Oklahoma City, Okla. -- After falling behind 2-0 at the half, the Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels staged a thrilling, 3-2 come from behind victory over the Oklahoma Baptist Lady Bison in the Sooner Athletic Conference opener for both teams Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 27) at Evangel Field.

Down 2-0 at the half, Kassie Byrd started the Lady Evangels (6-1, 1-0 SAC) rally by heading in a cross from Julia Nimal, who had received a nice feed from Michelle Medina that cut the deficit in half in the 58th minute. 

Medina then tied the score by punching  in a beautifully placed corner kick at the 66:10 mark of the second half. 

Tied 2-2 in the extra period, Byrd drew a foul in the box and nailed the penalty kick to give the Lady Evangels the victory. 

It didn't take long for the Lady Bison to strike in the opening half, as Elisa Brito knocked in a shot from from the left side for a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute. 

Brito then assisted on a score by Rylea Wallace at the 30:02 mark for a two goal advantage. 

Byrd and Nimal each had a match-high seven shots for the Lady Evangels. 

Courtney Anderson led the Lady Bison (1-7, 0-1 SAC) with five shot-attempts. 

In the net, MACU's Melissa Dobie and OBU's Shannon Griffith were busy, each stopping 11 shots. 

The Lady Evangels held a 27-21 overall edge in shots, but the shots-on-goal were even at 14. 

Next up for the Lady Evangels is a matchup at St. Gregory's on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 1) at 2 p.m. in Shawnee, Okla.