OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian women's soccer team moved to 3-0 on the season with another strong non-conference showing against Arizona Christian as a pair of goals by Liz Lozano and Kelsey Henry propelled the Evangels to a 4-0 victory over the Firestorm on Thursday.
 

SCORING SUMMARY

• 1^st Half
  • MACU – 25:32 – Goal: Liz Lozano (10), Assist: Kyleigh Gibson – MACU 1, ACU 0
  • MACU – 37:18 – Goal: Liz Lozano (11), Assists: Sylvie Willie, Kyleigh Gibson – MACU 2, ACU 0
• 2^nd Half
  • MACU – 67:22 – Goal: Kelsey Henry (2), Assists: Kyleigh Gibson, Liz Lozano – MACU 3, ACU 0
  • MACU – 73:05 – Goal: Kelsey Henry (3), Assist: Brooklyn Fink – MACU 4, ACU 0

 

MATCH SUMMARY

• Mid-America Christian (3-0) jumped out in-front when Liz Lozano successfully pulled off a give-and-go pass from the left side toward Kyleigh Gibson screeching down the right side. Gibson broke into the goal box and crossed it back over to a wide open Lozano in the middle of the goal box from about three yards out, punching it into the open left corner of the net to make it 1-0 MACU.
• With just under 12 minutes to go in the first half, Arizona Christian (1-2) had a shot at an equalizer, but Adrianna Contreras' rocket shot from 19 yards out on the right side pinged off the right post and out the right side for a MACU throw-in.
• The Evangels scored an insurance goal just before the half in the 38^th minute when Gibson streaking down the right side was able to deliver a long pass to the left side of the box to Sylvie Willie, who tapped a pass back middle to Lozano for her second goal of the match, sending the Evangels into the break with a 2-nil advantage.
• Kelsey Henry notched her first goal of the match in the 68^th minute with some stellar ball movement. On the play, Lozano delivered a pass from just outside the 18-yard box to Gibson breaking down the right side, as she tapped a pass back middle for Henry, firing a shot from three-yards out inside the left post to bring the score to 3-0.
• Henry scored her second of the match with just under 17 minutes left when Brooklyn Fink launched a deep pass from midfield to Henry slipping past the Firestorm defense, as she slipped her shot just past the keeper inside the right post to extend the Evangels' lead to four.
• MACU's clean sheet was threatened when Jennifer Starwalt was called for a foul inside the goal box with just over 10 minutes remaining, but was able to make up for the miscue by making a strong save on the penalty kick to keep the shutout intact.

 

MATCH NOTABLES

• Mid-America Christian dominated on both sides of the field, outshooting Arizona Christian 19-6 with a 10-3 edge in shots on-goal.
• Liz Lozano continued her offensive tear by scoring her 10^th and 11^th goals of a season, adding an assist to boot for a match total of five points. The midfielder from Aguascalientes, Mexico is currently tied for the team-lead in assists with four while bringing her season point total to 26.
• Kelsey Henry continued to have success against the Firestorm by notching her second career multi-goal game. The first of Henry's MACU career came at Arizona Christian last year when she scored a pair to help lead MACU to a 4-1 win in Phoenix on Sept. 2, 2019.
• Kyleigh Gibson became the seventh Evangels player in the NAIA era to record a three-assist game. The Moore, Oklahoma product is currently tied for the team lead with Lozano at four so far on the season.

 

NEXT UP

• Mid-America Christian will take on Manhattan Christian (Kan.) in a neutral site contest on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Evangels will kick-off at 4 p.m. against the Thunder at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas.