SAN ANGELO, Texas — No. 11-ranked
Midwestern St. (14-1-1, 10-1-1) defeated Angelo St. (2-10-3, 1-8-2) 4-0 on Saturday. The Mustangs finished with a 22-4 advantage in shots, including 12-1 in shots on goal.
Midwestern State recorded its school record 12th shutout, and
Lauren Short set the school for clean sheets by a single goalkeeper with her 11th of the campaign. The 2006 team had 11 shutouts, and Courtney Burnette had 10 shutouts as the goalkeeper in 2016.
MSU generated five shots and two corner kicks during an early first-half stretch, and
Binky Mendez later opened the scoring. The attack resumed after halftime with four shots and a corner in another extended sequence, with
Madison Brinkley scoring off
Lexi Gonzales' assist to extend the lead.
Morgan Countryman added a penalty-kick goal, and Mendez scored again later in the half as the Mustangs continued adding to the margin.
The Maroon & Gold finished with a 22-4 advantage in shots and put 12 attempts on goal, while the Rams placed one shot on frame. ASU made eight saves, including five after halftime, as MSU kept creating chances through the second half. Mendez finished with two goals on four shots, while Gonzales added an assist and four shots.
Lauren Short played the full 90 minutes in goal and made one save.
The Mustangs generated all 10 shots in the first half, putting four on goal, and the Rams did not record a shot or corner kick. Mendez scored at 22:43, and MSU took a 1-0 lead into halftime after earning four corner kicks.
MSU scored three times in the second half, with Brinkley, Countryman and Mendez extending the margin to a 4-0 final. The Mustangs generated four corners after halftime and forced Rams goalkeeper Latae Rodriguez into five saves, while Short made one save to preserve the shutout.
Up next, the Mustangs visit UT Tyler on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. in Tyler, Texas.
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