THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANTONIO – Senior Pierre Bocquet's hat trick and seven-point performance carried fourth-ranked Midwestern State to its third 10-0 start in program history Saturday afternoon following a 4-0 rout of St. Mary's (Texas) at Sigma Beta Chi Field.
 
Bocquet became just the sixth player since 2000 to record at least seven points in a game to tie for the second most in school history. The Montreuil-sur-Mer, France native's hat trick was the first multiple-goal performance of his career and the first hat trick for a Mustang this season.
 
Midwestern State (10-0, 6-0 HC) struck just 7:12 into the contest with Bocquet tallying a goal off a free kick with assists from Scott Doney and Sebastian Venegas.
In the 23rd minute, Bocquet lifted the Mustangs to a 2-0 advantage with a strike from eight yards out off assists from Doney and Carlos Flores.

Alex Dimitriu added to the MSU lead 10 minutes into the second half with a shot from the right side to the far post for his first career goal off a Bocquet assist.

Bocquet completed the hat trick at the 71:26 mark with a strike from 10 yards out off an assist from Hugo Gesualdo for the 4-0 final.

The Mustangs finished with a season-high 11 shots on goal in 21 attempts. The MSU defense limited St. Mary's (5-4-1, 3-3 HC) to just three shots on frame, holding an opponent to three or fewer shots on goal for the sixth time this season en route to their seventh clean sheet. 

NOTES
- Pierre Bocquet became the first Mustang to record at least seven points in a game since Bryan Sajjadi and Craig Sutherland each tallied seven in a 9-0 rout of Missouri Southern on Oct. 31, 2008
- Bocquet finished with a career-high eight shots with five on goal to lead the Mustangs
- Midwestern State's 10-0 start matches the second best in program history with the 1987 team, just sitting behind a 12-0 start for the 2010 squad
- The Mustangs moved to 29-0 in the all-time series with St. Mary's dating back to 1977
- After missing seven games due to injury, Taylor Lampe returned to the pitch to collect three saves in his second shutout of the season
- Sebastian Venegas recorded his team-leading fifth assist of the season while Carlos Flores tallied his third helper
- Scott Doney posted his first assists of the season with a pair against the Rattlers while Hugo Gesualdo registered his first career point with the Mustangs Saturday
 
QUOTE OF THE MATCH
"It was an all-around performance from the entire team today. Our ball movement in the attack was very efficient and the defense was solid. I'm very proud of the boys and ready to come home Thursday to play in front of our fans." – Head coach Doug Elder
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the friendly confines of Stang Park Thursday as the Mustangs play host to Lubbock Christian in a 7 p.m. kickoff.