#RV Midwestern State (7-2-0) at #12 St. Edward's (7-0-3)
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 | 3 p.m.
Lewis-Chen Family Field | Austin, Texas
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- Midwestern State takes a break from Lone Star Conference action Wednesday as the Mustangs square off against No. 12 St. Edward's (Texas) in their final non-conference matchup of the season in Austin
- The Mustangs enter the week on a three-game win streak following a pair of LSC road victories over Texas Woman's and Texas A&M-Commerce last weekend to move to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in LSC play
- The Mustangs received votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches national poll as one of four South Central Region teams to receive recognition – Colorado School of Mines (8th), St. Edward's (12th) and Regis (Colo.) (21st)
- Midwestern's defense cracks the top 30 in the country in shutout percentage (.556) with five clean sheets on the season
- The Mustangs rank 18th nationally with 2.22 assists per game (20 total), led by senior midfielder Destinee Williamson's seven helpers that place her third in the country
- Williamson also leads the Mustangs with 15 points and four goals scored, ranking 16th in the nation with three game-winning goals on the season
- St. Edward's has still yet to suffer a loss this season, coming in with a 7-0-3 record to rank 12th in the national poll
- The Hilltoppers defense has been one of the best in the nation this season, having allowed just one goal to rank second in the country in goals against average (.092) and save percentage (.968)
- The SEU offense is led by India Wentz with four goals and four assists for 12 points
- The Mustangs and Hilltoppers are deadlocked at 6-6-4 in the all-time series as the two teams played to a 1-1 draw in the NCAA Tournament opener last season before MSU advanced on penalty kicks, 6-5
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