WICHITA FALLS, Texas - - No. 8-ranked Midwestern State hopes to snap a three-game winless streak as it hosts Lubbock Christian for a Lone Star Conference clash Saturday at 3 p.m.
 

No. 8 MIDWESTERN STATE (6-2-2, 0-2-0) vs. LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (4-4-3, 1-0-1)

Saturday, Oct. 6 | 6:30 p.m.
Stang Park | Wichita Falls

SERIES HISTORY | MSU leads, 7-0-4

LAST MEETING | Midwestern State controlled possession and kept the pressure on Lubbock Christian at LCU Soccer Field in a non-conference match, but the Mustangs settled for a scoreless draw on Sept. 24. Senior goalkeeper Marc-Antoine Huzen returned from a six-match absence due to injury. The native of Paris, France, wasn't forced into making a save to earn his 14th career clean sheet. Senior Brandon Martinez-Trelles and junior Sulahmana Bah combined for nine of the Mustangs' 16 shots.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State was whistled for 21 fouls with 14 coming in the first half, and the Mustangs suffered a 1-0 loss at Eastern New Mexico on Wednesday night. The match featured nine bookings with five cautions shown to the Greyhounds, who committed a total of 13 fouls. Ben Sauerlander scored in the 43rd minute for ENMU. The Mustangs controlled a 60-40 edge in possession time resulting in a 16-6 advantage in shots. Junior Mere Escobar and freshman Eduardo Cerna managed three shots each to lead the Mustangs attack, while sophomore goalkeeper Adam Braman made two saves.

SCOUTING MIDWESTERN STATE | Midwestern State is 1-2-2 over its last five matches, including a 0-0 draw with LCU…MSU is 3-0-0 at home this season…Midwestern State won the LSC Postseason Tournament championship over LCU in a penalty round (5-4) after the two teams played to a 0-0 draw through 110 minutes…Marc-Antoine Huzen made four saves in the tournament championship game…MSU is 3-0-2 when hosting LCU…Mustangs have not allowed the Chaps to score a goal in their last five meetings…Midwestern State has shut out six opponents this season…MSU has outscored its opponents this season, 17-6, but the Mustangs have been outscored in LSC matches, 3-1… MSU's .600 GAA is second in the LSC and seventh in the nation…Adam Braman has a GAA of .551, which is third in the conference and 10th in the country…Braman is third in the LSC with a .810 save percentage… MSU has a team save percentage of .786, which is third in the LSC and 50th in the nation…60 of 124 shots (.484) have been on goal for the Mustangs, who are third in the conference in shot accuracy… Mere Escobar is third in the LSC with five goals this season…Rory Doyle and Escobar each have two game-winning goals…Escobar is fourth in the LSC with 12 points…Doyle is sixth in the LSC with 10 points…Escobar is seventh in the conference with 2.44 shots per game and sixth with 22 total shots… Midwestern is fourth in the conference and 49th nationally with 1.60 assists per game…Doyle is second in the LSC with four assists…Sulahmana Bah is sixth in the conference with three assists…

SCOUTING LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN | LCU is 0-4-1 on the road this season…Chaps are unbeaten in their last four matches following a 1-0 victory over 16th-ranked Oklahoma Christian at LCU Soccer Field on Wednesday…Heriberto Campuzano scored the goal against OC…LCU has been outscored this season, 14-12… Tom Miles made seven saves against OC for his third shutout of the season, which is third in the LSC…Miles is fourth in the conference and 43rd in the nation with a 0.875 GAA…Miles .788 save percentage is fourth in the LSC and 50th in the nation…Miles makes 3.25 saves per game, which is fourth in the LSC…Miles has 26 total saves, which is fifth in the conference…Tariq Bakkali leads the Chaps with four goals, and that places him seventh in the conference among goal scorers…Bakkali leads the LSC with three game-winning goals this season…Bakkali has 10 points, which is sixth most in the LSC… LCU has committed the second-most fouls in the conference with 120…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State travels to Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex for a showdown with UT Tyler on Wednesday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.