After enduring more than 90 minutes of an agonizing draw, the soccer team was able to score a golden goal against West Texas A&M in the 100th minute of the first overtime to claim a hard-earned victory.

“I felt good after the win,” said head men’s soccer coach Doug Elder. “We’ve had so many overtime games and it was nice to win in overtime.”

The Mustangs posed threats in the regular time, but this resulted in a lot of squandered chances.

“We should have put one of these in, but we played a lot better than we did at West Texas,” Elder said.

Idi Camara finally smashed in the lone goal courtesy of the stunning pass produced by Fernando Garza.

Elder described the Mustangs’ defense as solid after completing the rivalry match with a clean sheet. The midfielders chased hard and countered really well to compliment the forwards and the backline.

Sunday’s game was more rewarding for the Mustangs, who thrashed Eastern New Mexico University 3-1.

“This [victory] keeps our playoff dreams alive,” Elder said-.

Len Smith scored his 10th goal of the season in the 15th minute but ENMU responded quickly. Eishu Kanemitsu scored a minute later to make the game even.

Eventually, the Mustangs regained the lead at the half-hour mark with 15-yard shot from Isaac Pile. David Freeland then doubled the lead after the break as he scored his last home goal for Midwestern State.

The players close their regular season with 10 wins, two losses and five draws.