WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State plays its second of three-straight road matches, facing No. 17-ranked West Texas A&M at The Pitch in Canyon, Texas, on Saturday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (5-6-1, 2-4-1) vs. No. 17 WEST TEXAS A&M (10-1-2, 4-1-2)

Saturday Oct. 15 | 7 p.m.
The Pitch | Canyon, Texas

Series History | West Texas A&M leads, 25-21-3

LAST MEETING | Alyssa Salinas scored her first goal of the season, and Cassidy Savoy had a goal and an assist, as Midwestern State defeated West Texas A&M at Stang Park last season, 3-2. The Mustangs snapped a six-match winless streak in the series with the victory and improved to 14-6-0 all-time in home matches against the Buffaloes. Salinas struck in the 21st minute, and Savoy would give MSU a 2-0 halftime lead with a goal in the 37th minute. Isabella Cruz and Savoy set up Kelly Cannistra for a goal in the 48th minute. The Mustangs survived WT midfielder Asha James scoring twice from the penalty spot in a two-minute span late in the second half. West Texas A&M outshot the Mustangs, 16-9, but the Lady Buffs only had one more shot on goal, 8-7.

LAST TIME OUT | Lexi Jackson made a career-high nine saves, but Michelle Gonzalez scored her fourth goal of the season in the 83rd minute and top-ranked Dallas Baptist defeated Midwestern State Saturday night at Patriot Soccer Field, 1-0. Dallas Baptist outshot Midwestern State 18-12 and managed to get 10 shots on goal en route to its sixth-straight home victory. Goalkeeper Adrianna Schroeder made five saves to record her fifth shutout of the season for the Patriots. Olivia Okoye had two shots on goal for MSU. Cassidy Savoy, Randi Heaton and Isabella Cruz each had one shot on goal for the Mustangs.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 1-4-1 on the road this season…Mustangs last away victory was a 3-0 triumph at Eastern New Mexico on Sept. 14…MSU lost the opener of a three-match road trip at Dallas Baptist, 1-0…Midwestern has been outscored on the road 9-4 but has conceded one goal or less in five of its six away matches…Midwestern State is 4-16-2 all-time when visiting WT…Mustangs are 0-3-1 in their last four visits to Canyon and have been outscored in those matches, 12-3...MSU's last win at Canyon was Oct. 30, 2016, when Katie Huff scored on a penalty kick in overtime, and the Mustangs prevailed, 3-2, denying West Texas A&M an outright LSC title…Midwestern is seventh in the conference with 1.67 goals scored per game and eighth in the LSC with 20 total goals this season…MSU is outscoring LSC opponents, 10-9, through seven matches…Mustangs have conceded one goal or less in six of their seven conference matches…Sophomore goalkeeper Lexi Jackson is making 3.92 saves per game, which is fourth most in the LSC…Jackson has turned in three clean sheets this seasons…Jackson has made 47 saves, the fourth most in the conference…Jackson has played 1080:00 minutes for the Mustangs, fourth most for a goalie in the LSC…Jackson has a 1.33 GAA and a .746 save percentage…Lexi Beck leads the conference with five assists this season…Randi Heaton, Jozy Bardsley and Jadyn Lopez each have two assists for the Mustangs…Brynn Covington is 11th in the conference with four goals scored this season…MSU is eighth in the conference with 56 total points in its 12 matches…Isabella Cruz has scored two game-winning goals, which is sixth most in the LSC…Cassidy Savoy, who has scored three goals, is 11th in the conference with 2.58 shots per game and has put 15 of 31 shots on goal (.484)…Olivia Okoye has scored three goals on 19 shots…MSU is 11th in the LSC in shot accuracy as a team at .409…Midwestern is sixth in the LSC with 14.67 shots per game and eighth in the league with 6.00 shots on goal per game…MSU is seventh in the LSC with 8.83 fouls per game and has been issued eight yellow cards, which is 10th most in the league…

SCOUTING WEST TEXAS A&M | The Buffaloes are unbeaten in their last five matches following a 1-0 victory at St. Edward's on Wednesday…Sophomore goalkeeper Reagan Heelan made five saves against the Hilltoppers for her eighth shutout of the season… WT is 6-0-0 at home this season and has a 10-match home winning streak…West Texas A&M is outscoring opponents, 28-5…Lady Buffs outscore opponents in the second half, 17-4… West Texas A&M has only conceded one first-half goal this season…Lady Buffs are outshooting opponents, 215-136… 109 shots for West Texas A&M have been on goal (.509), which is the second best shot accuracy in the LSC… Maria-Frances Serrant has 13 goals in 13 games for WT, which leads the LSC and is ninth in the nation…Serrant leads the conference and is seventh in the nation with 1.00 goals per game… West Texas A&M leads the LSC with a 0.38 GAA through 13 matches…Buffaloes are 14-6-0 when hosting Midwestern State…West Texas A&M has won eight of its last 11 meetings with the Mustangs…Lady Buffs won the last meeting in Canyon, 4-1, as Hannah Kelley-Lusk scored twice and Calista Cordero had a goal and an assist for West Texas A&M…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State completes a three-match road trip as it pays a visit to LCU Soccer Field for a Lone Star Conference showdown with Lubbock Christian on Wednesday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.