WICHITA FALLS, Texas - - No. 18- ranked Midwestern State seeks a second-straight win in the Lone Star Conference as it visits UT Tyler on Wednesday. Kickoff at Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex is scheduled for 7 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (7-2-2, 1-2-0) vs. UT TYLER (5-3-2, 0-2-1)

Wednesday Oct. 12 | 7 p.m.
Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex | Tyler, Texas

SERIES HISTORY | MSU leads, 4-0-0

LAST MEETING | Midwestern State scored four second-half goals and defeated UT Tyler on Oct. 20, 2021 at Stang Park, 4-2. The Patriots took the lead with a goal from Sergio Sola in the 25th minute. Doyle tied the game with his fifth goal of the season in the 55th minute. UT Tyler reclaimed the lead when Andres Malte scored for the Patriots in the 69th minute. The Mustangs scored three goals in a seven-minute span. The flurry began when UT Tyler was called for a handball in its own box. Doyle scored from the penalty spot in the 77th minute. Mere Escobar, who had a penalty shot stopped by UT Tyler goalkeeper Mathias Eriksen in the 46th minute, assisted on goals from Julian Barajas and Carlos Flores in the 79th and 83rd minute.

LAST TIME OUT | Junior forward Sulahmana Bah and senior defender Darryl Walsh scored second-half goals as No. 8-ranked Midwestern State (7-2-2, 1-2-0) rallied to defeat Lubbock Christian ( 4-5-3, 1-1-1) at Stang Park on Saturday afternoon, 2-1. Senior forward Pablo Diez scored on a penalty kick following a hand ball in the box, and LCU broke through with the game's first goal in the 53rd minute. A little more than five minutes later, MSU junior forward Mere Escobar provided excellent service as Bah scored his third goal of the season with a header to tie the game, 1-1. Escobar earned his third assist of the season for the Mustangs. Midwestern converted on its 12th of 13 corner kicks as midfielder Rory Doyle found Walsh, whose first goal of the season was the game winner for the Mustangs in the 79th minute.

SCOUTING MIDWESTERN STATE | Midwestern State is 1-2-2 on the road this season…Mustangs have lost their last two away matches…MSU has outscored opponents in true road games, 4-3…Midwestern State has outscored its opponents this season overall, 19-7…+ 12 in goal differential is third in the conference and 33rd in the nation…MSU is averaging 1.73 goals per game, which ranks fourth in the LSC and 55th nationally…Midwestern State has shut out six of its 11 opponents (.545) for the second best shutout percentage in the LSC and the 11th best in the nation…Mustangs have won all four meetings with the Patriots and have not allowed a goal in the series…MSU has outscored UT Tyler in the series, 13-0…Midwestern State won its only other visit to Tyler in March of 2021, 4-0…Midwestern State is second in the LSC and 46th in the nation with 18 assists…Sophomore midfielder Rory Doyle leads the conference with five assists…Junior forward Sulahmana Bah and junior forward Mere Escobar each have three assists, which is seventh in the LSC…MSU is fourth in the conference and 84th in the nation with 19 goals…Escobar has five goals for the Mustangs, which is sixth most in the LSC…Doyle and Bah have each scored three goals for MSU…Senior midfielder Brandon Martinez-Trelles has scored two goals this season…Escobar is second in the LSC with 1.18 points per game…Doyle is seventh in the conference with 1.00 points per game…Escobar is third in the conference with 13 total points…Doyle is seventh in the LSC with 11 total points…Bah has nine points, which is 11th in the conference…Sophomore goalkeeper Adam Braman has four shutouts, which is second most in the LSC and 29th in the country…Braman is fourth in the conference and 48th in the nation with a .783 save percentage…

SCOUTING UT TYLER | UT Tyler is 4-1-1 at home this season…Patriots have outscored visiting teams, 13-2…Patriots had not conceded a goal at home until a 2-1 loss to West Texas A&M in their last home match on Oct. 5…Patriots have outscored opponents, 20-9…+11 goal differential is fourth in the conference and 45th in the nation…UT Tyler averages 5.80 points per game, which is third in the conference and 42nd in the nation…Freshman forward Nolan Giles is sixth in the conference with five goals scored this season…Senior midfielders Sergio Sola and Lukas Paulun have each scored three goals for the Patriots… Senior midfielder Brajdi Cekrezi has scored two goals this season…Giles is seventh in the conference with 11 total points…Freshman midfielder Thato Meko has three assists, which ranks seventh in the LSC… Cekrezi and sophomore midfielder Michael Myers each have two assists for the Patriots…UT Tyler has been outscored in conference matches, 6-3…Patriots are coming off a 3-1 loss at 16th-ranked Oklahoma Christian…UT Tyler is second in the conference with 1.80 assists per game, which ranks 32nd nationally…Patriots attempt 6.10 corner kicks per game, which is the most in the LSC…UT Tyler commits 9.40 fouls per game, which is second in the conference…UT Tyler has shut out five opponents this season (.500), which ranks as the third-best shutout percentage in the LSC and 16th in the nation…Junior goalkeeper Mathias Eriksen is third in the LSC and 22nd nationally with a .734 save percentage…Eriksen is fourth in the conference with three shutouts…Mathias and senior goalkeeper Asier Vegas have a combined .900 GAA, which ranks third in the LSC and 30th in the nation…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State returns home to Stang Park and will face Texas A&M International in a Lone Star Conference match Saturday at 7 p.m.