Women's Soccer

Swisher's OT Goal Sends Lady Evangels Into NCCAA Regional Semfinals

Bethany, Okla. -- Chelsea Swisher scored just 1:38 into the overtime period to give the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Christian University Cougars in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Central Regional quarterfinals Wednesday night (Nov. 20) on the campus of Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Okla. 

Swisher's game-winning score followed Ciara Mitchell's tying goal in the 66th minute that made it 3-3. 

Kaci Power scored the game's first goal that got the Lady Evangels on the board in the 17th minute of the first half, before Mariah Fredericks recorded the first of her two goals at the 23:38 mark that pulled CCU even at 1-1. 

After Swisher put the Lady Evangels back on top at the 30:21 mark, Fredericks again tied the score with 1:47 remaining in the opening period. 

Cora Aversano then gave the Cougars their first lead of the match with a goal just 1:59 into the second half. 

Swisher tallied a match-high five shots as the Lady Evangels out-shot CCU 14-12 overall, with the shots-on-goal even at 10-10. 

Kaitlyn Whitten made seven saves for MACU in her 91:38 in the net, with Haley Lowe and Kiersten Turner combining for six saves for the Cougars. 

The Lady Evangels will now face second seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan University on Friday afternoon (Nov. 22) at 2:30 p.m. at Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Okla. 

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