ALPINE, Texas – No. 5-ranked Midwestern State plays its final road game of the regular season at Lobo Soccer Field as it visits Sul Ross State for just the second time in program history. The Mustangs have a 27-game unbeaten streak and are 3-0-3 on the road this season.

Midwestern State (12-0-4, 6-0-2) is atop the Lone Star Conference standings with 20 points, leading Oklahoma Christian by one point. St. Mary's is three points behind MSU.  The Eagles are not playing a weekend match, and the Rattlers host West Texas A&M before visiting Stang Park for the season finale on Tuesday.

The Mustangs are coming off a 4-1 victory over Lubbock Christian on Wednesday night as Cristopher Guevara had a goal and an assist for MSU, while Parker Plaxco scored his conference-leading 13th goal of the season, matching his total from last season. Plaxco has five game-winning goals and four multi-goal games this season.

Midwestern State is outscoring its opponents, 44-13, and its plus-31 goal differential is the best in the LSC and third-best among NCAA Division II programs.  Four Mustangs are among the top-10 leading goal scorers in the conference. Jose Ortiz is fourth with seven goals this season. Alan Rivera has the seventh-most goals in the LSC with five, and Lawrence Doe, Jr. is 10th with four goals this season.

Eleven different Mustangs have scored this season, and the team is averaging 2.75 goals per game. Thirteen different players have registered an assist, and the Mustangs are 10th in the nation with 2.25 assists per game. Cooper Tea and Ethan Krchnak are tied for the team lead with six assists. Oscar Nunez has five assists, while Rivera and Davis Mays both have four assists. MSU is seventh in the nation with 7.75 points per game. 

Plaxco leads the team with 26 points. Ortiz and Rivera both have 14 points, and Tea has 10 points for the Stangs. 

Goalkeeper Jake Morris has started all 16 games for the Mustangs and played more than 1429 minutes this season, which leads the conference. The junior from Parker, Colorado, is fourth in the LSC with an .818 goals-against average, and he has the second best save percentage in the conference at .803. Morris is making 3.3 saves per game for the Mustangs, who are outshooting opponents, 18-9. Morris has made 53 saves this season.

Midwestern State has won its two previous encounters with Sul Ross State, including a 2-0 victory at home last season as Plaxco and Ethan Krchnak both scored goals. Krchnak had a goal and an assist. 
Cooper Tea and Rivera both had assists in the victory as the Mustangs outshot the Lobos, 27-4, and put 10 shots on goal.

Sul Ross State (0-14-0, 0-8-0) have been outscored this season 56-2. Yannick Hategekimana and Cameron Rothgreb have scored the two goals, which both came in a 3-2 loss to Texas A&M International on Oct. 3 at Lobo Soccer Field. Four goalkeepers have combined for a 4.00 goals-against average with 98 saves and a .636 save percentage. 

Fernando Hernandez and Matthew Martinez have seen the most time in goal. Hernandez is 0-10-0 in 10 starts with 67 saves and a 3.86 goals-against average. Matthew Martinez has four starts and nine appearances. His record is 0-4-0 with 26 saves and a 3.88 goals-against average. 

Midwestern State wraps up the regular season at home on Wednesday night as St. Mary's visits Stang Park for a 7 p.m. kickoff.