WICHITA FALLS, Texas – West Texas A&M senior Julio Vargas made his final regular-season trip to Wichita Falls memorable on Saturday afternoon as the Dallas native registered his 11^th goal of the season in the 95^th minute to give the Buffs a 1-0 golden goal overtime win over the #3 Mustangs of MSU Texas, snapping MSU's 35-match unbeaten streak which was tied for the fourth longest in NCAA Division II history.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: West Texas A&M 1, #3 MSU Texas 0 (Overtime)
Records: West Texas A&M (10-2-2, 7-2-1 HLC), MSU Texas (11-1-1, 8-1-1 HLC)
Venue: MSU Football Practice Field
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
 
The first half saw the teams trade shots as the Buffs registered eight in the first 45 minutes of play with three falling on goal while the Mustangs had five with none coming on goal. The rivals went another 45 minutes without a score as the two goalies combined for six saves to send the game into overtime.
 
The Buffs ended the match at the 95:50 mark as Harry McGrath send a free kick from 20 yards out into the box to find Vargas on the right post for the golden goal. Alexander Vencel finished the afternoon with two saves on 10 shots faced to move to 7-1-1 on the season.
 
UP NEXT
The Buffs return to Heartland Conference action on Thursday night as they host the Hilltoppers of St. Edward's starting at 7 p.m. at The Pitch in Canyon.