DENVER -- Midwestern State ranges to the Mile High State to open the season against Regis Thursday night. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. (Central Time).

THE MATCH

Thursday, August 25 | 8 p.m.
Midwestern State at Regis
Regis Turf Field | Denver, Colo.

Series History | Regis leads 4-3-1.

Last Meeting | Jewel Lewis scored twice and Randi Heaton converted a penalty kick to lift Midwestern State to a 3-1 win over Regis on Sept. 12, 2021 at Stang Park.

Notables | Midwestern State 15-9-2 in season openers since joining NCAA Division II at the beginning of the 1997 season... The Mustangs have won four of their last five season openers including a 3-0 victory at Northwestern Oklahoma last season... MSU is 0-3-1 against Regis in Denver playing the Rangers to a 2-2 draw in 2016... Regis was picked to finish seventh in the RMAC Preseason Rankings despite finishing with a 14-6 record in 2021...
How to follow | The match streams live on the RMAC Network.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS

- Ryan Spence earned LSC Coach of the Year honors in 2021 after leading the Mustangs to a 12-5-3 record and to their first NCAA postseason appearance since 2017.
- Midwestern State returns 13 letter winners and seven starters led by junior Cassidy Savoy (6 goals, 4 assists), fifth-year senior Randi Heaton (5 goals, 2 assists), sophomore Lexi Beck (4 goals, 2 assists), sophomore Isabella Cruz (3 goals, 3 assists), junior Marissa Resendez (3 goals), and fifth-year senior Alyssa Salinas (2 goals, 4 assists).
- Seniors Nicole Marsolek and Alexandria Sandlin combined for 36 starts on the back line in 2021.
- Redshirt-sophomore Lexi Jackson is poised to make her first start between the posts this weekend. Jackson's lone playing time came in 28 minutes at Dallas Baptist in the pandemic shortened spring campaign in 2021.