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JESSICA BINZARI REPORTER
MMSU enrollment soars
SU exceeded enrollment goals.
Full-time student enrollment number for MSU increased by a record-breaking 925 students for fall 2024.
Midwestern successfully exceeded this year’s enrollment goals by 100 students and recorded a 17% increase since fall 2023.
The increase resulted in full occupancy in residence halls and 50% more sorority bids.
These results come after the school administration made significant efforts to improve its outreach to prospective students through social media and print communication.
“We’re very careful to increase the number of students we were communicating with and the number of times we were communicating with them and really focusing that message on the quality of education that they will receive,” MSU President Stacia Haynie said.
Haynie also mentioned the importance of offering students and their families more opportunities to visit campus and meet MSU’s faculty and staff, which helped establish early connections between future students and their professors Moving forward, MSU will focus on maintaining a similar momentum in its retention numbers.
Haynie explained that the primary factor that makes students leave MSU is financial hardship. She said that her administration incorporated early alerts that would help mediate communication between professors and higher staff to find students who are struggling and assist them.
“And some students were struggling, they didn’t have money for their books. Well, we have scholarships with the bookstore, so we were able to help those students and get them connected to resources so that you’re not trying to struggle through a class,” Haynie said.
Creating connections and building relationships are crucial factors that make the school attractive to incoming and returning students. This is possible due to MSU’s small size and the tight-knit community it provides.
“I like the size of MSU. I think if my school was any bigger, first of all I wouldn’t like walking around the whole campus, but it feels like here I have a community around me that’s here to support me,” engineering sophomore Sarah Mazaraki said.
One of the changes that MSU is planning on bringing to campus is reopening Pierce Hall to expand the on-campus housing capacity.
The residence hall closed down in fall 2022 due to low post-COVID enrollment numbers. Currently, Pierce is used to accommodate professors who have had to relocate their offices because of the ongoing renovations at Bolin Hall.
MSU welcomes chapter of Phi Kappa Phi
MADISYN BUTLER REPORTER
MSU has opened a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi on campus, joining other colleges in the Texas Tech System. PKP president-elect Catherine Earley discussed the benefits of the honor society.
“Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society for all disciplines. The wonderful thing about this is that it connects students, alumni, scholars, and faculty from all different academic disciplines together in what Phi Kappa Phi considers an ecosystem of learners,” Earley said. “It’s about connecting lifelong learners. They have a great online platform that allows you to connect with people all throughout the membership all over the country.”
The university has to work for a year and a half to create a chapter for students at MSU.
“I’m really glad that we did it. It’s not an easy process. It was a year-and-a-half-long process. And part of that includes examination of the university for excellence and opportunities to students. Really the activities that demonstrate the love of learning across the campus.” Earley said.
The school has many organizations that showcase the students’ love of learning. In order to be initiated into the organization, students must be of at least junior standing.
“The university helps to recognize the members who are eligible and then once students respond to the invitation, it’s going ahead joining, paying the national dues, and attending the initiation ceremony to be initiated as a new member,” Earley said.
After being initiated, members are involved for life. They have the opportunity to continue in the organization throughout their graduate programs and beyond.
“It’s a tremendous honor for students but it’s also a phenomenal opportunity. So students who become members as undergraduates can continue their membership and apply for all those great opportunities throughout their graduate studies,” Earley said. “So if they go to a different campus they can follow through and interact with the members there but also members all over the country.”
Members are able to connect with other students, both nationwide and at MSU.
“I think it’s a great opportunity to involve students, to recognize our students, to connect our students, and to connect
them not only within our institution but also throughout the country. So I really look forward to being able to make more opportunities available to the students on our campus and increasing recognition of the great work that they’re already doing,” Earley said.
PHOTO BY SAM DIFIORE | THE WICHITAN MSU welcomed 925 new students in fall 2024 move in, Oct. 22.
