RiverHawks Host Midwestern State

Northeastern State men’s soccer team will play host to the No.4 ranked team in the nation Friday when Midwestern State visits the RivierHawks for the Lone Star Conference match at 3 p.m.

The match has been moved from the RiiverHawks' pitch to Doc Wadley Stadium.

The Mustangs, the No. 3 ranked team in the South Central Region enters the match with an 8-1-2 record.

The RiverHawks are No. 4 in the South Central Region with a 6-3 record and it will be their Lone Star Conference opener

“This is our first conference game and one of our goals is to be on top of the conference race,’’ said Northeastern State men’s coach Bobby Peterson.

“In this conference you can’t drop your games at home. You have to take care of your home games. Fortunately this season we have done really well at home.

" It should be a good game. They are ranked No. 3 in the region and we are No. 4. It’s an exciting time for us and it will be an exciting match,’’ said Peterson.

The Northeastern State women, 4-6-1 overall and 1-2-2 in LSC action are on the road at Midwestern State for the LSC contest. The RiverHawks are 1-3-1 in league play. Midwestern is 8-0-2 and 2-0 in LSC play.