MSU celebrated homecoming with a week packed with sports. Men’s soccer, volleyball and football competed in the LSC played on home territory.
The Mustangs showed up in force in volleyball, securing two key victories against St. Edward’s Hilltoppers and St. Mary’s Rattlers.
Sports administration senior Riley Rabedeaux dominated the offense in both games, accumulating 26 spikes for the Mustangs, followed by accounting junior Demi Stauffenberg who sealed 18 kills. Economics sophomore Alayna Guerrero contributed a team-high 19 assists against the Hilltoppers and 20 assists against the Rattlers.
Defensively, physical therapist sophomore Isabella Dickens led with six blocks compared to one recorded by St. Edward’s. Psychology junior Gabrielle Oos chipped in three out of the six blocks in the second game, while St. Mary’s had no more than two blocks.
The Mustangs did not cede a single set, earning two 3-0 sweeps and improving to 9-10 overall and 3-5 in conference standings.
No. 14-ranked men’s soccer faced tough competition but could not get the win against Dallas Baptist, the game ending in a scoreless tie.
The Mustangs were not able to crack the Patriots’ defense, although they maintained possession most of the game and had a total of 18 shots, compared to DBU’s nine. Psychology senior Max Gonzales and computer science freshman Skyler Krchnak had three shots on goal between the two but were deflected by DBU’s goalie Garrett McGee.
For the Mustangs, education junior Daniel Robles recorded four saves and recorded his first shutout of the season after the tie.
Amid the tension, Midwestern State received a red card. Accounting senior Juan Galindo was ejected from the game for verbal abuse.
Currently, MSU is record at 4-1-1 in conference play.
The Maroon and Gold will play West Texas A&M Saturday, Oct. 26 in Canyon, Texas.
For football, Midwestern State suffered a crushing defeat against Angelo State on with the Rams closing the game 44-7.
MSU has not lost by such a big point difference since 1997, when the Mustangs fell to Northwest Missouri State 52-14.
Physical education sophomore Jimmy Trilla scored the only touchdown for the Mustangs with an 11-yard pass from criminal justice junior Matthew Duncan, preventing a shutout in the last three minutes of the game.
Engineering senior Larry Donnell completed a team-high six tackles for defense, while business senior Braden Robinson followed with four tackles for loss.
Rich Renner’s team moved to 2-3 in conference matchups and will be playing Central Washington next in Ellensburg, Washington Saturday, Oct. 26.
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