WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State welcomes No. 22 West Texas A&M to Stang Park for the regular season finale. The Lone Star Conference match kicks off Saturday at 3 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (10-4-2, 4-4-0) vs. No. 22 WEST TEXAS A&M (5-3-8, 3-1-4)

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

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 35-22-5

LAST MEETING | Midwestern State snapped a three-match losing streak in the all-time series with West Texas A&M, but the Mustangs had to settle for 1-1 draw at The Pitch in Canyon earlier this year, when the two sides met in a non-conference match on Sept 14. Rory Doyle opened the scoring in the 21st minute, when he cracked a one-timer from 12 yards out past goalkeeper Alfonso Aragon. Kelly Brown scored for WT in the 81st minute .

LAST TIME OUT | Mere Escobar took it upon himself to make sure Midwestern State clinched a berth in the upcoming Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament with a 4-1 victory over UT Permian Basin at UTPB Turf Field on Wednesday night. Escobar recorded his second career hat trick, and both have been against the Falcons in Odessa. Escobar also had an assist for the Mustangs, setting up Brandon Martinez-Trelles for the first goal of the night.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 5-1-0 at home this season…Mustangs are winless in the last four meetings with the Buffaloes, who have three one-goal victories and a draw in that span…MSU has 118 goals all-time against WT….Mustangs are 17-9-2 when hosting WT…Midwestern State head coach Michael Meachum is 65-16-7 in five seasons… Midwestern State is fourth in the conference with 1.69 goals per game…Mustangs are fourth in the conference with 27 goals… MSU has outscored its opponents, 27-13…+14 is the third-best goal differential in the LSC…Mere Escobar leads the Mustangs and is second in the LSC with eight goals this season…MSU is second in the league with 24 total assists…Rory Doyle has six assists, which is second in the LSC and 35th in the nation…Midwestern State is third in the LSC with 4.88 points per game… Escobar has three game-winning goals, which is the second-best total in the LSC and 23rd in the nation…92 of 197 (.467) shots have been on goal, making MSU third in the conference in shot accuracy…20 of 38 (.526) shots have been on goal for Escobar, who is second in the LSC in shot accuracy…Escobar is first in the conference with 21 total points, and Doyle is 10th in the LSC with 12 total points…Mustangs average 5.19 corner kicks per game, which is third most in the LSC…MSU is second in the conference with a team goals against average of 0.812, which is 21st in the nation… Goalkeeper Adam Braman is third in the league with a 0.830 goals against average, which is 28th best in the nation… Braman is seventh in the LSC with a .711 save percentage…

SCOUTING WEST TEXAS A&M | Buffaloes are 3-2-4 on the road this season…WT has outscored its opponents in away matches, 10-8…Buffaloes are outscoring conference opponents, 8-5…WT is coming off its first conference loss of the season, falling to Oklahoma Christian, 2-1… Butch Lauffer is 368-164-48 (.676) in 32 seasons as the West Texas head coach…West Texas A&M leads the conference with 14.94 shots per game and 6.00 shots on goal per game…Kenny Brown leads the LSC with 3.19 shots per game, and Giancarlo Saldana is third in the league with 2.86 shots per game…Brown leads the conference in shot accuracy with 28 of 59 shots on goal (.549)…Brown is second in the conference with eight goals…Saladana is fifth in the LSC with five assists…Brown is fourth in the league with 18 total points and 1.12 points per game…WT is eighth in the conference with 19 goals and 14 assists for 52 points…WT is ninth in the LSC with 1.19 goals per game…WT is second in the conference with a team GAA of 0.812…Goalkeeper Asaf Kristal has made 30 saves, which is eighth in the conference, and Alfonso Aragon is 11th in the LSC with 18 saves….Kristal is second in the league with 0.650 GAA and an .833 save percentage…Kristal is sixth in the LSC with 3.00 saves per game…WT is ninth in the conference with 12.31 fouls per game and fifth in the league with 42 yellow cards…

UP NEXT | The quarterfinals of the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament kick off on Nov. 1. Semifinal matches will be played on Nov. 4, and the championship match is scheduled for Nov. 6.