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THE RUNDOWN
COMMERCE, Texas – Midwestern State claimed its fifth Lone Star Conference Tournament title in program history Sunday afternoon, taking down top-seeded Texas A&M-Commerce 5-4 in penalty kicks to earn the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
 
After a 1-1 score through 110 minutes of action, teams lined up for a shootout to determine the conference champion. Junior goalkeeper Courtney Burnette recorded the lone save of the shootout on the first attempt from Texas A&M-Commerce's Anitra Wright, rejecting the shot on the left side of the net.
 
Midwestern State (13-5-3) was successful on all attempts in the shootout with freshman Sarah Stewart clinching the championship for the Mustangs with a shot to the right side of the goal for the 5-4 advantage. Aly Wade, Adrianna Smith, Katie Huff and Avery Lewis also converted penalty kicks to lift the Mustangs to the crown.
 
Texas A&M-Commerce (14-5-1) struck early in the contest with Wright notching her fourth goal of the season on a cross from Savannah Grasser to give the Lions a 1-0 advantage 3:32 into the game. 
 
In the 21st minute, junior forward Destinee Williamson netted her team-leading 10th goal of the year and fourth score in the LSC Tournament with a strike on a breakaway, sailing a shot over goalkeeper Caitlin Duty for the equalizer.
 
In the second half, the Mustangs held a 2-1 advantage in shots on goal while A&M-Commerce's Kasey Sorbers came close to putting the Lions back in front with her attempt hitting the crossbar in the 52nd minute.
 
Neither team was able to put a shot on target in the first overtime period while both squads placed one shot on goal in the final 10 minutes of play.


 
NCAA TOURNAMENT
After claiming the LSC Championship, Midwestern State joins Colorado Mines and Dallas Baptist as teams to earn automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament from the South Central Region. The automatic qualifiers will make up half of the tournament field for the region with three additional teams receiving at-large bids to the postseason.
 
The Mustangs will learn their first round opponent and where they will play during the NCAA Selection Show tomorrow at 5 p.m. on NCAA.com.
 
2016 LSC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Senior midfielder Liz Navarette was named the LSC All-Tournament MVP while junior goalkeeper Courtney Burnette, junior forward Destinee Williamson, freshman forward Avery Lewis and sophomore defender Imani Morlock were also named all-tournament selections.

MVP - Liz Navarette, Midwestern State
Courtney Burnette, Midwestern State
Destinee Williamson, Midwestern State
Avery Lewis, Midwestern State
Imani Morlock, Midwestern State
Delaney Bunselmeyer, Texas A&M-Commerce
Sophie Haywood, Texas A&M-Commerce
Vicky Back, Texas A&M-Commerce
Courtney Dippel, West Texas A&M
Khadisha Debesette, West Texas A&M
Demi Tsambasis, Angelo State
Ashley Exford, Angelo State
Jenna Sievers, Eastern New Mexico
Gaby Larson, Texas Woman's

NOTES
- Midwestern State won its fifth Lone Star Conference Tournament title in program history Sunday, also capturing the championship in 1996, 1998, 2011 and 2013
- MSU advances to its fourth NCAA Tournament in school history, also making postseason appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2013
- The Mustangs won their second-straight LSC Championship on penalty kicks, recording a 4-2 edge in the shootout against West Texas A&M in the 2013 LSC Championship game in San Angelo
- The Mustangs are now 5-4 in the LSC Tournament finals
- Midwestern State held a 13-12 lead in shots and 6-5 advantage in shots on goal
- Destinee Williamson led the Mustangs with five shots while Katie Huff placed a team-best two shots on goal
- Courtney Burnette made four saves in goal for the Mustangs
 
STAT OF THE GAME
5 – Midwestern State converted on all five penalty kicks for the first time in the history of an LSC Championship game shootout

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"I am proud to be a part of this program. Jeff Trimble left me with a wonderful group to build on, and I am grateful. We have suffered the last few years with tough results, but without pain you don't know joy. We will celebrate today and see what's next tomorrow. Thanks to all our supporters." - Head coach Damian Clarke