Women's Soccer

Lady Evangels Explode in Second half for 5-1 win over Lady Rangers

Oklahoma City, Okla. -- After going into the half tied at 1-1, the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels erupted in the second with four goals to defeat the Northwestern Oklahoma State Lady Rangers 5-1 in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup Friday afternoon (Oct. 7) at Evangel Field. 
 
Nimal got the Lady Evangels (8-1-1) on the board first on a goal from Michelle Medina in the 24th minute of the first half. 
 
But it didn't take long for the Lady Rangers to answer as Denise Rangel blasted in a shot from 30 yards away at the 32:37 mark that squared the match at 1-1.
 
In the second half, it was all Lady Evangels as Kaci Power found the net from near the midfield strike for the go-ahead score in the 54th minute. 
 
Nimal then extended the lead by again scoring off a Medina assist at the 80:54 mark. 
 
One minute later, Chelsea Swisher got loose on a breakaway that gave the Lady Evangels a 4-1 lead. 
 
Kassie Byrd then finished off the scoring with a goal from Nimal with just 25 seconds remaining. 
 
The Lady Evangels out-shot the Lady Rangers 24-9 overall and 10-4 on-goal.  Nimal led MACU with eight shots and Rangel had a team-high three shots for NWOSU. 
 
Melissa Dobie made three saves in the net for the Lady Evangels, while Courtney Herian recorded five stops for the Lady Rangers. 
 
The Lady Evangels will next play at USAO on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 11) at 1 p.m. in Chickasha, Okla. 
 
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