WICHITA, Kan. – The Newman men's soccer team plays its final two regular season conference matches this week, beginning with Midwestern State on the road Thursday evening and back home for Senior Day Saturday afternoon against Rogers State.
 
SCOUTING NEWMAN
 
The Jets (9-5-2, 7-3-2, 23 pts Heartland) played two conferences matches at home last weekend. Newman hosted St. Mary's last Thursday, beating the Rattlers 3-1. The Jets won in dramatic fashion Saturday afternoon against Texas A&M International scoring the game winning goal in the 89' minute to win 1-0 over the Dustdevils.
 
            LEADERS
 
            Carlos Rubio Garcia- 16 GP, 5g, 4a, 14 pts, 35 shots, 20 SOG, 1 GWG
            Luca Anelli- 16 GP, 3g, 3a, 9 pts, 24 shots, 12 SOG, 1 GWG
            Tommy Fiszel- 16 GP, 3g, 1a, 7 pts, 20 shots, 8 SOG, 2 GWG
            Jamie Barkway- 15 GP, 2g, 1a, 5 pts, 11 shots, 7 SOG
            Blake Andrews- 10 GP, 10 GS, 959:03 min., 9 GA, 0.84 GAA, 37 saves, 4 shutouts
 
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS (Thursday, 7:00 p.m.)
 
Midwestern State (13-2-1, 11-1-0, 33 pts Heartland) is currently ranked No. 11 in the nation. The Mustangs played two conference matches on the road last weekend. First, Midwestern State traveled to Austin, Texas last Thursday to play the No. 3 ranked team in the nation in St. Edward's, which the Mustangs won 1-0 over the Hilltoppers. Midwestern State finished its weekend at Dallas Baptist, winning 1-0 over the Patriots.
 
            LEADERS
 
            Christian Okeke- 16 GP, 7g, 3a, 17 pts, 33 shots, 13 SOG, 2 GWG
            Gabriel Cavalcante- 15 GP, 6g, 5a, 17 pts, 29 shots, 15 SOG, 4 GWG
            Flavio Guzman- 16 GP, 4g, 4a, 12 pts, 50 shots, 24 SOG, 1 GWG
            Jorge DeLeon- 16 GP, 4g, 1a, 9 pts, 42 shots, 17 SOG
            Noah Fazakas- 15 GP, 15 GS, 1305:00 min., 8 GA, 0.55 GAA, 37 saves, 8 shutouts
 
SCOUTING THE HILLCATS (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)
 
Rogers State (8-5-3, 5-5-2, 17 pts Heartland) played its final two conference matches at home last weekend. The Hillcats took on Texas A&M International last Thursday, winning 2-1 over the Dustdevils. Rogers State finished its weekend by hosting St. Mary's last Saturday, also winning 2-1 over the Rattlers.
 
            LEADERS
 
            Jake Simpson- 16 GP, 7g, 1a, 15 pts, 50 shots, 26 SOG, 3 GWG
            Kevin Kwarteng- 13 GP, 4g, 2a, 10 pts, 29 shots, 17 SOG, 1 GWG
            Niall Smith- 16 GP, 2g, 5a, 9 pts, 45 shots, 18 SOG, 1 GWG
            Chris Sowder- 16 GP, 4g, 8 pts, 19 shots, 9 SOG, 2 GWG
            Cody Gammill- 16 GP, 16 GS, 1446:51 min., 19 GA, 1.18 GAA, 64 saves, 4 shutouts
 
NOTES
 
-Midwestern State is currently ranked No. 11 in the nation and on a current eight-game winning streak since the last time they were beaten, which came against Newman on Sept. 25.
 
-The Jets have clinched a spot in the conference postseason but the seeding is still up in the air. The team can finish as high as second with two wins and some help. The likely landing spot for Newman is the fourth seed and a quarterfinal game at home on Tuesday, which it locks up with a single point this weekend.
 
-Vitor Okamoto won the Heartland Conference Offensive Player of the Week Award this week for his two goals scored last week, which one was the game winning goal in the 89' minute against Texas A&M International last Saturday.
 
COVERAGE
 
Both matches this weekend will have live video and statistics at www.newmanjets.com.