MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Coming off a tough loss on the road on Tuesday night, the Mid-America Christian University men's soccer team had an opportunity to get back on track quickly at Bacone College on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors managed to field a team despite a summer of tremendous difficulties for the school, and on Saturday, the Evangels took advantage of the favorable matchup in a big way.

MACU (8-2, 3-1 SAC) kept pace in the Sooner Athletic Conference race with a 6-0 win over Bacone (0-4, 0-4 SAC), and Seth Lidell earned his first career hat trick in the process.

Lidell got things rolling for MACU in the 18th minute, tallying his first career goal and igniting his big afternoon. He added a second tally on an assist from Simon Van Rheeden in the 31st minute, and the Evangels held a 2-0 lead heading into the half. Lidell scored again in the 66th minute to cap his hat trick, and the rout was on. Rai Ramus cashed in a pass from Van Rheeden in the 70th minute to push MACU's lead to 4-0, and Gustavo Urbina (82') and Kacey Owensby (85') capped the scoring.

Liam Ward (7-2) picked up his fourth shutout of the season, and he made one save. Raul Camarena (0-4) made five saves and gave up all six goals in the loss.

MACU will return home on Tuesday afternoon for a tilt against Central Christian College (Kan.) (7-5, 0-4 SAC). The teams will kick off at 1 p.m.