No. 3 West Texas A&M defeated Lone Star Conference foe No. 8 Midwestern State 3-0 on Friday afternoon in Durango, Colo., in the first round of the NCAA regional, after the teams played to two ties during the regular season.

WTAMU (15-1-2) got two goals early in the game, as Ben Everson scored in the eighth minute of play, and Nicki Nielsen converted a penalty kick six minutes later. The scoring was rounded out by Dominic Furness, who scored in the 60th minute.

WTAMU will play host and No. 1-ranked Fort Lewis at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the second round. Fort Lewis advanced by defeating Colorado Mines 3-0.

MSU finishes the season at 13-2-3.