WICHITA FALLS, Texas - The UT Dallas men's soccer 2026 season ended Wednesday night in a shootout against #4 Midwestern State at Stang Park. With the score tied 1-1 after regulation and two overtimes, the top-seeded Mustangs (14-0-5) advanced by winning 4-3 in penalty kicks.
The Comets finished the season 11-2-7 and made it to the Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament semifinals in their first year of postseason eligibility as a NCAA Division II member.
The game was scoreless until the 53rd minute when
Evan Pustejovsky took the ball into the box and found
Avery Brazzell who knocked it into the bottom right of the goal. Just 31 seconds later, the Mustangs evened it up on an Angel Escobar goal with assists from Oscar Nunez and Juan David Valencia Vacca.
Callum Thompson opened the shootout with a make for the Comets, but Parker Plaxco knotted it up at 1-1. In round two,
Jose Diaz gave the Comets a 2-1 advantage, while Cooper Tea's shot was saved by Ryder Clayborn. Both teams' shots were stopped in round three.
After a UTD miss, Liam Kervick tied the duel 2-2.
Itzak Sandoval and Anthony Barrera each scored in the fifth round to make it 3-3. In the sixth round, MSU keeper Jake Morris recorded a save and Christian Castaneda made his shot to advance the Mustangs to the finals.
During the game, MSU outshot UTD 16-5 overall and 4-2 on goal. Both teams took three corner kicks and the Comets committed more fouls, 21-18.
UT Dallas Notes
- Claborn made three big saves in goal.
- Brazzell's goal was his 11th of the season and the 16th of his career.
- Pustejovsky recorded his third assist of the year and sixth of his career. He also took five shots.
- Thompson played all 110 minutes and took a shot on goal.
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Jordan Jones,
Tabor Robinson and
Ossian Elgström played the entire game.
- The Comets broke the program record with seven ties in the season.
Midwestern State Notes
- Escboar scored his first goal of the year and took two shots on target.
- Skyler Krchnak and Tea both played 110 minutes and recorded a shot on goal.
- Davis Mays, Ethan Krchnak and Oscar Nunez each played the entire contest.
