THE RUNDOWN
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Senior Alex Mullet scored twice to give No. 7 Midwestern State its third-straight North Division title in the Heartland Conference as the Mustangs thumped the Hillcats, 4-1, at Soldier Field in Claremore, Okla.
 
The Mustangs hold a three-point lead on West Texas A&M in the overall conference standings going into the final weekend of the regular season. MSU meets Dallas Baptist on the road before hosting Oklahoma Christian in the regular season-finale while the Buffs host UTPB and travel to Eastern New Mexico.
 
Erwin Regules and Hikaruhito Meike each added their second goal of the season as MSU Texas fired 17 shots, including seven on frame.
 
Defensively, the back line of Kristian Martinez, Rory O'Keeffe, Nathan Clark Koby Sapon-Amoah and keeper Taylor Lampe held the Hillcats to just five shots and one on goal in the contest.
 
Despite the dominance, MSU Texas fell behind early. RSU's Chris Sowder hit a shot in the fourth minute of play, firing inside the left post to break the scoring seal.
 
After being unable to capitalize on any of the first six shots or four corner kicks, Mullet struck gold in the 41st minute to draw even. Meike found the senior captain on the free ball when the Edmond, Okla., native buried the shot in the box.
 
Regules staked the Mustangs the lead for good 11 minutes into the second half. The junior capitalized on the counter attack for his second goal of the year.
 
Meike added an insurance goal on a free kick in the 70th minute, hitting the right corner of the goal to stretch the MSU Texas lead to 3-1.
 
Mullet finalized the score line with his second goal in the 86th minute, beating RSU keeper Jazz Dhaliwal from the left side of the box.
 
MATCH NOTES
- Midwestern State clinched the North Division of the Heartland Conference behind a 4-1 rout of Rogers State on Saturday at Soldier Field in Claremore, Okla.
- MSU Texas remained unbeaten in the last 17 road and neutral site contests, going 16-0-1 during that stretch
- The Mustangs improved to 8-0-1 all-time against the Hillcats and 6-0-0 when playing in Claremore
- MSU Texas leads West Texas A&M, 28-25, for the top spot in the Heartland Conference standings
- Senior Alex Mullet notched a multi-goal performance for the first time in his career, doubling his career goals total
- Juniors Erwin Regules and Hikaruhito Meike each scored their second goals of the season with Regules serving up the game winner in the 56th minute
 
UP NEXT
The Mustangs are back in action on Thursday, Oct. 27, against Dallas Baptist on the road.