WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Midwestern State (14-2-2, 10-2-2) lost to Dallas Baptist (15-0-2, 12-0-2) 4-2 at Stang Park on Tuesday night. MSU scored twice on six first-half shots but was held scoreless on five shots after halftime as DBU added two second-half goals. Dallas Baptist clinched the No. 1 seed in the LSC Postseason Tournament with the victory. The loss snapped Midwestern State's 29-game home unbeaten streak; the Mustangs were 25-0-4 at home since losing to DBU, 3-1, in October of 2023.
The Mustangs went in front less than a minute into the first half, with
Sloane Sullivan scoring at :55 off
Madison Brinkley's cross from the left after the shot deflected past the goalkeeper. DBU equalized at 11:35 when Kylar Coffman scored from Leah Hurley, then generated several attempts before
Sophie Ferro headed in
Lexi Gonzales' corner at the back post at 20:37 to put MSU ahead 2-1. Skylar Belanger brought DBU level again at 24:32 off an assist from Coffman, making it 2-2.
Lauren Short saved Ashley Washburn's shot at 27:48 during a DBU stretch that also included a corner and two Leah Hurley shots off target, and the Maroon & Gold closed the half with a corner at 39:47 and a Ferro attempt before halftime with the match tied 2-2.
MSU created the first second-half looks with shots from
Allie Cifuentes at 48:29 and
Leeci Snyder at 48:32, while DBU later earned a corner and a Leah Hurley attempt before the match went through a foul-heavy stretch with the score still tied 2-2. DBU moved in front at 65:06 when Riley Olsen scored off an Ashley Washburn assist, and the Mustangs came back with shots from Cifuentes and
Bella Rose in the next two minutes. DBU added chances from McKenna Vela and Sydney Hopper before Skylar Belanger scored from another Washburn assist at 85:14 to make it 4-2, and the closing minutes included a Sullivan yellow card, several fouls and a final Snyder shot wide as DBU finished off the 4-2 result.
Following the loss, Midwestern State is the No. 3 seed in the LSC Postseason Tournament. Up next, the Mustangs host (6) West Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the LSC Postseason Tournament on Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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