WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Midwestern State (14-2-3, 10-2-2) played West Texas A&M (7-7-5, 6-5-3) to a 1-1 draw Tuesday afternoon at Stang Park. West Texas A&M advanced to the 2026 LSC Women's Soccer Championship with a 4-2 victory in the penalty-kick shootout.
MSU created the first chance when
Lexi Gonzales put a shot toward the bottom right at 4:03, forcing Franciezca Blancaflor into a save, and added a corner kick at 7:45. WT answered with three shots and a corner between 9:37 and 10:50, but
Lauren Short saved attempts by Alicia Cohen and Ryann Davis to keep the match scoreless. The Mustangs returned to the attack with another corner at 15:09, a
Bella Rose shot wide right shortly after and a
Briana Gomez attempt wide right at 25:21. Short added saves on Sienna Hurrell at 23:35 and Braely Martinez at 34:47, the Lady Buffs earned a late corner at 40:51, and
Jimena Rodriguez recorded the final MSU shot at 42:21 as the first half ended without a goal.
Short saved a Charo Rodriguez Fortea shot early in the second half, but WT went in front at 54:58 on Sienna Hurrell's goal with assists from Jade Martinez and Naya Megnin. The Mustangs worked back into the half with shots from
Madison Brinkley and Gomez, then tied it at 1-1 at 74:29 when
Taryn Sueltz flicked in a chance on the goal line after a corner, with
Sophie Ferro and Gonzales credited with assists. The match tightened through a foul-heavy stretch that included a WT yellow card, and the Lady Buffs generated late pressure with multiple shots and a corner over the final 11 minutes. Short made another save on Rodriguez Fortea at 84:10, and MSU held the 1-1 score through the end of regulation.
The first overtime began at 90:00 and remained without a recorded shot through the opening minutes, with a yellow card issued to the Maroon & Gold at 95:38. After
Allie Cifuentes was whistled for a foul at 97:07, WT had the only recorded attempt of the overtime when Alicia Cohen sent a shot out top at 98:17. Neither team scored before the overtime ended at 100:00.
With the match tied 1-1, the Mustangs generated a push midway through the second overtime as Ferro sent a shot over the top at 104:10, MSU earned a corner kick at 104:57, and Gomez followed with a shot at 105:41. The match became more stop-start after that, with a foul called on Gomez at 105:52, a yellow card issued to WT's Mollie Ferro at 107:35 and a foul on Michelle Velasco at 108:08. Annabella Pillow was whistled for a foul at 109:16, and the second overtime ended without a goal in the segment.
The Lady Buffs began the shootout with Sienna Hurrell converting against Short, while Gonzales missed MSU's first attempt against Franciezca Blancaflor. Sara Soto made the next attempt for WT before Pillow converted, and Riley Sims followed with another Lady Buffs make before Sueltz scored on the Mustangs' third try. Charo Rodriguez Fortea converted WT's fourth attempt, and Cifuentes missed on MSU's fourth attempt before the segment ended with the match score listed at 1-1.
Midwestern State was the No. 3 seed in the 2026 LSC Women's Soccer Championship and was the third higher-seeded team eliminated in the quarterfinals.
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