WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State battles LSC leading and No. 8-ranked St. Mary's Wednesday evening at Sigma Beta Chi Field in San Antonio. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (8-3-2, 2-3-0) vs. No. 8 St. Mary's (8-0-5, 4-0-1)

Wednesday | 5:30 p.m.
Sigma Beta Chi Field | San Antonio

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 34-3-0

LAST MEETING | Mere Escobar and Toi Yamaoka scored goals for Midwestern State in the Lone Star Conference Tournament semifinal as the Mustangs defeated the Rattlers, 2-1. St. Mary's outshot MSU, 13-8, but only had one more shot on goal, 6-5. Escobar gave Midwestern State an early lead, scoring three minutes into the contest. Yamaoka was assisted by James Doyle in the 18th minute to give the Mustangs a 2-0 advantage. Lewis Wilson was issued a red card in the 74th minutes and the Rattlers fell a man down, but Alonso Rodriguez scored for St. Mary's 30 seconds later to make it a one-goal game. Marc-Antoine Huzen made four saves in the victory for Midwestern State. Raul Guillamon-Bejar finished with four saves for the Rattlers.

LAST TIME OUT | Texas A&M International's Robin Verhoeven made five saves to make a single goal off of a counter stand for a 1-0 win over Midwestern State Saturday night at Stang Park. Texas A&M International cashed in on a counterattack in the 77th minute when Nico Weigandt found space down the right attacking channel to loft a cross to the far post. TAMIU senior Tajani Fairclough stretched for a one-timer for his second goal of the season. The Mustangs controlled a 17-12 edge in shots and a 9-1 advantage in corner kick opportunities, but were unable to slide the ball through a packed defensive third. MSU controlled possession for 64 percent of the match and produced several dangerous chances, but Verhoeven was up for the challenge.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 2-2-2 on the road this season…MSU has won its last three meetings with the Rattlers…MSU has outscored St. Mary's in that span, 6-2….Mustangs are 11-2-0 when visiting St. Mary's…MSU has outscored the Rattlers in San Antonio, 27-8 …Midwestern State is fifth in the conference with 1.62 goals per game…Mustangs are third in the conference with 21 goals… MSU has outscored its opponents, 21-9…+12 is the third-best goal differential in the LSC…Mere Escobar leads the Mustangs and is sixth in the LSC with five goals this season…MSU is second in the league with 20 total assists…Rory Doyle has five assists, which is second in the LSC and 42nd in the nation…Midwestern State is fifth in the LSC with 4.77 points per game…Doyle and Escobar each have three game-winning goals, which is the second-best total in the LSC and 52nd in the nation…77 of 166 (.464) shots have been on goal, making MSU third in the conference in shot accuracy…17 of 32 (.531) shots have been on goal for Escobar, who is fourth in the LSC in shot accuracy…Escobar is third in the conference with 14 total points, and Doyle is eighth in the LSC with 11 total points…MSU is second in the conference with a team goals against average of 0.692, which is 14th in the nation… Goalkeeper Adam Braman is second in the league with a 0.682 goals against average, which is 18th best in the nation… Braman is fourth in the LSC with a .741 save percentage…

SCOUTING ST. MARY'S| St. Mary's has won two of the Mustangs last three visits, including a 2-0 victory on March 16, 2021 — after the 2020 season was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic — as Liam Morrison and Cian Foley scored for the Rattlers… St. Mary's has outscored opponents this season, 25-3…+22 goal differential is the best in the LSC and 14th in the nation… 25 goals is second in the conference…Lewis Wilson and Ariel Cardozo lead St. Mary's with three goals each this season…Deni Cresto leads the LSC with six assists and is 21st in the nation…St. Mary's averages 1.92 assists per game, which leads the conference and is 23rd in the nation… 25 total assists leads the LSC and is 34th in the nation…75 total point leads the conference and is 50th in the nation…St. Mary's has shut out 10 opponents, and the only goal allowed in its last 11 games came on a penalty kick in the 54th minute against UT Permian Basin on Oct. 8…St. Mary's is 4-0-2 at home this season and has outscored opponents at Sigma Beta Chi Field, 17-0…St. Mary's has not allowed a goal in 216:54 minutes…Rattlers have only allowed goals in three games, shutting out opponents in 76.9 percent of their games leads the conference and is third in the nation…Goalkeeper Adam Schlaefli boasts a .921 save percentage, which is best in the conference and second in the nation…Schlaefli has nine shutouts, most in the nation…Schlaefli leads the LSC and is second in the nation with a GAA of 0.2420… Rattlers' team GAA of 0.231 is the best in the LSC and third best in the nation…Rattlers have outshot opponents, 197-111…77 of 197 (.391) shots have been on goal, and St. Mary's is ninth in the conference in shot accuracy…Rattlers are second in the conference and 23rd in the nation with 15.15 shots per game…St. Mary's has accumulated 35 yellow cards, which is the second highest total in the LSC and 42nd in the nation…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State will be home Saturday night to face Dallas Baptist at Stang Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday.