Oklahoma City, Okla. -- The Mid-America Christian Evangels struck for two goals in the second half to snap a scoreless tie and defeat the Rogers State Hillcats 2-0 in the Sooner Athletic Conference regular season finale Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 2).
MACU's first goal came when Javier Hernandez pounded a beautiful shot into the net from 20 yards out on the right side at the 66:42 mark of the second half.
Brett Brown then gave the Evangels (6-9-2, 3-7 SAC) some breathing room by scoring off a corner kick assist from Benny Olvera in the 86th minute for the final two-goal margin.
The Evangels' defensive effort was outstanding, particularly in the second half when they out-shot the Hillcats 12-6.
Goalkeeper Austin Custar helped keep RSU (11-5-2, 5-4-1 SAC) off the scoreboard by recording six saves in the match.
RSU's Sean Surridge also made six stops in the net.
Brown led the Evangels with four shots, with all four being on-goal.
Henrique Sousa recorded a team-high four shots for the Hillcats.
The Evangels out-shot the Hillcats 19-16 overall and 9-6 on-goal.
