THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Freshman midfielder Kelly Cannistra played a part in all three scores while capping off a Midwestern State rally with the game winner in the 58th minute to carry the 24th-ranked Mustangs to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Texas Woman's Sunday afternoon at Stang Park.
 
Facing a 2-1 halftime deficit, Midwestern State (10-3-1, 5-2-1 LSC) began the second half with a sense of urgency with freshman Julia Orozco scoring her first career goal at the 46:36 mark to record the equalizer off assists from Cannistra and senior Destinee Williamson.
 
Cannistra lifted the Mustangs in front for the first time 12 minutes into the second half, weaving and fighting through the Texas Woman's (4-7-3, 1-5-2 LSC) defense before sending a shot past TWU keeper Maddie Vickroy for a 3-2 MSU advantage with her third goal of the season.
 
The Pioneers struck first in the contest Sunday with Allie Chapman lifting TWU to a 1-0 lead off a cross from Haley Ward just 5:20 into the match.
 
The momentum for TWU was short-lived as Williamson netted her team-best fifth goal of the season just 22 seconds later off a cross from Cannistra for the 1-1 score.
 
Midway through the first period, Chelsea Martin propelled TWU back in front with a rocket into the top right corner of the net to put the Pioneers ahead 2-1 at the break.
 
NOTES
- Sunday's win propelled Midwestern State into second place in the Lone Star Conference with 16 points, three behind league leader Angelo State and one ahead of West Texas A&M
- Destinee Williamson registered her league-high eighth assist of the season and pushed her season scoring total to 18 points (5 goals, 8 assists) behind her three-point performance
- Williamson climbed to fifth in the MSU career record books Sunday with her 75th point and 30th career goal 
- Williamson's eighth assist of the year moved her into a tie for fourth in single-season assists, the most for a Mustang since Kelsey Hill's nine helpers in 2011
- Kelly Cannistra reached 10 points on the season behind a season-high four points 
- Julia Orozco recorded her first career points as a Mustang with her goal in the 47th minute
- Midwestern State earned a season sweep of Texas Woman's for the first time since 2013
- The Mustangs placed seven of their 10 shots on goal while TWU finished with four shots on frame in 13 attempts
- Courtney Burnette improved to 10-3-1 in goal for the Mustangs with two saves on the afternoon
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State embarks on its final road trip of the regular season Friday with a 7 p.m. kickoff against UT Permian Basin at the UTPB Turf Field in Odessa.