Siloam Springs, Ark. -- The John Brown Golden Eagles slipped by the Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels 2-1 Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 9) to advance to the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament title game.
It didn't take long for the Golden Eagles to strike as Jodi Knack took a pass off a corner kick from Ashley Cecil and scored just 1:02 into the match.
The Lady Evangels (16-3-1) responded with a score by Kassie Byrd off a feed from the left side by Julia Nimal that squared the match at 1-1 in the 22nd minute.
Ashley Cochran then gave JBU a lead they wouldn't relinquish by putting in a shot from the far corner at the 34:30 mark.
MACU couldn't crack the scoreboard again despite a shot bouncing off the post in the second half.
Melissa Dobie, the four-time SAC Defensive Player of the Week, stopped four shots in the net for the Lady Evangels.
Faith Thurmond made one save for the Golden Eagles (15-3-1).
The Lady Evangels were out-shot 16-6 overall and 6-2 on-goal, with Byrd and Nimal each recording a team-high two shots.
Camille Malkiewicz had a match-high four shots to pace the Golden Eagles.
