LAREDO, Texas -- Midwestern State opens the 2022 campaign against No. 9 Colorado Mesa at the Texas A&M International Classic Thursday afternoon at Dustdevil Soccer Field.

THE MATCH

Thursday, August 25 | 4 p.m.
Midwestern State vs. No. 9 Colorado Mesa
Dustdevil Soccer Field | Laredo, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads 5-1-1. Five of the seven meetings have come in NCAA Division II postseason play.

Last Meeting | Colorado Mesa advanced past the Mustangs 5-4 in penalty kicks in the second round of the NCAA Division II Championships on Nov. 11, 2018 at Stang Park. The teams played to a scoreless draw.

Notables | Midwestern State is 22-3-1 in season openers since joining NCAA Division II at the beginning of the 1997 season... The Mustangs have won the last seven season openers dating back to a 4-2 loss at Fort Lewis in 2014... This is the first neutral site matchup between the Mustangs and the Mavericks... The season opener is a matchup between the favorites to win the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the Lone Star Conference...
How to follow | The match streams live via pay per view on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network

Tracking the Mustangs

- Michael Meachum begins his fifth season at the helm sporting a 55-12-5 (.799) career record. He led the Mustangs to three NCAA Division II postseason appearances.
- Fifth-year senior Marc-Antoine Huzen is in search of his 14th career clean sheet to match Noah Fazekas (2011, 15-16), who stands sixth with 14 shutouts.
- Junior forward Mere Escobar, the LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, scored 11 goals and dished out five assists in 2021.
- Senior forward Gavin Scott, a graduate transfer, stands on 75 career points accounting for 31 goals and 13 assists at Union (Tenn.) over the past four seasons.
 
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