WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Sloane Sullivan and
Madison Brinkley each scored their fifth goal of the season as Midwestern State defeated St. Mary's, 2-1, in a game called in the 80th minute due to lightning and heavy rain at Stang Park on Wednesday night.
Midwestern State improved to 13-1-1overall and 9-1-1 in the Lone Star Conference. The Mustangs have a 12-game home winning streak and are unbeaten on its home ground in the last 28 games.
St. Mary's is 6-7-2 this season with a 4-6-1 record in the conference. The Rattlers are 2-6-0 on the road this season.
The Mustangs created the first extended attacking spell with corner kicks at 7:36 and 8:07 around
Bella Rose's saved shot, and
Lauren Short answered the Rattlers' first shot on frame with a save at 13:15. Sullivan opened the scoring at 18:51, finishing from short range into an empty net after
Ella Adams played a ball over the top that bounced through. After Brinkley put another shot on frame, StMU earned a corner and later tested Short again at 23:44, with both sides trading fouls and chances through the middle of the half. MSU generated three shots between 31:07 and 34:47 and added late attempts from
Lexi Gonzales and
Marlene Myrvold, whose 45:00 shot was saved, to take a 1-0 lead into halftime.
MSU created the first sustained push of the second half, earning a corner at 48:49 before
Leeci Snyder missed left and Brinkley scored at 53:01 off assists from
Bella Rose and Sullivan to make it 2-0. The half grew more stop-start through a run of fouls, while the Mustangs continued to create chances with Gonzales missing left and
Sophie Ferro forcing a save from Callie Gilliam. StMU answered after Anabelle Rodriguez hit the woodwork at 70:03, with Helen Lazaro scoring from Emilee Durante at 71:34 to cut the margin to 2-1. The Maroon & Gold responded with three shots in the next three minutes, including saved attempts by
Jimena Rodriguez and Adams, and held that 2-1 score when a lightning strike in the area halted play. Lightning and heavy rain prevented the resumption of play. Since at least 70 minutes were completed before the stoppage, the game is official.
Mustangs Top Performers
- one goal
- one assist
- three points
- one goal
- game-winning goal
- two shots on goal
Bella Rose
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- one assist
- two shots, one on goal
Ella Adams
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- one assist
- one shot on goal
- five shots
- one shot on goal
Rattlers Top Performers
Callie Gilliam
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- 7 saves
Helen Lazaro
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- 1 goal
- 3 shots, 2 on goal
Emilee Durante
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- 1 assist
Up next, the Mustangs travel to San Angelo, Texas, to face Angelo State on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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