LSC Division lead now in a four-way tie
A week ago, it seemed so simple. No. 1 Abilene Christian University and No. 7 Texas A&M-Kingsville were undefeated and seemed headed for an Oct. 31 showdown for the Lone Star Conference title in Abilene. But a funny thing happened along the way — both stumbled Saturday, creating a four-way tie for the overall LSC lead.
West Texas A&M scored two touchdowns in the final 7:49 to take down the defending LSC champion ACU Wildcats, 32-21, at Shotwell Stadium in an afternoon game. That night, No. 22 Midwestern State walloped Kingsville 38-7 in Wichita Falls.
The losses, coupled with victories by No. 13 Tarleton State and unranked Angelo State, dropped the Wildcats and Javelinas into a tie with the Texans and Rams with three weeks left in the regular season. Midwestern State is a game back.
rankings advance to the playoffs — no conference gets an automatic berth in the post-season.
Mustangs follow formula for success
It may have been an upset for No. 22 Midwestern State to beat previously unbeaten No. 7 Texas A&M-Kingsville 38-7 Saturday night, but for the Mustangs it was just following a tried-and-true formula for victory.
In all six games the Mustangs (6-2, 2-2) have won this season, the defense has come up with at least two turnovers. And in five of the six wins, the special teams have contributed at least one blocked kick. However, in the losses to Angelo State and Tarleton State, the Mustangs didn’t get a turnover nor were they able to block a kick.
“I told the team before the game that how well we could get turnovers, not turn it over ourselves and not give up big plays would be the difference,” MSU head coach Bill Maskill said. “We gave up the one long pass play (38 yards) on their scoring drive and I think they had one long run (23 yards). When our defense doesn’t give up big plays — like they didn’t the first few weeks of the season — we can win.
What a difference defensively
West Texas A&M's historic 32-21 football victory against Abilene Christian on Saturday - the first time the Buffs have defeated the nation's No. 1 team - was quite different from the last meeting between the Lone Star Conference rivals.
Apples and oranges come to mind. Night and day. Black and white.
When the Buffs and Wildcats met in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs on Nov. 22, the teams combined to break more than 50 NCAA and school records in ACU's 93-68 win.
The loss was hardly a proud moment for the Buffs, primarily on defense.
A&M-Commerce rallies past ECU
ADA – East Central squandered a 14-point advantage and saw Texas A&M-Commerce rally with 17 unanswered points and dropped a 31-28 Lone Star Conference North football decision to the Lions Saturday afternoon at Norris Field.
The Tigers, who fell to 0-8 overall and 0-2 in the LSC North, took a 28-14 advantage when quarterback Josh Phillips connected with Zack Patteson for the second of his two touchdown receptions on the day with 8:17 to go in the third quarter.
UCO snaps skid with win over Bulldogs
The losing had gotten to Brandon Noohi. After five straight setbacks, the senior quarterback took out his frustration on Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Noohi carved up the Bulldog defense for 416 yards of total offense and five scores as UCO rolled to a 41-23 win Saturday night at Wantland Stadium.
“We finally got the monkey off our backs, I just think we came out as a team and we all got it done,” Noohi said. “Losing those last two at home really hurt me personally because we don’t get to play in front of our home crowd much.”
“I feel like this team wanted this win so bad and at times it showed almost too much but I’m really proud of what they did tonight,” UCO coach Tracy Holland said.
TLU ripped 53-18 by Incarnate Word
In the first football meeting between old Heart of Texas Conference rivals, Incarnate Word opened a 32-0 lead over Texas Lutheran at the half and cruised to a 53-18 win Saturday over the Bulldogs.
At Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium on the UIW campus, the NCAA Division II independent Cardinals scored on their first two offensive possessions and established dominance over the Bulldogs, a member of the NCAA Division III and the American Southwest Conference.
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Crissy Lawson sought out Krysta Grimm after the match for a big hug. The freshman from Colorado Springs, Colo., bailed out Lawson big time Sunday at the Wildcat Soccer Pitch. Grimm scored off a header with 9:05 left to break a 1-1 tie and lift Abilene Christian to a 2-1 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce in a Lone Star Conference women’s soccer game.
No. 18 Mustangs blitz St. Mary's, 5-0
No. 18 Midwestern State jumped on St. Mary’s for four second-half goals, cruising to a 5-0 win Sunday afternoon at the MSU Soccer Field. The Mustangs (10-1-2) extended their unbeaten streak to 12 straight matches and their home unbeaten string to 19.
“We’d talked about it in the locker room that the earlier we scored the second (goal), the quicker we would take the life out of the them,” MSU coach Doug Elder said.
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