Oklahoma City, Okla. -- For the second straight match, the No. 9-ranked (NCCAA) Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels pulled off a thrilling overtime victory over a Sooner Athletic Conference foe, this time defeating the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers 3-2 Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 5).
Kassie Byrd's second goal of the day was the game-winner in the 7th minute of the first overtime period. Byrd's shot sailed in the net from the far right corner at the 97:28 mark of the match.
It was also Byrd that got the Lady Evangels (10-0, 3-0 SAC) going early by heading in a pass from the left corner by Julia Nimal just 2:45 into the contest.
Brittany Jay tied the score with a goal for the Drovers (5-3-1, 1-2 SAC) at the 13:40 mark of the first half.
Taylor Fain then hooked in a shot from the left side four minutes into the second half to give USAO a 2-1 lead.
The Drovers held the lead until Michelle Medina took a feed from Byrd and found the net with a perfectly placed shot from about 25 yards away in the 67th minute to even the match at 2-2.
Dobie set a season-high in saves for the second straight match, recording 11 stops.
Nikki Thomas made six saves for USAO.
The Drovers held a 24-20 advantage in shots overall and a 13-10 edge in shots-on-goal.
Nimal (7) and Byrd (6) combined for 13 of the Lady Evangels' 20 shot attempts, with Byrd tallying a match-high four shots-on-goal.
Gabby Martinez paced the Drovers with seven shots.
The undefeated Lady Evangels will next face another stiff test when they play at No. 23-ranked Oklahoma City University on Saturday evening (Oct. 9) at 5 p.m.