PHOTO BY MADISYN BUTLER | THE WICHITAN Catherine Earley speaks at the Phi Kappa Phi initiation ceremony, Oct. 10.
PHOTO BY MADISYN BUTLER | THE WICHITAN
President Haynie recieves a plaque from Phi Kappa Phi executive director Dr. Bradley Newcomer on behalf of MSU, Oct. 10.
VIVA LAS
PHOTO BY AARON BURROWS | THE WICHITAN Social work freshman Savanna Thomas, education freshman Ari'asia Fisher, education freshman Victor Turcios, MSU alum Casee Harl and MSU director of student leadership and involvement Imani Broadnax play roulette at casino night. Oct. 15.
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE GARCIA| THE WICHITAN Redwine Honors' lip sync team, nursing junior Marisol, biology junior Joshua de Wall and honors student Jaden Adams lead a transition between songs. Oct. 18.
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE GARCIA | THE WICHITAN Residents Hall Association lip sync team, Yovana Perez psychology junior, performs at the finals, Oct. 18.
LAS MSU
The MSU Homecoming fire burns as Vincent Peters puts up the mustang
PHOTO BY SABRINA HARRISON | THE WICHITAN Ran'd Shine (right) Bradley Keuss finance freshman (left) shuffling a deck of invisible cards, Oct. 17.
PHOTO BY SABRINA HARRISON | THE WICHITAN Audience members were shocked by Ran'd Shine's rubix cube solve trick, Oct. 17.
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symbol, Oct. 18.
PHOTO BY AARON BURROWS | THE WICHITAN
A retro MSU firetruck stands by at the bonfire. Oct. 18. This year, the bonfire was fueled by gasoline instead of lighter fluid like previous years.
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“Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play” Odd, but beautifully designed
SABRINA HARRISON ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Ihad high hopes for MSU Theater’s production of “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.”
The show ran from Oct. 10 to Oct. 13 and was done in collaboration with both the McCoy College of Engineering and the Juanita and Ralph Harvey School of Arts.
The play is a black comedy that shows the evolution of retelling of an episode the Simpsons over a period of 75 years. The first act introduces the audience to the premise, the second act is supposed to introduce the idea that the “Simpsons,” is being kept alive through theatrical performances and the third act is a retelling of a “Simpsons,” episode 75 years after anyone had seen the original show.
I had previously done a feature on a few of the crew members who were helping to design the show but there was still mystique around the show. Every person I interviewed gladly shared the various aspects of their processes, but they all had one thing in common, they all made sure to keep Act Three of the show under wraps.
This show was odd, but it had a lot going for it.
I saw the show on opening night. The set was beautifully designed and though the lighting was dimmer than most other shows, it helped sell the idea that the characters are in a “postelectric world.”
Theater education junior Alexis Scoggins and her team did a wonderful job designing costumes that looked like they were made of reclaimed material. Scoggins worked with printmaking
professor Catherine Prose and art juniors Hailey Padilla and Jess Zimny to screen print the fabric for Homer, Itchy and Scratchy’s costumes, and they turned out wonderfully.
The actors did a great job bringing their characters to life. In the second act, theater performance sophomore Gerald Brooks III’s performance as Homer Simpson was hilarious, and the iconic “woohoo” Brooks let out was so good, it almost sounded like a soundbite from the actual show.
But the standout actors for me were English sophomore Hannah Gode and theater tech senior Brayden Young. Both actors did a fantastic job in every role they played. They were funny, their singing was top notch and I loved their performances.
That’s not to say that I do not have any gripes about the show.
The main problem I had was how the time skips were handled.
If it were not for the program, it would be nearly impossible to follow the plot.
There’s nothing in the show that indicates that there is a seven year time skip. In other renditions of the play, the crew projects clips from the episode they are retelling onto a screen while the actors set up. The clips then end with a card that says “seven years later.”
In a more experimental version by Harvard TEATRO, they spray painted “seven years later” on the side of one of the props. Act III's fight scene was underwhelming, both actors looked uncomfortable with their swords.
