Match Info LSC Tournament Semifinals	Opponent Info
(5) UT Tyler @ (1) Midwestern State UTT: 8-7-3, 4-4-2 LSC | MSU: 12-3-3, 8-2 LSC Wednesday, Nov. 12th | 5 p.m. Wichita Falls, Texas | Stang Park		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

ONWARD IN THE LSC TOURNAMENT
 
The Patriots began their LSC Tournament, their fourth in program history, on Saturday evening as they took on DBU on the road in Dallas, Texas. UT Tyler and DBU battled close in the contest throughout, but an 88^th minute stunner from Tony Ngombi pushed UT Tyler forward into the LSC Tournament Semifinals for just the second time in program history.
 
That win means the Patriots will matchup with #1 seed and #8 ranked Midwestern State on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Wichita Falls, Texas.
 
The winner of Wednesday's game will move on to the LSC Championship to be played Saturday at the highest seed remaining's host site. They will play the winner of #3 seed Lubbock Christian and #2 St. Edward's.
 
LSC RECOGNITION
 
Luan Rangel and Sid Cleofe were recognized Tuesday afternoon with All-LSC awards. Rangel was named to the All-LSC Second Team, his first honor of his career and the highest LSC honor for a Patriots player since 2021. Cleofe was named to the LSC All-Academic Team for the second straight year, and he is now the second player in program history to earn at least two academic team nods.
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• UT Tyler went 4-6-7 in 2024 and 2-2-6 in LSC play on their way to their third berth in the LSC Tournament in program history.
• The only coach in program history, Kenny Jones, is in the midst of his 26^th season as a head coach and 23^rd season with the Patriots. He is 243-107-65 with UT Tyler and is 265-135-69 all-time.
• 2024 All-LSC Honorees Oscar Sosa, Danny DeMarais, and Diego Cruz lead 14 total returners back into the fray as they look to push the program to the next step.
• DeMarais led the team in goals in 2024 with five and in points with 12. Of the nine different goal scorers for the Patriots last season, four make their return, and those four accounted for 12 total goals.
• As a team, the Patriots are scoring 1.28 goals per game on 12.1 shots per game with a 0.410 shots on goal percentage.
• Defensively, their opponents are scoring 1.17 goals per game on 10.6 shots per game with a .393 shots on goal percentage.
• Luan Rangel is up to seven goals on the year and 16 points, both team-highs. Those seven goals are the most in a season for the program in the Division II era, and the most by a player in a season since 2018.
• Niclas Becker has been the primary goaltender this season, posting 13 starts. He has played 1328:17 minutes with 43 total saves, a .741 save percentage, and five shutouts.
• This is just the second time the Patriots have made the semifinal round, with their only other instance coming in the shortened spring 2021 season.

 
THE MUSTANGS
 
#8 Midwestern State comes into the matchup off of a first round bye in the LSC Tournament after earning the #1 seed. Last week they took down St. Mary's 2-1 for their 7^th LSC Regular Season title in program history and third in the last five seasons.
 
The Mustangs are scoring 1.94 goals per gaem while allowing 0.83. They are also posting 15.3 shots per game to their opponents 9.9. Parker Plaxco leads the charge for the offense with 11 goals and four assists as he has started 17 games. In goal, Jake Morris handles the goalkeeping, positng 10 starts and 11 appearances with 31 saves, a 0.89 goals against average, and a save percentage of 0.775.
 
Midwestern State is 8-0 all-time against UT Tyler in the series that dates back to 2018. The Mustangs took a 2-0 win in the most recent matchup this season back on October 8^th.