WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Head coach Michael Meachum led Midwestern State to a 20-1-1 season, including a 9-0-0 record in the Lone Star Conference, and he was named the 2023 United Soccer Coaches' South Central Region Coach of the Year.

Five Mustangs were selected for the All-South Central Region team.

Colorado State Pueblo ended an 18-match winning streak for MSU with a 1-0 victory at Stang Park in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The Mustangs were the No. 1 seed in Super Region IV. 

Meachum's team outscored the opposition this season, 62-13, and the plus-49 goal differential was the fourth-best in the nation.

Mere Escobar was the leading goal scorer in the LSC and fifth in the nation with 17 goals for the Mustangs. The junior from Austin, Texas, also led the conference and was seventh in the nation with 13 assists. The crafty forward was second in the nation with 47 points, finishing one point behind Maximilian Kissel of Bridgeport.

His 17 goals this season have him tied for fifth all-time in MSU history, and tied for second with Brandon Swartzendruber (2006), Craig Sutherland (2008) and Albert Rodriguez (2015) for MSU players in the Division II era.

He finished two assists shy of the school record and is tied for third with Britt Harder (1990) and Ahmad Ihemidan (2008). Harder had 15 assists in 1991.

The veteran forward has 44 goals, 24 assists and 112 points in three seasons at MSU. Escobar is the Division II leader in MSU history and sixth overall in career goals. He is 10th in career assists at MSU and tied for second among players in the Division II era. He is first among Division II players in points at MSU and sixth overall.

Escobar makes his third appearance on the United Soccer Coaches All-South Central Region team.

Senior midfielder Maycol Reyes transferred to Midwestern State from North Carolina-Greensboro and established himself as the LSC Midfielder of the Year and the LSC Newcomer of the Year. Reyes finished the season with nine goals and five assists.

Reyes was fifth in the LSC and 63rd in the nation with 23 points this season. He was fourth in the conference among goal scorers and 10th among league leaders in assists.

The native of Midlothian, Texas, had two goals and two assists in a 5-1 victory at Lubbock Christian. He netted a hat trick in a 4-0 win over St. Edward's as Midwestern State clinched the regular season title in the Lone Star Conference. In the championship game of the LSC Tournament, Reyes scored twice as MSU routed Dallas Baptist, 5-0.

Juan Galindo was the LSC Defensive Player of the Year, and the senior from Dripping Springs, Texas, anchored a defense that only conceded 13 goals in 22 matches this season. Rogers State, Texas A&M – International, and West Texas A&M were the only schools to score more than one goal in a match against the Mustangs this season. Galindo had two goals and an assist.

Jack Larkin scored his fifth goal of the season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as Midwestern State eliminated Fort Lewis, 2-1. Larkin also had four assists. The team captain started 21 matches and played 90 minutes in 10 of those contests for the Mustangs. The fifth-year senior from Waterford, Ireland, was a reliable presence in the midfield for Midwestern State.

Adam Braman set the school record for wins in a season as a goalkeeper. With Braman between the pipes, the Mustangs were 20-1-1. Braman had a 0.62 goals-against average, which is tied for seventh-best in MSU history. It was the best goals-against average in the LSC this season and 11th-best in the nation.

Braman's save percentage of .794 was best in the LSC this season and 23rd in the nation. He had nine shutouts, which was best in the LSC this season and ninth in the country. He finished two shutouts shy of the MSU school record, which is shared by Kevin Payne (1986), Raul Herrera (2009), and Noah Fazekas (2016).
  

2023 United Soccer Coaches' Men's Soccer All-South Central Region Team

Position	Student-Athlete	School	Year	Hometown
GK	Adam Braman	Midwestern State	Jr.	Mercer Island, Wash.
D	Shjon Andrews	Colorado State-Pueblo	Sr.	Longmont, Colo.
D	Juan Galindo	Midwestern State	Sr.	Dripping Springs, Texas
D	Raymond Jackson	Colorado Mesa	Sr.	Denver, Colo.
MF	Mere Escobar	Midwestern State	Sr.	Austin, Texas
MF	Cian Foley	St. Mary's	Sr.	Wexford, Ireland
MF	Jack Larkin	Midwestern State	Sr.	Waterford, Ireland
MF	Caio Oliveria	Colorado State-Pueblo	Sr.	Espiago d'Oeste, Brazil
MF	Maycol Reyes	Midwestern State	Sr.	Midlothian, Texas
F	Alex Andersson	UC Colorado Springs	Sr.	Helsingborg, Sweden
F	Gabriel Campora	Colorado State-Pueblo	Sr.	Saltillo, Mexico
F	Anton Hjalmarsson	Fort Lewis	Fr.	Smalandsstenar, Sweden