The scene was lackluster and I couldn’t tell who was attacking and who was defending. Instead of being a crucial part of the scene and a way to push the narrative, the fight felt
like it was just there to be there. However, I do not believe that that was the actors’ fault.
I had the privilege of watching the actors practice this scene with fight choreographer Scott Russell. From what I saw in the original practice, the scene looked great.
What I think was detrimental to the scene was how early the department brought Russell into the process. Russell taught the fight choreography to actors who were not off book yet and on a stage that did not have the final set piece done.
One of the biggest problems I had was with the bike at the end of the show. The theater partnered with McCoy to engineer a bike that would turn practical lights when it was ridden.
Unfortunately, the bike seen on stage was not finished. The bike was just another prop and the lights in the back were turned on manually.
It also had minimal time on stage, which is disappointing due to the interesting concept.
Overall, this show had its ups and downs, its highlights and its shadows.
SABRINA HARRISON
RATING: 3.5/5
PHOTO BY TIFFANY HAGGARD | THE WICHITAN Megan Gibb performance freshman (left), Amaria Combie musical theatre junior (middle), Hannah Gode english sophomore (right). Gibb and Combie comfort Gode as she prepares to battle Mr. Burns to death, Oct. 7.
PHOTO BY TIFFANY HAGGARD | THE WICHITAN Brayden Young theatre tech senior (left) Hannah Gode english sophmore (right) are acting out the fight scene for the play, Oct. 7.
PHOTO BY TIFFANY HAGGARD | THE WICHITAN Cecilia Martinez musical theater freshman (left) Eli Kuzmack theater tech senior (right) compare their notes to determine if they have come across each others loved ones, Oct. 7.
"It Ends With Us" is an atypical love story
JULIANA ABRIL REPORTER
The highly anticipated adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel “It Ends with Us” is not a typical love story the audience might expect. Instead of idealizing relationships, the film delves into the harsh reality of how love and violence can become entangled.
The protagonist, Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), begins her relationship with Ryle(Justin Baldoni), a surgeon who seems perfect at first glance. However, violent episodes soon emerge, which Lily initially tries to ignore or justify, recalling what her mother experienced. Having witnessed her father’s abuse toward her mother, Lily swore she would never allow something similar to happen to her.
Throughout the film, we see how abuse can manifest gradually and subtly, trapping Lily in a cycle she’s unwilling to admit exists.
One of the most impactful moments in the film is when Lily remembers previous violent incidents, like being pushed down the stairs by Ryle on purpose. At the time, she rationalized these incidents as accidents.
However, as the story reaches its climax, she realizes these were not isolated events but clear signs of abuse.
JULIANA ABRIL
RATING:5/5
At this point, the movie truly resonates, as Lily connects her current situation with the traumatic memories of her childhood and this finally gives her the strength to break the cycle of domestic violence.
At the end of the film, Lily makes the decision to break free. As Lily and Ryle share their first moments with their daughter, Lily looks at Ryle with a mixture of love and nostalgia, while gently stroking his hair. Although this might lead the audience to believe she will forgive him and that they will continue as a family, the reality is quite different: Lily decides to ask for a divorce, and she does so with a series of powerful questions.
In my opinion, that final scene is the perfect way to verbalize what Lily would have wanted someone to say to her mother. She makes it clear to Ryle that he is a danger to her and their daughter’s safety in the future.
If their daughter, Emerson, grows up in an environment where domestic violence is normalized, she may come to see it as acceptable behavior. Lily understands that her daughter should not witness what she has. To preserve her safety and happiness, despite the sadness of ending her marriage, she understands and makes clear that Ryle’s behaviors were neither acceptable nor accidental.
The film succeeds in avoiding clichés and melodrama. In addition to obvious physical violence, it portrays other forms of abuse: manipulation, shouting, extreme jealousy and violence toward objects and other people.
