THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Sophomore Raven Powell netted the game winner in the 14th minute while senior Courtney Burnette collected 11 saves to help No. 24 Midwestern State outlast a high-shooting performance by Texas A&M-Commerce and earn a season sweep of the Lions in a 1-0 shutout Friday evening at Stang Park.
 
The Mustangs saw Texas A&M-Commerce (8-3-3, 4-3-1 LSC) total 31 shots on the night, the most against Midwestern State (9-3-1, 4-2-1 LSC) since Incarnate Word tallied 32 in a 1-0 Midwestern State victory on Oct. 10, 2004 in Wichita Falls.
 
Powell connected on just the second shot of the game for the Mustangs at the 13:39 mark with her third goal and game winner of the season. Sophomore Hanna Mattinson played a ball to freshman Kelly Cannistra on the right side before passing into the middle of the field just outside the box for Powell to send a shot into the right corner past TAMUC keeper Caitlin Duty.
 
Burnette was sensational in goal for the Mustangs with the fifth double-figure save performance of her career en route to claiming her eighth shutout of the season.
 
The Mustangs placed three shots on target in eight attempts on the evening, while coming close to a 2-0 lead in the 75th minute as senior Destinee Williamson's attempt hit the middle of the crossbar.
 
NOTES
- Midwestern State swept the season series against Texas A&M-Commerce for the first time since 2012
- Texas A&M-Commerce's 31 shot attempts were the second most allowed by the Mustangs in program history following Incarnate Word's 32-shot performance on Oct. 10, 2004
- Courtney Burnette finished with a season-high 11 saves, the second-highest total of her career
- Burnette extended her career shutout record to 31 matches, while moving into a tie for third on the single-season shutout list with her eighth clean sheet
- Raven Powell's third goal of the season was also her third game winner, lifting MSU to 1-0 wins against Regis (Sept. 1) and at Texas Woman's (Sept. 29)
- Hanna Mattinson tallied her first assist of the season while Kelly Cannistra notched her second
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State concludes its second to last homestand of the regular season Sunday as the Mustangs square off against Texas Woman's in a 1 p.m. kickoff at Stang Park.