THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – No. 4 Midwestern State matched a season-high four goals to topple Dallas Baptist with a 4-2 victory in its regular season home finale Saturday afternoon at Stang Park.
 
The Mustangs netted four goals for the fourth time this season, fending off a second half rally by Dallas Baptist (7-8-1, 4-7-1) to push their unbeaten streak to 16 matches.
 
Midwestern State (14-0-2, 10-0-2) struck for three goals in the opening period, breaking a scoreless contest at the 9:27 mark with an own goal following a Sebastian Venegas corner kick.
 
After a foul in the box, Patrick Fitzgerald lined up for the penalty kick opportunity before stretching the MSU lead to 2-0 just one minute later with his sixth penalty kick conversion to set a new program standard.
 
The Mustangs took a 3-0 lead into halftime after a second own goal allowed by the DBU defense in the 28th minute.
 
Brooks Friedman scored two goals for the Patriots midway through the second period to trim the DBU deficit to 3-2 in the 69th minute.
 
Less than three minutes following DBU's second strike, Ross Fitzpatrick netted his first goal of the season off a rebound in front of the goal for a 4-2 score in the 71st minute to give the Mustangs more cushion down the stretch. 
 
Midwestern limited the Patriots to three shots on goal in seven shot attempts for the match with just one shot in the final 20 minutes.
 
NOTES
- Midwestern State's 16-match unbeaten streak ties for the fourth longest in program history (21 - 2010, 18 - 2015, 18 - 2002)
- The Mustangs tallied four goals for the fourth time overall and third time in Heartland Conference play
- Midwestern State moved to 16-0-2 in the all-time series with Dallas Baptist
- MSU allowed two goals for the first time this season
- Patrick Fitzgerald's sixth career penalty kick propelled him to first in the program record books, surpassing Ahmad Ihmeidan's previous record of five set from 2004-08
- Ross Fitzpatrick netted his third career goal Saturday
- The Mustangs outshot Dallas Baptist 18-7 with a 6-3 advantage in shots on frame
- Richard Goss earned the win in goal for the Mustangs with one save to improve to 10-0-1
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State looks to clinch its second-straight Heartland Conference regular season crown Thursday as the Mustangs face Newman in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Wilkins Field in Wichita, Kan.