THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Senior Scott Doney delivered his 11th goal of the season in the 56th minute to propel No. 3 Midwestern State to a 1-0 victory over Oklahoma Christian Saturday evening at Stang Park.
 
It was a quiet night offensively for both teams with the Midwestern State (12-0-2, 8-0-2) defense limiting the Eagles to just two shot attempts, an opponent-low for the Mustangs this season. Midwestern totaled 11 shots on the evening with Doney placing both of his attempts on goal to lead the squad.
 
At the 55:13 mark, sophomore Sebastian Venegas delivered a cross into the middle of the box for a Doney header from a few yards out. Oklahoma Christian (3-8-2, 1-7-2) keeper Gianluca Marchetti initially made contact with both hands, but the ball slipped away and into the net resulting in the 1-0 victory for the Mustangs.
 
The Eagles were unable to place a shot on target in the match with senior goalkeeper Richard Goss improving to 9-0-1 on the season with his fifth clean sheet of the season.
 
MSU's four shots on goal were the fewest for the squad since recording three against Newman (Kan.) on Sept. 23 with Doney and freshman Julian Barajas placing shots on frame in the final five minutes of the opening half and Venegas putting an attempt on target in the 88th minute.
 
NOTES
- With the win, Midwestern State remained atop the Heartland Conference standings over St. Edward's by one point with the two teams set to square off Thursday at 7 p.m. at Stang Park
- Scott Doney's 11th goal of the season propelled him to second in the league and first with six game winners on the year
- Sebastian Venegas' sixth assist also placed him atop the conference rankings
- MSU led 11-2 in shots with a 4-0 edge in shots on goal
- The Mustangs back line held an opponent to zero shots on goal for the first time since a 1-0 victory at Eastern New Mexico on Oct. 11, 2015
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State faces league foe St. Edward's in a battle for first place in the Heartland Conference Thursday at 7 p.m. at Stang Park.