Oct. 14, 2009

10.13.09 - Oklahoma City, Okla.- After losing their first two Sooner Athletic Conference games in double overtime, the Mid-America Christian University women's soccer team got their first conference win against Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The Lady Evangels prevailed 7-1 over the Rangers on Tuesday afternoon at Evangel Field.

With the win the Lady Evangels improve to 5-5 overall with a 1-2 conference record.

The Lady Evangels scored early and often with Kassie Shivers getting the first goal in the sixth minute of play. Just five minute later the Lady Evangels struck again. This time it was Julia Nimal scoring her seventh goal of the season. Nimal is leading the Lady Evangel in scoring.

Shivers got her second goal of the game in the 23rd minute. Both of her goals in the game were assisted by senior Lindsey McKinney. The Lady Evangels took a 3-0 lead into the intermission.

McKinney started the second half with a goal in the 48th minute. She finished a ball that was being kicked around the six yard box. Senior Jocelyn Mehlhaff blasted a shot from 25 yards out, netting the Lady Evangels fifth goal of the game in the 56th minute.

MACU let the Rangers slip a goal past them in the 72 minute when Nicole Leffingwell split the defense a put NWOSU on the scoreboard.

Amber Sumpter got her second goal of the year when she finished a shot from Julia Nimal that went through the goalkeepers arms.

McKinney rounded out the scoring for the Lady Evangels. After dribbling the NWOSU defense she finished her own blocked shot.

The Lady Evangels will travel to Plainview, Texas on Thursday, October 15th to take on SAC opponent Wayland Baptist University at 11 a.m.