CANYON, Texas — No. 2-ranked Midwestern State (11-0-4, 5-0-2) tied West Texas A&M (4-7-4, 1-2-4) 2-2 on Saturday. The Mustangs finished with a 19-6 shot advantage, including 13-3 in shots on goal, but both teams scored twice in the second half. MSU extended its unbeaten streak to 26 games and has not been beaten in a calendar year. UT Dallas was the last team to defeat the Mustangs, 2-0, on Oct. 18 of last year at Stang Park.
The Mustangs generated the first extended attacking stretch, creating three early attacking actions and later putting together six shots and a corner over a 14-minute span without scoring. The breakthrough came in the second half when
Alan Rivera opened the scoring off an assist from
Ethan Krchnak. After the match was level at 1-1,
Cristopher Guevara scored to put MSU back in front, giving the visitors two goals in a stretch in which they continued to create looks.
With the match tied late, the Maroon & Gold pushed again, earning three corner kicks and following with two shots over a four-minute span. MSU finished with a 19-6 advantage in shots and put 13 attempts on goal, while WT had three shots on frame and 11 saves. Rivera finished with four shots, three on goal and a goal, while Guevara scored on his only shot and Krchnak added an assist with two shots.
Up next, the Mustangs host Lubbock Christian on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. at Stang Park in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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