#3 Midwestern State (10-0, 6-0) vs. Lubbock Christian (4-6, 3-3)
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Stang Park | Wichita Falls, Texas
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#3 Midwestern State (10-0, 6-0) vs. UT Permian Basin (3-5-1, 2-4)
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 | 1 p.m.
Stang Park | Wichita Falls, Texas
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- In the midst of one of its best starts in program history, third-ranked Midwestern State makes it second-to-last homestand of the regular season this weekend as the Mustangs welcome Lubbock Christian and UT Permian Basin to Stang Park
- MSU's 10-0 season start matches the second best in the program's 46 years, just sitting behind the 2010 squad's 12-0 start en route to finishing as national semifinalists
- Midwestern enters the week sitting atop the Heartland Conference standings with a perfect 6-0 record, two points ahead of second place St. Edward's (5-0-1)
- The Mustangs continued to climb the United Soccer Coaches Men's Division II poll this week, moving up one spot to No. 3
- The Midwestern defense has been one of the sharpest in the country this season, having allowed just three goals to lead the nation in save percentage (.914), rank third in goals against average (.297) and come in fifth nationally in shutouts (7)
- Offensively, the Mustangs rank 23rd in scoring (2.5 goals/game) while appearing in the top 15 in total assists (23), goals (25) and points (73)
- Senior striker Scott Doney leads the Mustangs with 18 points (8 goals, 2 assists), ranking second nationally with five game winners, 14th in goals scored and 16th in total points
- Senior midfielder Pierre Bocquet jumped to second on the MSU scoring list following a hat trick against St. Mary's last weekend, having recorded four goals and four assists for 12 points this season
- Sophomore midfielder Sebastian Venegas is third in scoring for MSU, leading the squad with five assists to rank 22nd in the country
- Lubbock Christian enters the week at 4-6 overall and 3-3 in conference play to tie for sixth in the league standings
- Louis Callaghan and Abdou Joof pace the LCU offense with three goals apiece, accounting for all but two of the team's goals
- UT Permian Basin has dropped three of its last four matches to sit at 3-5-1 on the season with a 2-4 mark in Heartland play
- Brandon Lee leads the league with 19 points on the year to rank 11th nationally while coming in eighth with a league-best nine goals scored
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