WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State celebrates Senior Day as it hosts UT Tyler in a Lone Star Conference matchup at Stang Park on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (5-8-1, 2-6-1) vs. UT Tyler (7-2-5, 2-2-5)

Saturday Oct. 22 | 5 p.m.
Stang Park | Wichita Falls

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 3-0-1

LAST MEETING | Isabella Cruz scored 33 seconds into the match, and Emilia Nunez notched the game-winner in the 103rd minute, as Midwestern State defeated UT Tyler at Citizens First Bank – Perkins Soccer Complex in double overtime last season, 2-1. Cruz put three of her four shots on goal in the victory and scored the first goal of her collegiate career in the victory. MSU outshot the Patriots, 18-15, and had two more shots on goal, 7-5. Kelly Cannistra assisted on the game-winning goal. Lauren Freeman made four saves for the Mustangs. Faith Adje scored in the 51st minute, and Camri Cecil made five saves in the loss for UT Tyler.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State made its first ever visit to LCU Soccer Complex, but Lubbock Christian goalkeeper Abby Kone did not allow the Mustangs to enjoy their stay as she made five saves, and the Lady Chaps defeated MSU Wednesday night, 1-0. Kone stopped an Olivia Okoye blast in the eighth minute that denied Midwestern State an early lead in the match. In the 19th minute the Lady Chaps scored when Abcdee Herrera sent a short pass to Celia Duarte, who was able to move between three Mustang defenders and send a left-footed shot from near the penalty spot into the upper-right portion of the net, scoring the only goal of the game. In the 25th minute Kone covered up a ball sent inside the 6-yard box from the right wing by Lexi Beck to preserve the lead. In the 50th minute Keyara Zuniga tested Kone, but once again the Mustangs were denied as the shot from the left wing was stopped. Cassidy Savoy was on the back post for an MSU corner kick with five minutes remaining and was able to volley the ball in front of the net, but Kone kept Midwestern State from scoring the equalizer. Lexi Jackson finished the night with four saves for the Mustangs.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 4-2-0 at home this season…Mustangs have not been home since defeating UT Permian Basin, 3-1, on Oct. 5…MSU was outscored 4-0 on its three-game trek to DBU, West Texas A&M and Lubbock Christian…Midwestern has outscored the visitors at Stang Park this season, 16-7…Midwestern State has outscored UT Tyler in their four meetings, 6-3... MSU has won its last three meetings with the Patriots…Midwestern State is eighth in the conference with 1.43 goals scored per game and eighth in the LSC with 20 total goals this season…MSU has been outscored by LSC opponents, 12-10, through nine matches…Mustangs have conceded one goal or less in seven of their nine conference matches…Sophomore goalkeeper Lexi Jackson is making 4.21 saves per game, which is fourth most in the LSC…Jackson has turned in three clean sheets this season…Jackson has made 59 saves, the fourth most in the conference…Jackson has played 1260:00 minutes for the Mustangs, seventh most for a goalie in the LSC…Jackson has a 1.36 GAA and a .756 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 14th in the conference with four goals scored this season…MSU is eighth in the conference with 56 total points in its 14 matches…Isabella Cruz has scored two game-winning goals, which is sixth most in the LSC…Cassidy Savoy, who has scored three goals, is 12th in the conference with 2.50 shots per game and has put 18 of 35 shots on goal (.514)…Olivia Okoye has scored three goals on 24 shots…MSU is ninth in the LSC in shot accuracy as a team at .424…Midwestern is seventh in the LSC with 14.14 shots per game and eighth in the league with 6.00 shots on goal per game…MSU is sixth in the LSC with 8.57 fouls per game and has been issued 10 yellow cards, which is ninth most in the league…

SCOUTING UT TYLER | Patriots are 0-2-2 on the road this season…UT Tyler has been outscored in four away matches, 5-3…UTT has played three-straight draws following a 4-4 result against St. Edward's on Wednesday night…UT Tyler is unbeaten in its last four matches…Patriots are 0-1-1 at Stang Park and lost their last visit, 2-1, on April 3, 2021…UT Tyler is second in the conference with 30 total goals and 2.14 goals per game…Samaris Alvarado has scored six goals, which is seventh-most in the LSC…Jordan Colbert has four goals, which is 14th-most in the conference…UTT is third in the LSC with 25 total assists and second in the league with 1.79 assist per game…Vanessa Bart is fifth in the conference with four total assists…UT Tyler is second in the LSC with 6.07 points per game and third in the league with 85 total points… Alvarado is eighth in the league with 15 total points…Alvarado has three game-winning goals, which is fifth-most in the LSC…105 of 245 shots (.429) have been on goal for UT Tyler, which is eighth in the conference for shot accuracy…19 of 35 shots (.543) have been on goal for Alvarado, who ranks eighth in the LSC for shot accuracy…Alvarado is eighth in the league with 1.36 shots on goal per game…Sydnee Garner averages 2.57 shots per game, which is 10th in the LSC… Senior goalkeeper Camri Cecil has a 1.033 GAA and has made 37 saves in 14 games for the Patriots…Cecil has .725 save percentage...Cecil has four shutouts this season…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State is back on the road to meet Texas Woman's at Pioneer Soccer Park in Denton on Tuesday night. The Lone Star Conference encounter kicks off at 7 p.m.