WICHITA FALLS, Texas - - Midwestern State hosts Oklahoma Christian Wednesday at 7 p.m. for a non-conference match at Stang Park. Midwestern State is unbeaten in its first six matches following a 1-1 draw with West Texas A&M in a non-conference match at Canyon on Sept. 14.

No. 4 MIDWESTERN STATE (5-0-1) vs. No. 17 OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN (6-0-1)
Wednesday, Sept. 21 | 7 p.m.
Stang Park | Wichita Falls, Texas

SERIES HISTORY | MSU leads, 18-1-1

LAST MEETING | Mere Escobar scored on a penalty kick in the 106th minute, and Midwestern State defeated the Eagles in double-overtime, 3-2. The match was scoreless in the first half. John Osadolar Ighede scored in the 48th minute to give OC the lead. MSU scored twice in a 90-second span. Escobar scored in the 60th minute, and assisted Trevor Amann in the 62nd minute. Oklahoma Christian forced overtime when Osadolor Ighede scored his second goal of the game in the 87th minute. Goalkeeper Marc-Antoine Huzen made four saves in the victory for the Mustangs. Anthony Trabichet had one save for the Eagles.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State ended a three-match losing streak in its series with West Texas A&M but had to settle for a 1-1 draw. Rory Doyle cracked a one-timer from 12 yards out, assisted by Sulahmana Bah, to give MSU a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute at The Pitch in Canyon, but the Buffaloes scored the equalizer in the 81st minute.

SCOUTING OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN | The Eagles made their debut in the Top 25 this week and are ranked No. 17 in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II National Poll...OC won its first four matches before playing a 0-0 draw with Rogers State… The Eagles have won their last two matches, including a 3-0 victory over Lubbock Christian in a non-conference encounter on Sept. 14….OC has outscored its opponents this season, 21-6…Freshman Daniel Gutierrez is the leading goal scorer for the Eagles with seven this season…Gutierrez scored twice in each of his first three games this season, and he snapped a three-game streak without a goal by scoring against Lubbock Christian (9/14)…Senior Joep Claassen scored twice against Harding (9/10) and has three goals this season…Isaias Silva, Louis Bassett, Jacob Carter and Alejandro Colom have all scored twice for the Eagles…Colom and Siva both have four assists to lead OC...Eagles are 0-11-1 all-time against MSU in Wichita Falls…

SCOUTING MIDWESTERN STATE | The Mustangs are ranked No. 4 in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II National Poll...Midwestern State was unbeaten in its first 16 meetings with the Eagles before losing at Oklahoma City, 2-1, in March of 2021…Midwestern State has shut out OC 11 times in the history of the series, which began in 1988…MSU won the first meeting, 4-0…MSU has outscored OC, 60-11, in their 20 encounters…The Mustangs are 11-0-1 when hosting the Eagles, including a 3-2 double-overtime win last year (10/9/21)…Midwestern State has outscored its opponents 14-3 this season…Mustangs are averaging 2.33 goals per game…MSU has only allowed three goals in six matches and shut out four opponents…MSU went 440 minutes and 50 seconds without allowing a goal before Kenny Brown scored for West Texas A&M in a 1-1 draw (9/14)…45 of 72 shots this season have been on goal for the Mustangs, who are outshooting opponents, 72-61…MSU is 1 for 1 on penalty kicks this season, and opponents are 0 for 1…Rory Doyle and Mere Escobar each have three goals and two assists for the Mustangs…Doyle has at least one point in each of his last five games…Escobar scored two goals against Regis (8/27)…Sulahmana Bah has two goals and three assists this season…Bah has at least one point in four of six games this season…Brandon Martinez-Trelles scored goals in each of the first two games this season and has scored twice on six shots… Junior defenseman Tristian Adams leads MSU with 505 minutes played in six matches…sophomore goalkeeper Adam Braman has 0.23 GAA with a 3-0-1 record in five appearances with four starts…Fifth-year senior GK Marc Antoine Huzen is 2-0-0 with a 1.15 GAA…