WICHITA FALLS, Texas - - No. 5 Midwestern State faces No. 18 West Texas A&M Wednesday at The Pitch in Canyon, Texas. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (5-0-0) vs. WEST TEXAS A&M (2-1-2)

Wednesday, Sept. 14 | 7 p.m.

The Pitch | Canyon, Texas

SERIES HISTORY | MSU leads, 35-22-4

LAST MEETING | Ben Siri scored the winning goal in the 84th minute, and West Texas A&M closed out the 2021 regular season with a 3-2 victory over the Mustangs at The Pitch in Canyon, Texas. Trevor Amann had given MSU the lead with a goal at 25:04 of the first half. Rotam Weiss and Chris Palomino gave the Buffaloes a 2-1 lead, but Tristian Adams would tie the game with his first collegiate goal in the 79th minute. Julian Barajas assisted on both goals for the Mustangs. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for MSU, which finished the season with a 7-1 conference record.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State kept its perfect record intact with a 3-0 victory over Southern Nazarene in the final game of the MSU Classic at Stang Park on Saturday night. Mere Escobar scored from the penalty spot in the 37th minute to put the Mustangs ahead, 1-0. Just over a minute later, Tristian Adams was assisted by Adam Robinson to give MSU a 2-0 lead. Escobar also recorded an assist as Sulahmana Bah scored his second goal of the season in the 61st minute. MSU goalkeeper Adam Braman made four saves in the victory.

MUSTANG TRACKS | Midwestern State has lost its last three encounters with West Texas A&M, and the Buffaloes have won four of the last five meetings. MSU is 14-12-2 when visiting WT, but the Mustangs have dropped their last three visits —all one-goal losses…Midwestern State has not won in Canyon since a 1-0 overtime victory in 2017 (9/14), when Scott Doney scored the golden goal in the 95th minute…MSU is 4-5-1 in its last 10 matchups with the Buffaloes…Midwestern State has outscored its opponents this season, 13-2…Mere Escobar has scored three goals in five matches …Rory Doyle has scored twice and both were game-winning goals for the Mustangs…Escobar and Doyle each have two assists this season…Escobar is tied with three others for the conference lead in points with eight…Brandon Martinez-Trelles has two goals and an assist…Sulahmana Bah has two goals and two assists…Goalkeeper Adam Braman has not allowed a goal in 293:26 minutes and has made 10 saves in his four appearances, including three starts…MSU leads the LSC in shot accuracy with 41-of-67 shots (.612) on goal…Midwestern State leads the conference in shutout percentage at .800

SCOUTING THE BUFFALOES West Texas A&M had a four-match unbeaten streak snapped with a 1-0 loss to Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho (9/10)…Buffaloes are 0-0-1 at home, playing to a 1-1 draw with St. Mary's on opening night (8/25)…WT is 2 for 2 on penalty kicks this season and is second in the LSC with two PK goals…Buffaloes have taken 90 shots in five matches, which is second in the LSC… West Texas A&M has committed 66 fouls in five matches, which is the second most in the LSC…WT has seen 14 yellow cards, which is the second most in the LSC…Goalkeeper Alfonso Aragon has a 0.84 goals against average in five matches and has made 11 saves…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State will host Oklahoma Christian at Stang Park on Sept. 21. The Wednesday night kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.