MUSKOGEE, Okla. – The Mid-America Christian women's soccer team coming off a record-breaking year offensively picked up right where it left off as Liz Lozano and Joanne Nakirya scored four goals apiece to lead the Evangels to a 12-0 victory at Bacone College on Saturday.

SCORING SUMMARY

·         First Half

o   MACU – 7:47 – Goal: Liz Lozano (1)

o   MACU – 23:52 – Goal: Liz Lozano (2)

o   MACU – 35:54 – Goal: Josie Wiley (1), Assist: Liz Lozano

·         Second Half

o   MACU – 47:21 – Goal: Liz Lozano (3)

o   MACU – 50:50 – Goal: Joanne Nakirya (1), Assist: Veronica Lopez Cordero

o   MACU – 51:39 – Goal: Alex White (1)

o   MACU – 55:09 – Goal: Liz Lozano (4)

o   MACU – 56:55 – Goal: Joanne Nakirya (2)

o   MACU – 58:50 – Goal: Joanne Nakirya (3), Assist: Samantha Rodriguez

o   MACU – 67:08 – Goal: Joanne Nakirya (4)

o   MACU – 68:24 – Goal: Veronica Lopez Cordero (1), Assist: Ana Luiza Abras Rodrigues

o   MACU – 81:12 – Goal: Samantha Rodriguez (1)

MATCH SUMMARY

·         Lozano netted the Evangels' first goal of the season in the eighth minute just moments after her initial shot hit the crossbar to make it a 1-0 MACU lead.

·         Lozano pushed across her second goal of the game in the 24^th minute before recording an assist on Josie Wiley's first goal with MACU in the 36^th minute to send Mid-America Christian into the half with a 3-0 advantage.

·         Just over two minutes into the second half, Lozano earned her first career hat trick to become the 20^th player at MACU during the NAIA era to score three or more goals in a match.

·         A junior transfer from NCAA Division II Southwestern Oklahoma State, Joanne Nakirya went on a scoring outburst by netting four of MACU's six goals over a 17-minute stretch to extend the Evangels' edge to 10-0 with just under 33 minutes remaining.

·         Freshman midfielder Samantha Rodriguez capped off the scoring in the 82^nd minute, closing out her first match with MACU with a goal and an assist.

MATCH NOTABLES

·         It was the sixth-match in the NAIA era (2008-present) that Mid-America Christian scored in double-digits as the 12-goal scoring effort tied the third-most in a single game since defeating Bacone 12-1 on Oct. 10, 2017.

·         Liz Lozano became just the seventh Evangel to score four or more goals in a single match. The Aguascalientes, Mexico native finished the game with nine points to produce the third-highest point mark in a single match, sitting only behind current teammate Sylvie Willie and Kaci Power with 10 each.

·         Joanne Nakirya made her mark in the MACU NAIA era record book as well, as she became the eighth MACU player to reach the four-goal plateau. Her eight points locks her into a tie for the fourth-most points in a match while her nine shots on-goal is tied for the third-most and her 13 total shots is the fourth-most in a single match.
 

UP NEXT

Mid-America Christian's next regular season match will be its first at Evangel Field as MACU will host Texas A&M-Texarkana at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.