OKLAHOMA CITY -- The John Brown University Golden Eagles scored with less than three minutes remaining in the first overtime to slip past the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels 2-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference action Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 24) at MACU Soccer Field.

With the score even at 1-1, Cheyenne Padgett took advantage of a deflection in the middle to score the game-winning goal at the 97:16 mark.

Padgett had assisted on JBU's first goal in the 11th minute of the match as she fed Laura Garcia for a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper that made it 1-0.

Chelsea Swisher then tied the score for the Lady Evangels off a cross from Kassie Byrd in the 56th minute.

The shot count reflected how even the match was, as the Lady Evangels held a slim 22-21 edge in overall shots and a 12-9 advantage on-goal. 

Byrd and Julia Nimal each had eight shots to lead the Lady Evangels (8-8, 3-4 SAC), while Padgett had a team-high seven shots for the Golden Eagles (9-4-1, 4-2-1 SAC).

Melissa Dobie made seven saves for the Lady Evangels and Kristin Morency stopped 11 shots for JBU. 

The Lady Evangels will wrap up the regular season at Oklahoma Baptist University on Saturday evening (Oct. 27) at 5 p.m. in Shawnee, Okla.