Box Score (PDF)

THE RUNDOWN
BETHANY, Okla. – No. 9 Midwestern State closed out its season-opening road trip in winning fashion Saturday evening with three different Mustangs recording goals in a 3-1 win over Southern Nazarene (Okla.) at Wes Harmon Field.
 
Senior midfielder Gabriel Cavalcante scored the first of three first half goals for Midwestern State (2-0-1) in the ninth minute of action with a strike from the right side of the box off an assist from senior midfielder Leon Taylor to give the Mustangs a 1-0 advantage.
 
In the 23rd minute, senior defender Antonio Hernandez tallied his first score of the season and second of his career off a Taylor assist with a shot from the right side of the box to extend the MSU lead to 2-0.
 
Southern Nazarene (0-4-0) cut its deficit in half in the 26th minute as the Crimson Storm were awarded a penalty kick with Jared Rangel sending a shot past senior goalkeeper Noah Fazekas (2-0-0).
 
The Mustangs rounded out their scoring just before halftime as a corner kick by junior midfielder Christopher Mendez found freshman forward Jacob Hernandez near the back post for a 3-1 lead in the 42nd minute.  
 
Senior keeper Brice Gardner appeared in goal for the Mustangs in the second half, collecting both shots on goal from SNU to keep the Crimson Storm from cutting into the MSU lead.
 
NOTES
*Midwestern State led 30-10 in shots and 10-3 in shots on goal for the game
*Five different Mustangs led the team with four shots while senior midfielder Flavio Guzman recorded a team-best three shots on goal
*Midwestern State is now 21-4 all-time against Southern Nazarene following its fifth-straight win over the Crimson Storm

STAT OF THE GAME
3 – The Mustangs have scored three goals in two of their three contests this season with three different goal scorers coming on both occasions
 
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"I thought we created a lot of chances and moved the ball pretty well tonight. We had three people score which is always good. Leon had two assists and Laurence came off the bench and created a lot of problems. I'm a little disappointed we gave up a goal but our attack improved a little bit tonight. We had a lot of guys that had minutes and everybody we took on the trip played which is going to be important for next week when we have three games in six days."

UP NEXT
Midwestern State begins its home slate Monday at 7 p.m. as the Mustangs face off against former conference rival Northeastern State (Okla.) at the MSU Soccer Field.