Oklahoma City, Okla. -- Nicole Farquhar kicked in a perfectly placed shot from the left angle to snap a 1-1 tie and propel the No. 7-ranked (NCCAA) Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels to a 2-1 victory over the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers in Sooner Athletic Conference action Friday afternoon (Oct. 15).
Farquhar's game-winner came nine minutes after Kelsey Whalen tied the match by scoring off a shot deflection by Farquhar.
The Lady Evangels (12-1, 5-1 SAC) two goals came after a frantic opening 32 minutes of the second half.
MACU out-shot the Rangers (5-8, 2-4 SAC) by a whopping 27-2 in the second stanza, but still trailed 1-0 until Whalen's tying-goal at the 77:44 mark.
Taylor Marsh put the Rangers on top by scoring off a set piece after a hand ball was whistled on the Lady Evangels in the 38th minute of the first half.
Overall, the Lady Evangels held a 33-7 advantage in shots and a 16-4 edge in shots-on-goal.
Julia Nimal, fresh off her hat trick effort against Oklahoma Christian, produced a match-high 11 shots and five shots-on-goal.
Melissa Dobie made three saves in the net for MACU, while Kelsey Archer helped the Rangers maintain the lead for the majority of the match by recording 14 stops.
The victory moves the Lady Evangels to a perfect 8-0 at home.
MACU will now take their act on the road and play at Wayland Baptist on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 19). Kick-off is set for 3 p.m. in Plainview, Texas.
