midwestern State will compete for its fourth conference tournament crown Sunday, winning the Lone Star Conference Tournament in 1999 and 2001 and the Southwest Soccer Conference Tournament in 2006
- Midwestern State's 11-game winning streak ties for the eighth-longest in program history and is the longest since the Mustangs won 12 in a row during the 2010 season
- During MSU's win streak, the Mustangs are outscoring opponents 31-2
- MSU's 11 shutouts this season ties for the eighth-most in school history with the Maroon and Gold last recording at least 11 clean sheets in a season in 2011
- Noah Fazekas' 10th shutout of 2016 moved him to third on the single-season shutout list behind leaders Kevin Payne (1986) and Raul Herrera (2009), who both recorded 11 clean sheets in a season
- Fazekas also climbed to fifth on the career shutout list with 13.1 shutouts
- Fazekas pushed his shutout streak to 729:15, last allowing a goal on Oct. 6 against Lubbock Christian
- Leon Taylor and Gabriel Cavalcante led the Mustangs with three shots apiece with Taylor placing a team-best two shots on goal
 
STAT OF THE GAME
14 – Midwestern State held its opponent to three or fewer shots on goal for the 14th time this season
 
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"It wasn't our best performance, I thought we took them lightly. We came out in the first 10 minutes and looked really good. I thought we were going to score early, which would have changed the game, but the longer it took us to score the more they grew. I thought they took it to us for the last 30 minutes of the first half. We regrouped a little bit and made a couple of adjustments in the second half, put Leon up top, and he held the ball up a little bit better." – Head coach Doug Elder