Newcastle, Okla. -- Playing at the home of the Newcastle (Okla.) High School Racers, it was Raphael Bonelle that raced into the record books with three goals to set the Mid-America Christian University single-season record for goals in a 3-1 victory over the No. 19-ranked Texas Wesleyan University Rams in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday night (Oct. 16) in Newcastle, Okla. Bonelle now has 13 goals on the season, snapping his own single-season mark of 10 set last year.?
Bonelle, the reigning SAC and NCCAA Offensive Player of the Week, scored all three of the Evangels' goals, with the first coming after he gained possession in a crowded area in the box and put it into the net in the 22nd minute. ?
Just six minutes later, Bonelle used some nifty dribbling to get through a crowd and drove to the net for a score at the 28:18 mark.?
The 2-0 lead held until the Rams clawed to within a goal when Ivan Kovacevic drew a foul in the box and put in a penalty kick at the 64:53 mark.?
But Bonelle had an answer with his third goal to complete the hat trick off an assist from Brogun Goodwin in the 67th minute. ?
The Evangels (8-3-1, 3-2 SAC) held a 19-8 edge in shots overall and a 9-6 edge on-goal, led by Bonelle's seven shots and three shots-on-goal.?
Tyler McIntosh stopped five shots for MACU, while Arnold Martinez and Eric Cardona combined for six saves. Martinez allowed all three goals in 70:58, with Cardona playing the final 19:52. ?
The Evangels will go for their fifth straight ?Friday afternoon (Oct. 18) at 3 p.m. at Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Okla.?