From the beginning, the film subtly indicates that Ryle is a violent man despite his moments of sweetness. However, the audience might not fully recognize it until Lily explicitly recounts his direct and indirect violence moments.
"Romper el Circulo" es una historia de amor atipica
JULIANA ABRIL REPORTER
Romper el círculo, la esperada adaptación de la novela de Colleen Hoover, no es la típica historia de amor que el público podría esperar, ya que, en lugar de idealizar las relaciones, la película explora la dura realidad de cómo el amor y la violencia pueden entrelazarse.
La protagonista, Lily Bloom, comienza su relación con Ryle, un carismático cirujano que parece perfecto a primera vista. Sin embargo, pronto surgen episodios de violencia que Lily al principio intenta ignorar o justificar, recordando lo que vivió su madre. Lily, como espectadora de los abusos de su padre hacia su madre, juró nunca permitir que algo similar le ocurriera a ella. Sin embargo, a lo largo de la película, nos damos cuenta de cómo el abuso puede manifestarse de manera gradual y sutil, dejando a Lily atrapada en un ciclo que ella misma no quiere admitir.
Uno de los momentos más impactantes de la película es cuando Lily recuerda incidentes violentos previos, como el empujón de las escaleras o el golpe en la cocina frente al horno. En su momento, los racionalizó como accidentes. No obstante, al llegar al clímax de la historia, ella se da cuenta de que estos no fueron eventos aislados, sino claros signos de abuso. Es aquí donde la película realmente resuena en la capacidad de Lily para conectar su situación actual, con los recuerdos traumáticos de su infancia, para finalmente poder tener la capacidad de tomar la decisión de acabar con ese círculo de violencia intrafamiliar.
Al final de la película, Lily toma la valiente decisión de romper el ciclo. Mientras comparten los primeros momentos junto a su hija, Lily lo mira con una mezcla de amor y nostalgia, acariciándole el cabello. Aunque esto podría haber llevado al público a pensar que lo perdonaría y que seguirían como una familia, la realidad es ota: Lily decide pedirle el divorcio, y lo hace con una serie de preguntas contundentes. “¿Qué harías si un día tu hija te dijera: ‘Mi novio me golpeó’? ¿Qué le dirías? ¿Y si te dijera: ‘papi, mi esposo me empujó por las escaleras, pero dijo que fue un accidente, así que está bien’? ¿O si te contara que él la agarró con fuerza, ella le rogó que parara, y luego él prometió no volver a hacerlo? ¿Qué le dirías si la persona a la que ama le hiciera daño? ¿Qué le dirías a tu hija?” A esto, Ryle responde: “Le pediría que lo dejara y que no volviera con él jamás."
En mi opinión, esa escena final es la manera perfecta de poner en palabras lo que Lily hubiera querido que le dijeran a su madre. Son los consejos que ella deseaba que su madre recibiera, y el modo en que le deja claro a Ryle que él representa un peligro, no solo para ella, sino también para su hija. Lily entendió que esos comportamientos no eran ni aceptables ni accidentales. Por eso, aunque siente tristeza al finalizar su matrimonio, decide priorizar su seguridad y la de su hija. Finalmente, la película acierta al evitar clichés y melodramas. Además de la violencia física evidente, muestra otras formas de abuso: manipulación, gritos, celos extremos y violencia hacia objetos y personas. Desde el principio, la película deja claro que Ryle es un hombre violento, a pesar de sus momentos de dulzura. Sin embargo, el público, acostumbrado a ver lo contrario tanto en las películas como en la vida real, no lo percibe hasta que Ryle finalmente admite su violencia, tanto directa como indirecta. Le doy 5 estrellas a esta película por su forma acertada de representar, a través de una historia ficticia, lo que muchas mujeres viven a diario.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SONY PICTURE Wayfarer Studios and Saks Picture Company released "It Ends With Us" in theaters on Aug. 9.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SONY PICTURES Blake Lively portrays Lilly Bloom along side Justin Baldoni, who plays Ryle Kincaid, Aug. 9.
