OKLAHOMA CITY – Darko Nikolic scored a goal and dished out two assists to lead the Mid-America Christian University Evangels to a 4-2 victory over the Texas College Steers today (Sept. 23) at Evangel Field.
Trailing 1-0 and 2-1, Nikolic assisted on the game-tying goal on a header from Gleydson Neri in the 29th minute of the first half.
Nikolic then put in the go-ahead score by back-kicking a shot off a cross from Vinny Vilela at the 56:51 mark.
Justin Camacho then finished the scoring by scoring off a deflection in the box in the 63rd minute.
Angel Estrada put the Steers on top just 5:26 into the match before Tej Trivedi tied the score off of assists from both Nikolic and Neri three minutes later.
Confidence Ogo later gave the Steers a short-lived lead with in the 25th minute.
The Evangels (2-4) out-shot the Steers 25-16 overall and 18-10 on-goal. Neri had a match-high eight shots and seven shots-on-goal for MACU.
Jakob O'Meara-Gill made eight stops in the net for the Evangels, while Marshall Street recorded 13 saves for Texas College.
The Evangels will next be in action Sunday afternoon (Sept. 25) for a neutral-site match against Bethel University (Tenn.). The match is set for 3 p.m. and will be played at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark.