Dec. 2, 2009

12.2.09 - Kissimmee, Fla.- The Mid-America Christian University men's soccer team (10-8-1) will make their second appearance at the National Christian College Athletic Association Championship this week in Kissimmee, Fl. The eighth seeded Evangels got a taste of the tournament one year ago, finishing seventh. The Evangels will take on the number one seed Mid-Continent University (Ky.) on Wednesday, December 2nd at Austin-Tindall Regional Park with kick off set for 5 p.m. (EST).

MACU advanced to the NCCAA National Tournament with an automatic berth after defending their NCCAA Central Region Title. The Evangels cruised past Colorado Christian,3-0 in the final . In the semifinal they took down Oklahoma Wesleyan 5-1; revenge from the 4-1 loss OWU handed the Evangels on the road in their final regular season match.

The Cougars (6-5-5) took the top spot in the seeding after Olivet Nazarene University was forced to drop out due to the H1N1 virus plaguing their team. MCU was upset in the semi-finals of the Mideast Region Tournament; they lost to Oakland City 1-0.

There will be live stat at http://www.dakstats.com/Websync/Pages/Webcasts.aspx?association=10