"Scary Godmother" is a campy treasure
SABRINA HARRISON ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Ido not want to watch a movie that will give me nightmares on Halloween, I want to watch a campy animated movie with a good soundtrack and characters that give me gender envy.
Though Halloween is usually associated with horror and slasher movies, I don’t think it is fair for people who have a low horror or gore tolerance to miss out on all of the fun.
One Halloween movie that I find myself returning to year in and year out in “Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular.”
Produced by Mainframe Entertainment Inc. and released Oct. 22, 2003, “Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular” is the quintessential comfort Halloween film.
The movie is based on a comic series written and illustrated by Jill Thompson. Thompson co-wrote the script for the film and had creative influence over the project.
The story follows Hannah Marie (Britt McKillip) who is being babysat on Halloween by her older cousin Jimmy(Alex Doduk) and his friends. Jimmy has the bright idea of trying to scare Hannah into going home so that he doesn’t have the burden of watching his little cousin. Unfortunately for Jimmy, Hannah is not scared and instead learns to overcome her fear of monsters with the help of her “scary godmother.”
Before I get to the rest of the review, I am going to acknowledge the elephant in the room and say that the animation is BAD. It looks awful and is probably the scariest thing about this movie.
Part of this was because the studio wanted to keep with a style that resembled Thompson’s comics while also being 3D animated. The other part is because this movie is a CGI movie produced in 2003.
The story, music, jokes and characters of this movie are so good that I do not believe that the animation takes away from the film at all.
First of all, the characters who are children act like children. They do not go on a quest to save the world from monsters, they aren’t out doing lines of illegal substances (I’m looking at you, “Euphoria”), they’re just kids who are excited to go trick or treating on Halloween and that’s refreshing.
Hannah Marie is such a delightful character. She is sweet and genuinely looks up to her cousin Jimmy despite him being genuinely horrible to her. She sees the best in people and grows throughout the movie.
Then there is Scary Godmother (Tabitha St. Germain). Every time I see Scary Godmother I face the queer dilemma of, “Do I want to be her or do I want to be with her?” And the answer is both.
Scary Godmother is a mentor and guide for Hannah. She takes Hannah over to the Frightside to party with her friends and “Broommates.”
Side note: the word play in this movie is such a highlight because none of it feels cheap. It all feels like it is part of a dialect spoken in The Frightside. They are not playing it up for Hannah or the audience’s sake, that is just how they talk and I love it.
At first, Hannah is apprehensive about meeting all of Scary Godmother’s friends because they are all monsters, but one by one she learns that monsters aren’t bad.
The first person Hannah meets when she’s in the Frightside is Mr. Skully Pettibone (Scott McNeil). I could write a thousand word essay on how Skully gives me gender envy, but I don’t think the editors would appreciate that. What I will say is that Skully is a gay skeleton who works in the closets of old houses. He’s truly an icon.
The rest of the characters are equally as vibrant and fun as Scary Godmother and Skully, but seeing them in action is more fun than reading about it. How the writers managed to develop these characters so much in only 47 minutes is the eigth wonder of the world.
I think part of the reason they were able to make such fun and relatable characters is because there is not a single moment in this movie that is wasted. Every single scene further develops the plot and the characters and directors making feature length films should take notes.
Another thing the movie has in its favor is the soundtrack. The two most notable songs are the main theme and “Halloween Dance.”
Both songs give a goth club dance party vibe. I would unironically listen to both of these songs on a daily basis. I need them injected into my ears, they are so good.
If this movie has one million fans, I am one of them. If this movie has one fan, it is me. If this movie has zero fans, I am dead. Play this movie at my funeral.
SABRINA HARRISON RATING:5/5
PHOTO COURTESY OF MAINFRAME ENTERTAINMENT
Mainframe Entertainment Inc. released "Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular" straight to television on Oct. 22, 2003.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MAINFRAME ENTERTAINMENT Tabitha St. Germain voiced Scary Godmother in the animated movie, Oct. 22, 2003.
