OKLAHOMA CITY -- The University of St. Thomas-Houston Celts scored two unanswered goals to snap a 1-1 tie and go on to a 3-1 win over the Mid-America Christian University Evangels today (Aug. 25) in the season opener for both teams at Evangel Field. 

After a goal by Gabriel Balochini put the Celts up 1-0 in the 29th minute, Juan Mendez scored off a header from Justin Camacho at the 41:20 mark to bring the Evangels even. 

But just 42 seconds later, Oscar Zamudio took a pass from Jorge Contreras and scored the eventual game-winner for the Celts. 

Contreras then got into the scoring act with an insurance tally at the 78:49 point of the second half. 

The shots were tight, with the Evangels (0-1) outshooting the Celts (1-0) 12-10 overall and UST holding a slight 6-5 edge in shots-on-goal. 

Tej Trivedi paced the Evangels with a team-high three shots on the day. 

In his first start in the net, Jakob O'Meara Gill saved three shots for MACU, while Guilherme Altoe recorded four saves for the Celts. 

The Evangels will next be in action Saturday afternoon (Aug. 27) at 3 p.m. on the road in McPherson, Kan.