OKLAHOMA CITY – The No. 1 Mid-America Christian men's soccer team will be back at home on Tuesday night as the Evangels will open a crucial three-match home stand against John Brown. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Dill Soccer Field.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 11-1-1 (4-0-1 SAC)
• Last Match: Tied at Science & Arts (Okla.) – 1-1 – Oct. 14, 2022 – Chickasha, Okla.
• Top Performers:
  • Rodrigo Albuquerque – GR – F
    • 10 Goals, 3 Assists, 23 Points, 45 Shots, 22 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Ricardo Ferreira – SO – F
    • 8 Goals, 2 Assists, 18 Points, 28 Shots, 16 SOG, 3 GWG
  • Jack Price – SR – M
    • 3 Goals, 4 Assists, 10 Points, 21 Shots, 11 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Diego Real – FR – M
    • 1 Goal, 7 Assists, 9 Points, 14 Shots, 5 SOG
  • Jeremi Abonnel – SO – GK
    • 11-1-1 W-L, 0.16 GAA, 27 Saves, .931 SV%, 10 SHO, 1 CBO
• Team Notes:
  • After going 739 minutes without conceding a goal, Mid-America Christian gave up its first goal in the 19^th minute in its 1-1 draw with Science & Arts on Friday.
  • The Evangels needed to battle back from their first deficit since giving up a goal with 45 seconds left in a 1-0 defeat at No. 9 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) on Sept. 3 and were able to tie it on Luan Cesar's penalty kick goal in the 73^rd minute.
  • Even after giving up its first goal in more than a month, the Evangels are still the top-ranked team in the NAIA in goals allowed average at 0.15 and have pitched the second-most shutouts with 11.
  • After getting a point off the draw with the Drovers and Oklahoma City suffering a 5-1 loss at John Brown on Saturday, the Evangels moved alone into first in the Sooner Athletic Conference standings with 13 total points, sitting ahead of Oklahoma City (4-1, 12) and Southwestern Christian (3-0-2, 11).

SCOUTING REPORT
John Brown (Ark.)

• Record: 7-1-3 (3-1-1 SAC)
• Last Match: Won vs. Oklahoma City – 5-1 – Oct. 15, 2022 – Siloam Springs, Ark.
• Series vs MACU (2008-): JBU leads 10-5-1
• Last Match vs. MACU: MACU won 5-0 – Nov. 8, 2021 – Dill Soccer Field (SAC Semifinal)
• Players to Watch:
  • Jacob Zamarron – SR – F
    • 11 Goals, 6 Assists, 28 Points, 52 Shots, 29 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Oscar Carballo – SR – M
    • 10 Goals, 6 Assists, 26 Points, 35 Shots, 22 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Alejandro Ramirez – SO – F
    • 7 Goals, 5 Assists, 19 Points, 27 Shots, 16 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Adam Tebbs – FR – GK
    • 4-1-2 W-L, 1.40 GAA, 33 Saves, .805 SV%, 1 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • Tuesday's matchup will feature the Sooner Athletic Conference's top offense against the league's best defense as John Brown enters the match with an SAC-best 3.91 goals per game average. JBU has featured excellent offensive distribution by tallying a SAC-high 51 assists on its 43 total goals scored.
  • The Golden Eagles are led by two of the leading goal-scorers in the SAC in Jacob Zamarron and Oscar Carballo. Zamarron leads the SAC in both goals scored (11) and total points (28) while Carballo ranks tied for second in total goals (10) and third in points (26).
  • The John Brown goalkeeping efforts has been a collective effort between sophomore Kyle Hix and freshman Adam Tebbs. Hix, who was the team's starter for the first four matches, returned to the lineup against the Stars, allowing just one goal and made a pair of saves in the 5-1 victory over the Stars. Hix this season owns a 3-0-1 record in-goal and boasts a 1.46 goals allowed average as well as a .632 save percentage. Tebbs, who started the six previous matches has boasted even better numbers, allowing just 1.40 goals a match on an .805 save percentage.
  • Even though John Brown owns a 10-5-1 lead in the all-time series, Mid-America Christian has dominated the series as of late, winning the last five meetings. The last time the two teams met was in the Sooner Athletic Conference Semifinal on Nov. 8, 2021 as the Evangels cruised to a 5-0 victory with five different Evangels getting involved in the goal-scoring with Rodrigo Albuquerque, Luan Cesar, Adrian Heinle, Ricardo Ferreira and Simon Wieschemann all getting involved. The MACU defense also stifled the high-octane Golden Eagles offense, limiting the squad to just eight shots with only one landing on-frame.