OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian women's soccer team will face two of its toughest tests of the season at the John Brown Classic this weekend. The Evangels will open the tourney on Saturday for a 5 p.m. matchup with No. 13 Oklahoma Wesleyan before closing out the event with an 11 a.m. match against No. 5 Tennessee Southern on Monday.

MACU SEASON REPORT (2021)

• Record: 2-0
• Last Match: Won vs. Friends (Kan.) – 5-3 – Aug. 31, 2021 – Oklahoma City, Okla. (Mike & Helen Dill Soccer Field)
• Stat Leaders:
  • Kyleigh Gibson (Rushing) – SR – F
    • 2 Goals (1^st), 4 Points (1^st), 7 Shots (1^st), 5 SOG (1^st)
  • Mia Willyerd – FR - F
    • 1 Goal (2^nd), 3 Points (2^nd), 2 Shots, 1 SOG, 1 GWG (1^st)
  • Abigail McCain – JR - F
    • 1 Goal (2^nd), 2 Points (3^rd), 4 Shots (3^rd), 4 SOG (2^nd)
  • Jasmine Morales – FR - F
    • 1 Goal (2^nd), 2 Points (3^rd), 4 Shots (3^rd), 3 SOG (3^rd), 1 GWG (1^st)
  • Jennifer Starwalt – JR – GK
    • 2-0 Record, 1.18 GAA (1^st), 5 Saves (1^st), .667 SV% (1^st), 1 SHO (1^st)
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian won a high-scoring 5-3 affair against Friends (Kan.) at home on Aug. 31.
  • Kyleigh Gibson (Rushing) notched her 7^th career multi-goal match against the Falcons to move into the team lead for goals, scoring her first of the season in the 33^rd minute before scoring MACU's lone goal in the second half in the 56^th minute.
  • The Evangels are off to their second straight 2-0 start after beating MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 1-0 in their season-opener on Aug. 28. Last season, MACU opened the year with a 12-0 victory at Bacone (Okla.) before topping Texas A&M-Texarkana 10-1.
  • In the two wins, a pair of freshmen have scored the game-winners for MACU as Mia Willyerd scored the lone goal against the Pioneers while Jasmine Morales booted in the game-winner in the 43^rd minute against Friends.

SCOUTING REPORT
No. 13 Oklahoma Wesleyan

• Record: 1-0
• Last Match: Won vs. No. 21 Missouri Valley – 1-0 – Sept. 1, 2021 – Bartlesville, Okla.
• Series History: Series Tied 1-1
• Last Match vs. MACU: OKWU won 1-0 – Nov. 22, 2013 – Bethany, Okla.
• Stat Leaders:
  • Marjolen Neseka – SR – M
    • 1 Goal (1^st), 2 Points (1^st), 3 Shots (1^st), 2 SOG (1^st), 1 GWG (1^st)
  • ReNaisha Mitchell – SR – F
    • 1 Assist (1^st), 1 Point (2^nd)
  • Tania Mocholi – SO – F
    • 2 Shots (2^nd), 1 SOG (2^nd)
  • Nerea Perez Mora – SO - GK
    • 1-0 Record, 0.00 GAA (1^st), 3 Saves (1^st), 1.000 SV% (1^st), 1 SHO (1^st)
• Team Notes:
  • No. 13 Oklahoma Wesleyan opened the season with a 1-0 victory over No. 21 Missouri Valley at home on Sept. 1.
  • Senior midfielder Marjolen Neseka scored the game-winning goal in the 16^th minute off the pass of ReNaisha Mitchell.
  • Oklahoma Wesleyan is coming off a 20-3 season after falling to John Brown in the NAIA Opening Round by a score of 2-1 on Apr. 17.
  • Mid-America Christian and Oklahoma Wesleyan will be meeting for just the fifth time since 2006. The last time the two teams met was in the NCCAA Central Region Championships on Nov. 22, 2013 in Bethany, Okla., where the Eagles upended the Evangels 1-0.

No. 5 Tennessee Southern

• Record: 3-0
• Last Match: Won vs. Dalton State – 6-0 – Aug. 28, 2021 – Pulaski, Tenn.
• Series History: N/A
• Last Match vs. MACU: N/A
• Stat Leaders:
  • Keito Ido – FR – F
    • 6 Goals (1^st), 1 Assist (2^nd), 13 Points (1^st), 9 Shots (4^th), 6 SOG (3^rd), 2 GWG (1^st)
  • Estelle Badoedana Ekada – JR – F
    • 3 Goals (2^nd), 1 Assist (2^nd), 7 Points (3^rd), 12 Shots (2^nd), 7 SOG (1^st), 1 GWG (2^nd)
  • Adisa Amang – SR – F
    • 2 Goals (3^rd), 8 Assists (1^st), 12 Points (2^nd), 13 Shots (1^st), 7 SOG (1^st)
  • Brooke Shavers – SR - GK
    • 1-0 Record, 0.00 GAA (1^st), 3 Saves (1^st), 1.000 SV% (1^st), 1 SHO (1^st)
• Team Notes:
  • Tennessee Southern is currently boasting the 11^th-highest goals per game average among teams that have played more than one match at 4.67 goals per game.
  • The Firehawks leading scorer, freshman forward Keito Ido ranks third in the NAIA in goals scored with six on the season.
  • Senior forward Adisa Amang currently ranks first in the NAIA in assists with eight total on the year.
  • After scratching out a hard-fought 4-3 victory against No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan on Aug. 18, the Firehawks have dominated their last two matchups, defeating Faulkner (Ala.) 4-0 on Aug. 23 and Dalton State (Ga.) 6-0 on Aug. 28.
  • UTS will face No. 9 John Brown on Saturday before facing the Evangels on Monday. It will be the first ever meeting between MACU and Tennessee Southern.