The LSC partners with FloSports ALLOWING FANS TO WATCH FROM ANYWHERE
ABBY TURNER MANAGING EDITOR
Mustangs fans have a new way to watch all of their favorite teams.
The Lone Star Conference announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 that the conference would be entering a five-year streaming service contract with FloSports.
FloSports is a global independent sports media streaming company that streams live events, award-winning original content, social experiences and ondemand content.
FloSports brings fans content for more than 25 different sports. This includes as hockey (FloHockey), wrestling (FloWrestling), motorsports (FloRacing) and many more.
On Tuesday, Oct. 15, FloSports launched its college line FloCollege, which serves a new home for more than 12,000 live games across Division I, Division II, Division III and several conferences.
The LSC was one of the conferences included in this new line, making MSU one of the colleges featured.
MSU previously had a contract through a company called Hudl, which ended last spring. It was at a director's conference where FloSports pitched itself to the LSC and its directors.
“So they were pitching the Lone Star Conference at the time and that had some conversation with the conference commissioner and his folks, and he was telling us all about it and finally we got to meet them and be a part of the discussions. So at that time most of us did a little bit of research,” athletic director Kyle Williams said.
The way FloSports works is different from Hudl. With Hudl, a fan would have to either buy a season pass for MSU or pay game-by-game. The downside was that away games were not included in the season pass and had to be purchased from the opposing school's website.
Assistant athletic director Trey Reed explained how FloSports works and what is included in the subscription when purchased.
“While before we had our set of games, but when we went on the road, our people would have to buy either a day pass or whatever it may be,” Reed said.
“So then it formed into the Lone Star conference network to where if you bought a season pass for football, let's use that for example, then you got all those games no matter where the
games were played as long as it was a Lone Star Conference game.”
MSU sold its streaming rights to FloSports when signing the contract.
“FloSports is purchasing content for their network. That means everything’s paid up front,” Reed said. “Now we all agree that we are going to stream all the sports that way, whenever you buy a season pass, you get it all.”
Through the contract, MSU is obligated to stream certain sports, including football, volleyball, soccer, softball and basketball.
“This is an outstanding product for any fan because now you're looking at being able to get everything in one place so not only do you get access to our games when you buy a subscription not only do you get access to that sports you know or our conference for that matter , when you buy into FloSports you're getting all of their networks and flo college is what they're calling it,” Reed said.
Students can use their msutexas.edu email to get a discount on the price.
There are two different options when getting a subscription. There is an annual plan that costs $72 dollars for students and $100 dollars for non-students. The second option is a monthly plan that costs $10 dollars for a student and $20 dollars for other users.
However, the discounted prices are only available when going through the LSC landing page.
MSU and the LSC are excited for the prospect and opportunities that FloSports is providing for them.
“We are excited that we are with them and it's gonna continue to push us with Trey and I talk about it everyday. I've seen it every week with getting better and what do we need and that sort of thing,” Williams said.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLOSPORTS
Mustangs sports even out
JESSICA BINZARI SPORTS EDITOR
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
MSU football player arrested
On Friday, Oct. 11, Wichita Falls police arrested MSU football player Haeven Watson, 19, after another MSU student told police she found him in her dorm room earlier the same day.
Police said they executed a search warrant on Watson's campus apartment and found a firearm that was reported stolen in San Antonio.
Watson was charged with burglary of a habitation and theft of a stolen firearm.
Watson was released on a $260,000 bail on Oct. 15.
The MSU athletics department has since removed Watson's roster page on its website.
Haeven Watson was arrested under suspicion of burglary of a habitation and theft of a firearm on Oct. 12.
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.
PHOTO BY STEPHANIE GARCIA | THE WICHITAN Physical education sophomore Jimmy Trilla scores MSU's touchdown. Oct. 19.
