WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State opens play in the 2026 LSC Women's Soccer Championship with a quarterfinal match against West Texas A&M at Stang Park on Monday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Midwestern State (14-2-2, 10-2-2) closed the season with a 0-0 draw at UT Tyler before Dallas Baptist snapped the Mustangs 29-game home unbeaten streak with a 4-2 victory in the regular season finale, dropping MSU to the No. 3 seed in the LSC postseason tournament.

West Texas A&M (7-7-4, 6-5-3), which is the No. 6 seed in the tournament, had a seven-game unbeaten streak before finishing the season with a 0-2-1 record over its final three games. The Lady Buffs lost to Texas A&M International, 2-0, and UT Dallas upended WT, 1-0. Oklahoma Christian visited the Lady Buffs for the season finale, and they played to a 0-0 draw.

The all-time series between Midwestern State and West Texas A&M is 26-26-3 after the Lady Buffs stopped the Stangs' four-game winning streak in the series with a 3-1 victory at The Pitch in Canyon earlier this season.

The Mustangs had climbed to No. 8 in the nation with an 11-0-1 record when they arrived in Canyon, Texas, on Oct. 7. Riley Sims erupted for three goals in the opening 17 and a half minutes, and West Texas A&M handed Midwestern State its first loss of the season.

Sims led the Lady Buffs this season with eight goals and two assists for 18 points. Sims also led the team with three game-winning goals. Braely Martinez finished with four goals and two assists for WT. Sienna Hurrell, Charo Rodriguez Fortea and Avery Putnam all scored twice this season for the Lady Buffs, who outscored opponents 23-20 through 18 regular season games.

Goalkeeper Franciezca Blancaflor made nine saves in the win over MSU, which fired off 23 shots in the loss. Blancaflor started all 18 games during the regular season and finished with 77 saves. The senior from Salado, Texas, had a save percentage of .802 and a goals-against average of 1.10.

Midwestern State is outscoring its opponents 42-10 and boasts the third best goal differential in the LSC at plus-32.

The Mustangs are second in the conference with 2.33 goals per game, which is 25th 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 19 points. Gonzales has six goals and seven assists. Madison Brinkley has 18 points with six goals and six assists. Brinkley has earned a point in seven of her last 10 games with four goals and four assists in that span.

Sloane Sullivan also has six goals and six assists for 18 points. Sullivan scored in the regular season matchup with WT, and she scored the first goal against DBU in the opening minute.

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. Sophie Ferro scored her third goal of the season against DBU and has six points.

Bella Pillow has scored two goals for the Stangs. Six 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 7.1 points per game, which are both second-most in the LSC.

The Mustangs are outshooting opponents per game, 19-7. Opponents have only managed 47 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 in its 3-1 victory on Oct. 7.

Midwestern State is averaging 7.2 shots on goal per game, which is fourth-most in the LSC.

The winner of Monday night's game faces either Texas Woman's or UT Dallas in the semifinals at Dallas Baptist on Thursday evening at 5 p.m.