THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Just two days after the passing of Midwestern State football player Robert Grays, senior forward Scott Doney honored the Mustang in a memorable way Thursday evening by scoring his first goal in the 24th minute before pushing sixth-ranked Midwestern State to a 2-1 overtime victory over Rogers State (Okla.) with a golden goal in the 95th minute.
 
Doney and the Mustangs celebrated the first strike that lifted Midwestern State (7-0, 3-0 HC) to a 1-0 lead by running towards the sidelines and holding up the numbers "2" and "4" to honor Grays.
 
Nearing the midway point of the first overtime, a cross sent into the middle of the box by sophomore Sebastian Venegas found Doney for his second multiple-goal performance of the season, pushing his yearly total to six goals and carrying the Mustangs to their seventh-straight victory.
 
Venegas recorded two assists on the evening, setting up Doney's first goal with a free kick from 35 yards out.
 
Thursday's golden goal was Doney's second in the last three games, propelling MSU to a 1-0 win in the 95th minute last Thursday at West Texas A&M with a strike from inside the box off a throw in.
 
Rogers State (5-2, 2-1 HC) evened the match at the 53:35 mark with an own goal off a free kick, just the second score against the Mustangs defense this season.

NOTES
- Midwestern State is off to a 7-0 start for the second time in the last three seasons
- Scott Doney leads the Heartland Conference with six goals while Sebastian Venegas' pair of assists tonight propelled him to the top of the leaderboard in the league
- Rogers State led 16-14 in shots but managed just three shots on goal compared to MSU's eight on frame
- Doney and Venegas each placed two shots on goal to lead MSU
- Richard Goss improved to 6-0 in goal for the Mustangs with one save on the night
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State concludes its weekend homestand Saturday with a 7 p.m. matchup against Newman (Kan.) at Stang Park.