TYLER, Texas – No. 11-ranked Midwestern State seeks a fourth consecutive victory as it plays its final road game of the regular season at UT Tyler. Kickoff at the Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Midwestern State (14-1-1, 10-1-1) is currently third in the standings with 31 points from conference matches but has played one fewer game than Texas Woman's, which is in second place with 32 points. Dallas Baptist is atop the table with 34 points. 

The Mustangs, who are 5-1-1 on the road, are coming off a 4-0 win at Angelo State last week as Binky Mendez scored twice for MSU, which outshot the Rambelles, 22-4, and put 10 of its shots on goal. Lauren Short made one save for her 11th clean sheet of the season, which is a school record for a goalkeeper. MSU has set the school record with 12 shutouts this season. 

Short has the third-best goals-against average in the LSC at 0.39. Short has the third-best save percentage in the conference at .846.

Midwestern State is outscoring its opponents 42-6 and boasts the ninth best goal differential in NCAA Division II at plus-34. 

The Mustangs are second in the conference with 2.5 goals per game, which is 21st 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 leads the team with 18 points. Gonzales has six goals and six assists. Madison Brinkley has 17 points with six goals and five assists. Brinkley has earned a point in six of her last eight games with four goals and three assists in that span.

Mendez has four goals and an assist for the Mustangs, while Morgan Countryman and has three goals and three assists. Both players have nine points this season.

McKynzi Hailey and Ashlynn Knight have both scored three goals for the Mustangs and each has seven points.

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. Bella Rose has a goal and four assists for MSU, while Ella Adams has a goal and three assists. 

The Mustangs are averaging 2.4 assists per game and 7.4 points per game, which are both second-most in the LSC.

The Mustangs are outshooting opponents per game, 20-7. Opponents have only managed 39 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 five shots on goal in their last three games combined.

Midwestern State has never lost to UT Tyler in eight previous encounters. The Mustangs played the Patriots to 1-1 draw last year but won the six prior meetings, including a 1-0 victory at UT Tyler in 2023.

UT Tyler (7-4-3, 7-3-2) is 5-2-0 at home this season and has a three-game unbeaten streak following a 0-0 draw with St. Mary's on Wednesday night. The Patriots have shut out their last three opponents and have eight clean sheets this season.

The Patriots sit fifth in the LSC standings with 23 points, two points behind Oklahoma Christian and three points ahead of West Texas A&M. 

Goalkeeper Robbi Curry has started all 14 games and has the fourth-best goals-against average in the LSC at 0.53, and she has the fifth-best save percentage in the conference at .841.

The Patriots are averaging 2.1 goals per game, led by Ella Anderson's five goals and Danica Anaya's four goals this season. Anderson is averaging slightly more than three shots per game, and has 20 shots on goal this season. Anaya has put 11 of her 25 shots on frame.

UT Tyler has 30 goals and 23 assists this season. Celine Diaz leads the team with five assists, while Lexi Luff and Quinn Wolfe each have three assists. Anderson leads the Patriots with 11 points. Diaz and Luff both have nine points for the Patriots. Anderson and Luff each have two game-winning goals for UT Tyler.

Midwestern State closes out the regular season at Stang Park against Dallas Baptist on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. The Mustangs have a 29-game unbeaten streak on home ground, including a 9-0-0 record this season. MSU has won its last 11 games as the hosts.