SAN ANGELO, Texas – No. 11-ranked Midwestern State plays the first of back-to-back road games on Saturday night as it visits Angelo State. The Mustangs are seeking a third straight win, and kickoff at LeGrand Soccer Complex is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Sloane Stephens 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 are 4-1-1 in away matches this season but lost their last game on the road at West Texas A&M, 3-1, on Oct. 7.

Goalkeeper Lauren Short has the third-best goals-against average in the LSC at 0.42 and has posted 10 shutouts this season. She also has one combined shutout for the Stangs, who have tied the school record of 11 shutouts set in 2006. The sophomore from Frisco, Texas, has tied the school record for clean sheets by one goalkeeper set by Courtney Burnette in 2016. Short has the fifth-best save percentage in the conference at .842.

Midwestern State is outscoring its opponents 36-6 and boasts the seventh best goal differential in NCAA Division II at plus-30. 

The Mustangs are second in the conference with 2.4 goals per game, which is 25th in the nation. Fifteen different players have scored goals for MSU this season, and 15 players have recorded at least one assist for the Stangs.

Gonzales and Sullivan lead the team with 16 points. Gonzales has six goals and four assists, while Sullivan has five goals and six assists. Brinkley has 15 points with five goals and five assists. Sullivan has earned a point in three of her last four games with two goals and three assists in that span. Brinkley has earned a point in five of her last seven games with three goals and three assists in that span.

McKynzi Hailey and Ashlynn Knight have both scored three goals for the Mustangs and each have seven points this season. Morgan Countryman also has seven points with two goals and three assists.

Binky Mendez, Bella Pillow and Sophie Ferro have each scored two goals for the Stangs. Seven players have scored one, including Leeci Snyder, who has four assists this season. Ella Adams and Bella Rose both have a goal and three assists. 

The Mustangs are averaging 2.5 assists per game and 7.3 points per game, which are both second-most in the LSC.

The Mustangs are outshooting opponents per game, 20-7. Opponents have only managed 38 shots on goal. An opponent had not taken more than five shots on goal against MSU in 31 straight matches before West Texas A&M managed eight shots on goal. The Mustangs have only allowed four shots on goal in their last two games combined.

Midwestern State is 19-17-9 in its all-time series with Angelo State and won its last meeting with the Rambelles, 3-0, at Stang Park last year. Marlene Myrvold had a goal and an assist in the victory, while Brinkley, Snyder and Jimena Rodriguez all assisted on goals for the Stangs.

The Mustangs lost their last two visits to Angelo State, including a 2-0 loss in the in the semifinals of the Lone Star Conference Women's Soccer Championship two years ago. 

Angelo State is 2-9-3 this season with a 1-7-2 record in conference play, and the Rambelles have a three-game losing streak following a 3-0 loss at UT Tyler on Wednesday night. Angelo State has been held scoreless in its last three matches, and the Rambelles have been shut out seven times this season.

Juliana Garcia has scored four goals to lead Angelo State, which has been outscored this season, 30-14, and is averaging one goal per game. The Rambelles have scored nine goals at home this season, where they are 2-3-1, including a 3-1 win over Sul Ross State in their last home match.

Addison Brown, Ava Cantu and Zanae Nylund have all scored twice for the Rambelles this season.

Goalkeeper Claire Stoermer has started 13 games for Angelo State and is 1-9-3 with a 2.27 goals-against average and a .725 save percentage. Stoermer made a season-high 10 saves in the loss at UT Tyler earlier this week.

Midwestern State plays its final road game of the regular season when it visits UT Tyler on Oct. 24 before hosting Dallas Baptist in the regular season finale on Oct. 27.