Waxahachie, Texas -- For the second straight season, the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels are the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Central Regional tournament champions after defeating the Central Christian College (Kan.) Tigers 2-1 today in Waxahachie, Texas. 

The Lady Evangels, now 10-8-1 on the season, will next gear up for the NCCAA National Tournament that will be held Nov. 30-Dec. 5 in Kissimmee, Fla. 

Kaci Power picked up where she left off yesterday with a goal off an assist from Cici Mitchell in the 38th minute that gave the Lady Evangels a 1-0 lead at the half. 

Mitchell then got into the scoring act with a score at the 68:43 mark that put MACU on top by two goals. 

Nikki Neal put the Tigers (18-5) on the board in the 71st minute, but the Lady Evangels held on from that point for the victory. 

The Lady Evangels out-shot the Tigers 15-9 overall and the shots-on-goal were even 8-8. 

Kaitlyn Whitten was solid in the net again for the Lady Evangels with seven saves, while Shayna Watkins stopped five shots for Central Christian.

The Lady Evangels have rebounded strong from an 0-3 start to begin the season, going 10-5-1 through today's championship victory.