Mustangs Fall in Regular Season Finale

The 2011 regular season came to an end in Scottsbluff NE when the Cougars of Western Nebraska and the Mustangs of Western Wyoming faced off in a Region IX match. The Cougars got on the board first when a ball was headed in on a corner kick in the 7th minute. The WNCC lead of 1 - 0 lasted until the 33rd minute when Devin King was fouled in the penalty area and stepped up and scored on the penalty kick. The score at the half was even 1 - 1.
The second half saw more action and chances at each goal. WNCC scored their second goal in the 69th minute when the ball was crossed in front of the WWCC goal and it was kicked in by one of the Cougars. The Mustangs evened the score back up at 2 - 2 in the 75th minute. The Mustang scoring play started with a great pass to Angel Muniz who set up Jarom Stuart with a shot. The Stuart shot was blocked by the WNCC keeper and the rebound of the shot was out into the net by Steven Shelley. The tie was not long lived as WNCC scored off of a long shot, of around 25 yards, in the 78th minute. The Mustangs put pressure on the WNCC back line and keeper in the last 12 minutes but could not find their third and tying goal of the match. The final score was Cougars 3 - Mustangs 2. The loss puts the WWCC record at 10 wins, 8 losses and 0 ties for the regular season. The 1st round of the Region IX tournament is next for the Mustangs. They will be hosting Western Nebraska CC on Wednesday 10/19 at 4pm in Rock Springs.

Match Facts: Shots; WWCC 10, WNCC 18 - Assists; WWCC 1, WNCC 2 - Cards; WWCC 2, WNCC 1 - Free Kicks; WWCC 8, WNCC 7 - Keeper Saves; WWCC 8, WNCC 6 - Corners; WWCC 3, WNCC 8

Mustang Man of the Match: Taylor Chesnovar - Taylor played both a midfielder and a defender. He filled in where the team needed him and play very hard even when he was tired.

Up Next for the Mustangs; Wednesday October 19^th versus Western Nebraska CC (Region IX tournament) in Rock Springs WY at 4:00pm