WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Fort Hays St. 3-1 Thursday in the MSU Soccer Festival at Stang Park.
The Mustangs improved to 2-0-2 on the season following the win.
How it Happened
Fort Hays State opened the scoring when Elias Ovelar Semeniuk scored in the 14th minute, assisted by Bryce Dickerson.
The Mustangs leveled the match on a goal from Mere Escobar -- his fourth goal of the season -- in the 36th minute, assisted by Liam Pritchard.
Midwestern State then broke the 1-1 tie on Samuele Muroni's 83rd-minute goal, his second of the season. Skyler Krchnak assisted the goal.
The Mustangs made it a 3-1 lead with an 89th-minute goal from Escobar, his fourth goal of the season.. The score capped the 3-1 match.
Midwestern State takes on No. 17-ranked Southern Nazarene in the finale of the MSU Soccer Festival Saturday night at Stang Park. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Game Notes
- Midwestern State's Mere Escobar moved into a tie for fourth place on MSU's all-time goal scoring list, matching Alex Alkhazshvilly (1975-78) and Britt Harder (1989-91) with 48 goals.
- Midwestern State received three yellow cards.
- 792 people attended the match.
- Jakob Stone collected two saves for the Mustangs out of 11 total Tigers shots.
- Midwestern St. totaled four shots on goal
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