Bethany, Okla. -- Julia Nimal scored and dished out an assist to lead the No. 6-ranked (NCCAA) Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels to an important 2-1 win at the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 26) in Bethany, Okla.
The win puts the Lady Evangels into a tie for second place in the Sooner Athletic Conference with John Brown at 7-2 in the conference. The top eight teams make the postseason conference tournament, with the top four seeds hosting at least the first round.
Nimal's team-high tying 14th goal put MACU on top 1-0 from the far left corner off an assist from Rachel Scott at the 24:24 mark of the first half.
The Lady Evangels (14-2, 7-2 SAC) maintained the one-goal lead until the Crimson Storm tied it on a goal by Whitney Seaton after a hand ball gave SNU a set piece in the 63rd minute.
Nimal then recorded her team-leading fifth assist on the game-winner by Nicole Farquhar off a corner kick in the 70th minute.
The Lady Evangels out-shot the Crimson Storm (9-6-1, 6-2-1 SAC) 16-14 overall, led by Kassie Byrd's match-high eight shots and five shots-on-goal.
Jackie Acevedo and Kayla Thompson each had three shots to lead SNU.
Melissa Dobie stopped four shots in the net for the Lady Evangels, while SNU's Rachael Wade recorded seven saves.
The Lady Evangels will next play their final conference road game of the regular season at Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday (Oct. 30) at noon in Shawnee, Okla.
