WICHITA FALLS, Texas - - No. 4-ranked Midwestern State begins a three-game road trip at Lubbock Christian on Saturday. Kickoff at LCU Soccer Field is set for 3:30 p.m.
 

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

Saturday, Sept. 24 | 3:30 p.m.
LCU Soccer Field | Lubbock, Texas

SERIES HISTORY | MSU leads, 7-0-3

LAST MEETING | Midwestern State goalkeeper Marc-Antoine Huzen made four saves in regulation and stopped LCU's Hector Rodriguez on a second-round penalty attempt with a diving save to his left, and the Mustangs defeated the Chaparrals in the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament championship game. MSU won the penalty round after the two teams played a 0-0 draw through overtime. With the victory, Midwestern State earned the automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA Division II Men's Championship.

LAST TIME OUT | Mere Escobar scored twice in a 29-second span of the second half, and the Mustangs defeated 17th-ranked Oklahoma Christian in non-conference match at Stang Park, 2-0. Escobar recorded his fifth goal and second brace of the campaign. Sophomore goalkeeper Adam Braman (4-0-1) made three saves for his fourth clean sheet of the season.

SCOUTING MIDWESTERN STATE | Midwestern State is unbeaten in its 10 previous meetings with LCU and won its last visit to Lubbock, 3-0…MSU is 4-0-1 when visiting Lubbock Christian… MSU has a .929 won-lost-tied percentage, which is the best in the LSC and sixth among all Division II schools in the country…Junior forward Mere Escobar leads the Mustangs with 12 points (5G, 2A)…Escobar is second in the LSC and 32nd in the nation with 0.71 goals per game…Escobar is second in the conference and 28th in the nation with 1.71 points per game…Junior forward Sulahmana Bah and sophomore midfielder Rory Doyle each have three assists for the Mustangs and are seventh in the LSC with 0.43 assists per game…Doyle (3G, 3A) has nine points and is sixth in the LSC with 1.29 points per game… Doyle has earned at least one point in six consecutive matches for the Mustangs…Bah (2G, 3A) has seven points and is ninth in the conference with 1.00 points per game…Mustangs are second in the LSC and 18th in the nation with 2.14 assists per game…MSU is 11th in the country with 0.857 goals against average…MSU has shut out five opponents this season… Mustangs are first in the LSC and third in the nation with .714 shutout percentage…Sophomore goalkeeper Adam Braman leads the LSC and is third in the nation with a .929 save percentage and a .190 goals against average…MSU is second in the LSC and eighth in the nation with a .429 team goals against average…MSU is third in the conference and 31st in the country with seven shots on goal per game this season…Midwestern is first in the LSC and eighth in the nation in shot accuracy with 49-of-83 shots on goal (.590)…

SCOUTING LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN | Lubbock Christian is 2-0-1 at home this season following a 2-1 victory over No. 18 West Texas A&M in its last outing…LCU improved to 5-14-1 all-time against ranked opponents, and is 1-1-0 against ranked teams this season…Senior forward Tariq Bakkali leads LCU and is fourth in the LSC with 10 points (4G, 2A)…Bakkali is eighth in the conference with 1.25 points per game …Bakkali leads the conference and is fourth in the nation with three game-winning goals…Bakkali is fourth in the LSC with four goals for the Chaparrals…Sophomore goalkeeper Tom Miles is fifth in the LSC with 2.80 saves per game…Miles is eighth in the conference with .700 save percentage…LCU has outscored its opponents, 13-11, and is outshooting opponents, 92-78, this season…LCU has been called for 102 fouls in eight games and has seen 14 yellow cards…LCU opponents have been red carded twice this season…Chaps are 2-of-3 on penalty kicks this season…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State will visit Oklahoma Christian for the conference opener Saturday, Oct. 1 at Eagle Soccer Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Oklahoma City.