WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State hosts Dallas Baptist in a Lone Star Conference showdown at Stang Park on Saturday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (8-4-2, 2-4-0) vs. Dallas Baptist (5-5-4, 4-2-0)

Saturday | 7 p.m.
Stang Park | Wichita Falls

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 20-0-2

LAST MEETING | Mere Escobar scored twice in the final 10 minutes, and Midwestern State scored a 2-1 victory over Dallas Baptist at Patriot Soccer Field last season. Toi Yamaoka assisted on Escobar's goal from the top of the box in the 83rd minute, and a little more than four minutes later, Escobar scored with a header, assisted by Brandon Martinez-Trelles. DBU claimed a 1-0 lead when David Trevizo scored in the 53rd minute for the Patriots. Marc-Antoine Huzen made four saves in the victory for the Mustangs, who outshot the Patriots, 23-12.

LAST TIME OUT | No. 8 St. Mary's scored two goals off of rebounds and recorded its 11th clean sheet in its last 12 matches to beat Midwestern State 2-0 Wednesday night at Sigma Beta Chi Field. The Mustangs suffered their second straight loss. Midwestern State produced a quality opportunity on its first shot of the match in the 14th minute. Freshman Eduardo Cerna put a cross from the left attacking channel right on the far post for a charging Omar Boutari. Unfortunately, Boutari's header was knocked right into St. Mary's goalkeeper Andre Schalaefli, who pushed away the shot by reacting with two hands in front of his chest. It was the Mustangs' only shot on goal in nine attempts for the match as Schalaefli closed his 10th shutout of the season and eighth in the last nine games.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 4-1-0 at home this season…MSU has won its last seven meetings with the Patriots…MSU has outscored DBU in that span, 26-4….Mustangs are 8-0-0 when hosting Dallas Baptist…MSU has outscored the Patriots in Wichita Falls, 51-5 …Midwestern State is eighth in the conference with 1.43 goals per game…Mustangs are sixth in the conference with 21 goals… MSU has outscored its opponents, 21-11…+10 is the fourth-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 third in the LSC and 48th in the nation…Midwestern State is fifth in the LSC with 4.43 points per game…Doyle and Escobar each have three game-winning goals, which is the second-best total in the LSC and 61st in the nation…78 of 175 (.446) shots have been on goal, making MSU sixth in the conference in shot accuracy…17 of 33 (.515) shots have been on goal for Escobar, who is third in the LSC in shot accuracy…Escobar is fourth in the conference with 14 total points, and Doyle is ninth in the LSC with 11 total points…Mustangs average 5.50 corner kicks per game, which is third most in the LSC…MSU is second in the conference with a team goals against average of 0.786, which is 21st in the nation… Goalkeeper Adam Braman is second in the league with a 0.799 goals against average, which is 29th best in the nation… Braman is eighth in the LSC with a .700 save percentage…

SCOUTING DALLAS BAPTIST | DBU is 0-3-2 on the road this season…Patriots have been outscored in their away matches, 8-4… DBU is fourth in the conference with 22 goals scored… Peyton Voelker leads the LSC and is 18th in the nation with 10 goals…Voelker averages 0.71 goals per game, which leads the conference…Ethan Unger is ninth in the league with four goals…Patriots have conceded 19 goals, and +3 is the seventh-best goal differential in the LSC…Patriots are seventh in the LSC with 13 total assists…Unger is fifth in the LSC with four assists… Voelker leads the conference and is 38th in the nation with 20 total points…Unger is seventh in the LSC with 12 total points…DBU is third in the conference and 40th in the nation with 14.07 shots per game…Unger is averaging 3.00 shots per game —second in the conference — and Voelker is third in the LSC with 2.93 shots per game…Unger is second in the conference with 1.36 shots on goal per game, and Voelker is seventh with 1.14 shots on goal per game…Patriots are sixth in the league with 5.71 shots on goal per game…80 of 197 shots (.406) have been on goal, which is eighth in the conference in shot accuracy… Goalkeeper Alexendar Knepper is fifth in the conference with three shutouts…Knepper is eighth in the conference with a 1.367 GAA…Knepper is second in the league with 4.14 saves per game…DBU has a team GAA of 1.361, which is eighth in the conference… DBU is averaging 4.93 corner kicks per game, which is fifth most in the LSC…Dallas Baptist averages 8.64 fouls per game, which leads the LSC and is 12th-most in the nation…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State travels to Odessa for a Lone Star Conference clash with UT Permian Basin on Wednesday night at UTPB Turf Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.