Oct. 16, 2008

10.16.08 - Shawnee, Okla. - With only one days rest, the Mid-America Christian University men's soccer team tied conference opponent St. Gregory's University 1-1 at SGU field on Thursday afternoon.

With a tie MACU is 4-10-1 overall and 0-6-1 in the conference.

The Evangels battled SGU the entire game. The first half ended scoreless with MACU taking three shots on goal.

SGU scored the first goal of the match in the 67th minute of play which gave them the momentum in the game. The Evangels did not give up and were able to get the equalizer in the 83rd minute when defender Kyle Miller served a ball to forward Bryce Jantz who was able to get his head on the ball and find the back of the net. The game remained tied for the remainder of regulation and was sent into overtime.

MACU had many missed opportunities during the overtime. Freshman Luis Neverez hit the crossbar with only a few minutes left in the first overtime. Unable to find the back of the net, the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Goalkeeper Austin Custar came up with some big saves in the match recording ten in all.

"With one day of rest I am pleased with how our men played today," Head Coach Zach Bice said. "We were unlucky a couple of times and I am disappointed with the tie but overall I think we played well and the tie can hopefully help us in conference standings."

The Evangels have a week off before the return to conference play for their last regular season match. They will face Oklahoma Christian at home on October 31st.