WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State visits Lubbock Christian for the first time in program history on Wednesday. Kickoff at LCU Soccer Field is scheduled for 7 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (5-7-1, 2-5-1) vs. LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (6-2-6, 3-2-3)

Wednesday Oct. 18 | 7 p.m.
LCU Soccer Field | Lubbock, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 2-1

LAST MEETING | Cassidy Savoy scored off an Alyssa Salinas corner kick in the 33rd minute as Midwestern State defeated Lubbock Christian, 1-0, at Stang Park last season. MSU attempted 10 corner kicks in the contest, while Lubbock Christian did not get a single opportunity from a corner arc. Isabella Cruz forced LCU goalkeeper Hannah Wise to make to make two of her four saves, and Cruz finished the night with four shots for the Mustangs. Savoy, who scored her second game-winning goal of the season, also put two of her three shots on goal. Lauren Freeman made four saves to earn a clean sheet for Midwestern State. There were only five fouls in the game. The Chaps were called for three of the fouls.

LAST TIME OUT | No. 17 West Texas A&M scored two goals in the second half to roll to a 2-0 win over Midwestern State Saturday night at The Pitch. Midwestern State managed 12 total shots, while placing seven on frame including two each by Cassidy Savoy, Olivia Okoye, and Sydney Van Noy. MSU sophomore goalkeeper Lexi Jackson finished the match with eight saves. The Lady Buffs extended their home field winning streak to 10 matches

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 1-5-1 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 and fell to West Texas A&M at Canyon, 2-0…Midwestern has been outscored on the road 11-4 but has conceded one goal or less in five of its seven away matches…Midwestern State has outscored the Chaps in their three meetings, 4-3... Midwestern is eighth in the conference with 1.54 goals scored per game and eighth in the LSC with 20 total goals this season…MSU has been outscored by LSC opponents, 11-10, through eight matches…Mustangs have conceded one goal or less in six of their eight conference matches…Sophomore goalkeeper Lexi Jackson is making 4.23 saves per game, which is fourth most in the LSC…Jackson has turned in three clean sheets this seasons…Jackson has made 55 saves, the fourth most in the conference…Jackson has played 1170:00 minutes for the Mustangs, fourth most for a goalie in the LSC…Jackson has a 1.38 GAA and a .753 save percentage…Lexi Beck is second in the conference with five assists this season…Randi Heaton, Jozy Bardsley and Jadyn Lopez each have two assists for the Mustangs…Brynn Covington is 12th in the conference with four goals scored this season…MSU is eighth in the conference with 56 total points in its 13 matches…Isabella Cruz has scored two game-winning goals, which is sixth most in the LSC…Cassidy Savoy, who has scored three goals, is 10th in the conference with 2.54 shots per game and has put 17 of 33 shots on goal (.515)…Olivia Okoye has scored three goals on 22 shots…MSU is ninth in the LSC in shot accuracy as a team at .420…Midwestern is seventh in the LSC with 14.46 shots per game and eighth in the league with 6.08 shots on goal per game…MSU is seventh in the LSC with 8.85 fouls per game and has been issued nine yellow cards, which is ninth most in the league…

SCOUTING LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN | Lubbock Christian is 2-0-5 at home this season…LCU is winless in its last four matches (0-2-2) and has only scored one goal in that span…Chaps are coming off a 1-1 draw with Texas Woman's…LCU scored an own goal for the first time since 2013 in the 10th minute against TWU…Lexi De La Cruz scored for the Chaps in the 40th minute…LCU is outscoring visitors, 11-8, in seven home matches…LCU's only win in three meetings came at Stang Park in 2019, when the Chaps won, 2-1…LCU leads the conference with 25 assists, which is 25th in the nation, and the Chaps average 1.79 assists per game…Maddie Hoel and Arely Jimenez each have four assists, which is fourth-most in the conference…Hannah Irons and Avery Jennings each have three assists, which is 11th in the LSC…Chaps have scored the fourth-most goals in the conference with 24…Lexi De La Cruz has scored the third-most goals in the LSC with eight…Graycen Rasmussen is fifth in the conference with nine goals…Ramussen is second in the LSC and 29th in the nation with 3.75 shots per game…LCU averages 14.71 shots per game, which is fifth most in the conference…98 of 206 shots (.476) have been on goal, and the Chaps are fourth in the conference in shot accuracy… De La Cruz has put 25 of 39 (.641) shots on goal and leads the LSC —25th in the nation— in shot accuracy…De La Cruz is averaging 1.29 points per game (8G, 2A), which is fourth in the conference…LCU is fifth in the LSC with 5.21 points per game…Goalkeeper Abby Kone is eighth in the conference with a .797 save percentage and seventh in the league with a 0.929 GAA…Kone is fifth in the conference with five shutouts…LCU commits the fewest fouls in the LSC with 83 in 14 matches, averaging 5.93 fouls per game…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State returns home to face UT Tyler, which has lost its last three meetings with the Mustangs. Kickoff at Stang Park is set for Saturday at 5 p.m.