WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State fell to Fort Lewis, 2-0, in the third round of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship at Stang Park on Sunday afternoon.

Midwestern State finished the season with a 15-3-3 record. Fort Lewis improved to 14-3-6 for the season and will face top-seeded Colorado State-Pueblo in the national quarterfinals. The Skyhawks are 1-1-1 in three previous meetings with the Thunderwolves this season. 

Fort Lewis avenged a 2-1 loss to Midwestern State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season and improved to 1-2-1 against MSU all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Fort Lewis is 3-5-2 all-time at Stang Park. Midwestern State leads the all-time series, 10-7-3.

How it Happened

David Citron converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute, and Anton Hjalmarsson scored on a counter attack in the 50th minute for the Skyhawks, who took 10 of their 16 shots in the first half.

Midwestern State generated 26 shots, but Fort Lewis goalkeeper Lucas Martin made 10 saves in the victory. Daniel Robles made four saves for the Mustangs.

Game Notes

• Both sides were shown one yellow card. There were 13 yellow cards issued in the meeting last season.
• 762 people attended the match.
• Mere Escobar finishes his career at Midwestern State with a school record 60 goals and 154 points. Escobar had 16 goals and 10 assists this season. During his career, the Mustangs were an astounding 41-0-2 when Escobar scored.
• Robles finished the season with a 10-2-3 record and a 1.15 goals against average in 16 appearances, including 15 starts in goal for the Mustangs.

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