Oklahoma City, Okla. -- After grinding to a 1-1 tie in the first half, the Mid-America Christian Evangels took the game over with three scores in the second to defeat the Southwestern Christian Eagles 4-1 in their 2011 home opener Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 6) at Evangel Field. 

The go ahead score came when Duncan Mbugua put in a header from Zach Tuggle at the 51:24 mark of the second half that made it 2-1.

Adam Wagner then blasted a shot through the net from 30 yards away for an insurance tally in the 77th minute. 

Abel Renteria capped the victory by finding the net from an angle on the right side at the 80:01 mark. 

The Evangels made it stand despite being out-shot 13-8 in the second half. 

The Evangels (2-0) jumped on top in the 28th minute of the opening half on a Brian Armstrong header from Willy Deleon. 

Cazley Claasen then evened the score with a goal off an assist from Niall Harrison. 

Zane Bourne made five saves while blanking the Eagles in the second half, while Martin Ochoa also made five stops for the Eagles. 

The Evangels will be back in action this weekend with a pair of matches in Austin, Texas.  First, MACU will face host Huston-Tillotson on Friday night (Sept. 9) at 7 p.m. and then Our Lady Of the Lake Saturday night (Sept. 10) at 7 p.m.