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THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – A pair of late strikes for St. Edward's Dylan Armstrong lifted the No. 2 seed Hilltoppers to a 2-0 upset win over top-seeded Midwestern State in the Heartland Conference Tournament Championship Sunday afternoon at MSU Soccer Field.

Armstrong put St. Edward's (17-2-1) on the scoreboard in the 78th minute, collecting a loose ball after his first shot was blocked before finding the right corner of the net for a 1-0 SEU lead. Armstrong struck again less than four minutes later off a cross from Grant Mobley into left side of the net for a 2-0 Hilltopper lead with less than nine minutes to play in regulation.

Midwestern State (16-3-1) looked to cut into its deficit down the stretch, totaling seven of its 13 shots in the final 10 minutes. The Mustangs were unable to light up the scoreboard with SEU goalkeeper Kevin Leib collecting two saves while one MSU shot attempt hit the crossbar. 

NCAA TOURNAMENT
Midwestern State now looks to the NCAA Tournament where the Mustangs are in position to receive one of four bids into the postseason. The NCAA will announce the 38-team field Monday at 5:30 p.m. with a selection show airing on NCAA.com.

2016 HEARTLAND ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Jordan Watson, Rogers State
Ryan McManus, Eastern New Mexico
Jamie Barkway, Newman
Carlos Rubio Garcia, Newman
Mirza Dizdarevic, West Texas A&M
Tom Vickers, West Texas A&M
Leon Taylor, Midwestern State
Noah Fazekas, Midwestern State
Jordan Speed, Midwestern State
Josh Taylor, St. Edward's
Owain Hoskins, St. Edward's
Ty Mobley, St. Edward's
MVP - Dylan Armstrong, St. Edward's
 
NOTES
- St. Edward's snapped Midwestern State's 11-game win streak dating back to Sept. 29, scoring two goals on the Mustangs for the first time since the season opener at Fort Lewis (Colo.) on Sept. 2
- The Hilltoppers led 15-13 in shots and 7-4 in shots on goal
- Antonio Hernandez led the Mustangs with four shots with four different Mustangs placing one shot on goal
- Noah Fazekas collected five saves
 
STAT OF THE GAME
2 – It was the second time this season a Midwestern State opponent has scored the game-winning goal after the 75th minute of play (vs. Northeastern State, 88th minute)