OKLAHOMA CITY -- Brianna Jezioro scored just 3:36 into the overtime period to cap the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels rally back for a 3-2 victory over the Oklahoma City University Stars in a thrilling Sooner Athletic Conference matchup today (Oct. 25) at MACU Soccer Field.
The Lady Evangels (11-4, 4-3 SAC) had fallen behind by two goals on two scores from Allison Worsham in the first half.
But Cici Mitchell and Chelsea Swisher quickly tied the score with goals less than a minute apart in the second half.
Mitchell struck first by streaking to the middle of the box and took a midfield pass from Jezioro to score at the 52:46 mark.
Swisher then brought the Lady Evangels even by taking advantage of a one-on-one opportunity with the keeper in the 53rd minute.
MACU out-shot the Stars (5-6-1, 3-3 SAC) 19-12 overall and 10-8 on-goal. Swisher led the way with a match-high 10 shots along with seven shots-on-goal.
Kaitlyn Whitten made six saves in the net for the Lady Evangels, while Angela Clifton recorded seven saves for OCU.
The Lady Evangels will next wrap up their home schedule with a matchup against John Brown University Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 28) at 1 p.m.