#8 Midwestern State (4-0-0) at West Texas A&M (2-1-0)
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 | 7 p.m.
The Pitch | Canyon, Texas
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#8 Midwestern State (4-0-0) at Eastern New Mexico (1-2-1)
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 | 2 p.m. (CT)
Greyhound Stadium | Portales, N.M.
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- No. 8 Midwestern State begins its quest for a second-straight Heartland Conference title Thursday as the Mustangs open up league play on the road with contests against a pair of familiar foes in West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico
- The Mustangs begin the week against the Buffs of West Texas A&M, a team that has compiled a 2-1 record after dropping its last match in the final second of regulation to Northeastern State (Okla.) on the road last weekend, 2-1
- Midwestern has won eight straight against WT dating back to 2012 including three-straight shutouts and five overall in that span
- The last win for the Buffs came on Oct. 21, 2012Â in a 2-1 victory in Canyon
- Junior transfer Callum Challinor leads WT with three goals this season
- Midwestern State concludes its road swing Saturday at Eastern New Mexico with the Mustangs owning a 21-2-3 record in the all-time series
- The Mustangs have won four straight in the series with the Greyhounds last picking up a victory on Oct. 27, 2014 in Wichita Falls
- ENMU enters the weekend with a 1-2-1 mark with its lone win coming against UC Colorado Springs in a 5-4 double overtime victory last week in Colorado Springs
- Midwestern State has posted three shutouts in four matches this season, ranking 10th nationally with a 0.25 goals against average
- Senior forward Scott Doney (3 goals) and redshirt sophomore defender Koby Sapon-Amoah (2 goals) have accounted for half of the MSU scoring this season with 12 Mustangs recording at least one point through the first two weeks of the season
- The Mustangs slipped two spots in this week's national United Soccer Coaches poll, coming in at No. 8 for their fourth-straight top 10 ranking dating back to the 2016 season
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