OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian women's soccer team will be hosting the NCCAA Central Region Championship game for the second time in three years as the Evangels will take on Sooner Athletic Conference rival Southwestern Christian on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Kick-off is slated for 2 p.m. at Evangel Field and the winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCCAA National Championships held at the Austin-Tindall Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Fla. from Dec. 2-7.

The Evangels are the top seed in the NCCAA Central Region Tournament after finishing the regular season and Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament with a 12-5-1 record and turned in its best finish in SAC play since the 2010 season with a 6-2-1 conference mark. The Evangels will be seeking a return to the NCCAA National Championships with their last trip coming during the 2017 season. In that NCCAA Central Region Championship match, MACU defeated Southwestern Assemblies of God in a 1-0 thriller at Evangel Field on Nov. 18, 2017.

Southwestern Christian will be competing in the championship tilt after defeating Central Christian in the NCCAA Central Region Semifinal in Bethany, Okla. on Nov. 15. The Eagles won in dramatic fashion as SCU advanced with an 8-7 edge in sudden death penalty kicks after finishing double overtime with a 2-2 draw.

The last time the Evangels faced Southwestern Christian (6-9-2) was on Oct. 15 in Bethany. Mid-America Christian scored three second half goals to pull away with the 3-nil victory.