THE RUNDOWN
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Second-ranked Midwestern State capitalized on four second half goals in a 5-0 rout of Oklahoma Baptist at the OBU Soccer Complex.
 
MSU Texas improves to 3-0-0 going into its conference opener next Thursday against Rogers State. The Mustangs ran their unbeaten streak to 26-consecutive matches and 11 matches away from Stang Park.
 
An own goal with just over a minute to go in the first half proved to be the game winner, although the Mustangs poured it on in the second half.
 
Junior Juan Ramirez added to the lead, drilling a free kick around the wall of defenders into the upper right-90 in the 60^th-minute to push the score to 2-0.
 
Just a minute later, junior Gui Leme beat Bison keeper Parker Lawter on a penalty kick to stretch the lead to 3-0.
 
Late in the game, junior Sergio Lara picked up Dylan Burke on a cross and Bryan Ordonez scored off a deflection in the 81st minute to add insult to injury and finalize the score line.
 
Reigning Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week Taylor Lampe posted his 10th career clean sheet as the MSU Texas back line limited the Bison to one shot on goal.
 
MATCH NOTES
- Midwestern State extended its unbeaten streak to 26-consecutive matches with the 5-0 win over Oklahoma Baptist
- The win stretches the Maroon and Gold's unbeaten streak to 11 in matches away from Stang Park
- The five goals by the Mustangs were the most since defeating UTPB 5-0 on Oct. 8, 2016
- Sophomore keeper Taylor Lampe posted his 10th career clean sheet, making one save
- The goals by junior Juan Ramirez, junior Gui Leme, junior Dylan Burke and freshman Bryan Ordonez were all the first goals of their MSU Texas careers
 
UP NEXT
The second-ranked Mustangs are back in action on Thursday, Sept. 13, against Rogers State to begin Heartland Conference action. Kickoff at Stang Park is slated for 7 p.m.