#3 Midwestern State (10-0-1, 7-0-1 HC) vs. Eastern New Mexico (5-5-2, 3-3-2 HC)
Thursday, Oct. 11 | 7 p.m.
Stang Park | Wichita Falls, Texas
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Watch: Mustangs Digital Network
Series History: MSU Texas leads 22-2-3 |
Last Meeting: 4-0 win on the road on Sept. 16, 2017
Trend: Mustangs are 12-1-1 against ENMU at home
Player to Watch: So., MF, Gabriel Peres – seven points in his last three matches
#3 Midwestern State (10-0-1, 7-0-1 HC) vs. West Texas A&M (8-2-2, 5-2-1 HC)
Saturday, Oct. 13 | 1 p.m.
Stang Park | Wichita Falls, Texas
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Watch: Mustangs Digital Network
Series History: MSU Texas leads 33-17-3 |
Last Meeting: 1-0 on the road on Sept. 14, 2017
Trend: Mustangs have won nine straight against the Buffs
Player to Watch: Jr., MF, Luca Lima – four goals in the last three matches
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – No. 3 Midwestern State returns to Stang Park on Thursday for a weekend home stand against Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M. Kickoff against the Greyhounds is tabbed for 7 p.m. while Saturday's meeting with the Buffs is slotted for 1 p.m.
Storylines
Like the Energizer Bunny
The Mustangs surpassed the previous program record of 26-consecutive matches without a loss by taking down Rogers State on Sept. 13 and ran the streak to 34 in a 4-1 rout of Oklahoma Christian. MSU Texas became the seventh team in NCAA Division II history to go at least 34 matches without suffering a loss and first since Southern New Hampshire's 37-match streak ended in 2014.
The Maroon and Gold matched Tampa for the fifth-longest streak in NCAA DII history. The Spartans previously went 34 matches without taking a loss twice (9/81 – 11/3/82 & 9/28/94 – 11/3/95). MSU Texas can match Southern Connecticut State for the fourth and fifth longest streaks this weekend.
| Consecutive Matches Without A Loss |
| No. |
Team |
From |
To |
| 41 |
Southern Conn. St. |
10/28/1989 |
10/16/1991 |
| 37 |
Southern N.H. |
9/8/2013 |
10/23/2014 |
| 36 |
Southern Conn. St. |
10/3/1998 |
9/2/2000 |
| 35 |
Southern Conn. St. |
10/10/1995 |
11/23/1996 |
| 34 |
Tampa |
9/1981 |
11/3/1982 |
| 34 |
Tampa |
9/28/94 |
11/3/1995 |
| 34 |
Midwestern State |
9/1/2017 |
Pres. |
| 33 |
Fort Lewis |
8/25/2005 |
9/24/2006 |
| 32 |
Cal. St. Dom. Hills |
9/6/2000 |
9/24/2001 |
| 30 |
Lynn |
10/21/2002 |
8/29/2004 |
The Mustangs' unbeaten run dates back to a national quarterfinal loss at No. 10 UC-San Diego in 2016.
Home Cookin'
The Maroon and Gold are unbeaten in their last 20 matches at the friendly confines of Stang Park, dating back to 2016. Over that span, MSU Texas owns a 17-0-3 record and has outscored opponents 41-11 at home.
Sharing The Wealth
MSU Texas boasts the 13th most potent offense in NCAA DII and second best in the Heartland Conference, averaging 2.82 goals per game.
The Mustangs have been balanced offensively with 14 different players combining for 30 goals this season. Additionally, nine different players have contributed assists, including
Sergio Lara,
Juan Ramirez,
Dylan Burke and
Carlos Flores who all lead the team with three.
A huge part of the offensive success can be attributed to scoring off set pieces. MSU Texas leads the nation with 8.27 corner kicks per game.
Suffocating Defense
In 11 matches this season, the back line of the Mustangs has surrendered just 28 shots on goal in 1,018 minutes of action.
Seniors
Nathan Clark and
Alex Mullet, juniors
Dylan Burke,
Rory O'Keeffe and
Koby Sapon-Amoah along with sophomore keeper
Taylor Lampe are holding opponents to a 0.80 GAA.
Lampe Leading the Country
Sophomore keeper
Taylor Lampe leads all active NCAA DII players with a 0.576 career goals against average. In two seasons, Lampe ranks No. 6 in program history with 20 wins.
Up Next
MSU Texas begins its final road swing of the regular season, traveling to Newman and Rogers State next Thursday and Saturday.
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