#7 Midwestern State (11-1-1, 8-1-1 HC) at Newman (7-6-1, 4-5-1 HC)
Thursday, Oct. 18 | 7:30 p.m.
Wilkins Field | Wichita, Kan.
Live Stats: NewmanJets.com | Watch: Heartland Digital Network
Series History: MSU Texas leads 13-1-0 | Last Meeting: 3-1 win at home on Sept. 15, 2018
Trend: Newman has scored one goal at home against the Mustangs in six meetings
Player to Watch: Jr., MF, Ed Jabbari – leads the team with seven goals
 
#7 Midwestern State (11-1-1, 8-1-1 HC) at Rogers State (7-5-2, 5-3-2 HC)
Saturday, Oct. 20 | 2:30 p.m.
Soldier Field | Claremore, Okla.
Live Stats: RSUHillcats.com | Watch: Heartland Digital Network
Series History: MSU Texas leads 7-0-1 | Last Meeting: 3-1 win at home on Sept. 13, 2018
Trend: Mustangs are 5-0-0 all time in Claremore
Player to Watch: Fr., GK, Jazz Dhaliwal – allowed two goals in last 275-minutes
 
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Seventh-ranked Midwestern State can clinch the Heartland Conference North Division with a pair of victories this weekend. The Mustangs have to escape Newman and Rogers State with wins on Thursday and Saturday to clinch the pod outright. Kickoff against the Jets is slated for 7:30 p.m. in Wichita, Kan., on Thursday while Saturday's meeting against the Hillcats is tabbed for 2:30 p.m. in Claremore, Okla.
 
Storylines
Mustangs Unbeaten Run Snapped on Golden Goal
MSU Texas' unbeaten run of 35-straight matches was snapped on Saturday as WT's Julio Vargas hit a golden goal in the 96^th minute. The streak, which dated back to the start of the 2017 season, ended as the fourth longest in NCAA Division II history matching Southern Connecticut State's streak from Oct. 10, 1995 to Nov. 23, 1996.
 
Standing Shakedown
Midwestern State can clinch the North Division of the Heartland Conference with a pair of wins. The Mustangs lead the pod with nine points and a 3-0-0 record, followed by Rogers State (1-1-1), Oklahoma Christian (1-2) and Newman (0-2-1).
 
Lubbock Christian and Eastern New Mexico are tied in the West Division with eight points while St. Mary's and St. Edward's are deadlocked at 12 in the South.

Region Outlook
MSU Texas ranks atop the South Central Regional rankings released on Wednesday, boasting a 10-1-1 record in-region. The Mustangs were followed by Colorado School of Mines (12-1-0), Colorado Mesa (9-1-3), West Texas A&M (9-2-2), Westminster (10-3-1) and St. Marys' (7-3-3)
 

NCAA DII South Central Region Rankings
Rank	School	In-Region Record	DII Record
1	Midwestern State	10-1-1	10-1-1
2	Colorado School of Mines	12-1-0	12-1
3	Colorado Mesa	9-1-3	9-1-3
4	West Texas A&M	9-2-2	9-2-2
5	Westminster	10-3-1	10-3-1
6	St. Mary's	7-3-3	7-3-3

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 an 18-0-2 record and has outscored opponents 42-10 at home.
 
Both of the Mustangs setbacks this season came on the MSU Practice Soccer Field due to unplayable grass pitch conditions.
 
Road Warriors
The Maroon and Gold make their final weekend road swing, travelling to Wichita and Claremore this weekend and opening in Dallas the following Thursday before the regular season finale. MSU Texas is unbeaten in its last 15 road and neutral site contests, going 14-0-1.
 
Sharing The Wealth
MSU Texas boasts the 22^nd most potent offense in NCAA DII and second best in the Heartland Conference, averaging 2.54 goals per game.
 
The Mustangs have been balanced offensively with 14 different players combining for 32 goals this season. Additionally, 10 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 8.08 corner kicks per game.
 
Suffocating Defense
In 13 matches this season, the back line of the Mustangs has surrendered just 37 shots on goal in 1,203 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 0.75 GAA and four shutouts.
 
Roaring Rory
Junior Rory O'Keeffe has been an ace taking penalty kicks for the Mustangs. The Glanmire, Ireland, native has sunk four PKs on the year, the third most in program history while the five PKs taken by the Maroon and Gold are tied for the second most in a single season, trailing only the six made in 2017.
 
Lampe Leading the Country
Sophomore keeper Taylor Lampe leads all active NCAA DII players with a 0.57 career goals against average. In two seasons, Lampe ranks No. 6 in program history with 21 wins and can pass Kevin Gentry (1988-91) and Jeremy Turner (2003-07) with his next clean sheet.
 
Up Next
MSU Texas travels to Dallas Baptist on Thursday before hosting Oklahoma Christian in the home finale on Saturday.