OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian women's soccer team will face another crosstown rival in its regular season home finale as the Evangels will host Southwestern Christian in a crucial Sooner Athletic Conference showdown on Tuesday night. Kickoff will be at 5 p.m. at the Dill Soccer Field.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 4-9-2 (3-2-2 SAC)
• Last Match: Tied vs. Oklahoma City – 2-2 – Oct. 22, 2022 – Dill Soccer Field
• Top Performers:
  • Kanasa Spybuck – SR – F
    • 4 Goals, 1 Assist, 9 Points, 20 Shots, 9 SOG
  • Francesca Martella – SO – M
    • 2 Goals, 4 Assists, 8 Points, 26 Shots, 11 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Annika Gerdau – SO – F
    • 2 Goals, 3 Assists, 7 Points, 19 Shots, 13 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Makayla Farquharson – JR – GK
    • 4-7-2 W-L, 1.68 GAA, 62 Saves, .747 SV%, 1 SHO, 1 CBO
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian battled back from a 2-0 deficit in the second half against Oklahoma City on Senior Night Saturday, as Cammy Hargrove netted her second goal of the season on an incredible long-range shot in the 65^th minute before Kanasa Spybuck headed in the equalizer off of assists from Jasie Eischen and Francesca Martella in the 82^nd minute.
  • The draw for the Evangels was their first tie score ever against the Stars since the two teams started facing each other in 2007.
  • Spybuck has been a much bigger part of the MACU offensive attack since beginning Sooner Athletic Conference play, netting three of her four goals over the seven league games thus far.
  • Martella has also been a much bigger factor for the Evangels on the offensive end in the last five matches. Since netting the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Southwestern Assemblies of God on Oct. 4, the Bergamo, Italy product has tallied five points as she's also dished out in assist in three of the last four games.
  • Currently, Mid-America Christian is in a log jam with Oklahoma City and Wayland Baptist in the middle portion of the Sooner Athletic Conference standings. Oklahoma City with 14 points currently holds the No. 3 spot while Mid-America Christian and Wayland Baptist are locked up at No. 4 with 11 conference points. However, the Evangels will have the opportunity to gain some ground as both the Stars and the Pioneers will be facing SAC leader No. 21 Science & Arts this week.

SCOUTING REPORT
Southwestern Christian (Okla.)

• Record: 3-6-4 (1-4-2 SAC)
• Last Match: Lost vs. No. 21 Science & Arts (Okla.) – 2-0 – Bethany, Okla.
• Series vs. MACU (2010-): MACU leads 12-0
• Last Match vs. MACU: MACU won 5-1 – Oct. 5, 2021 – Bethany, Okla.
• Players to Watch:
  • Chrissy Mitchell – SO – F
    • 3 Goals, 1 Assist, 7 Points, 36 Shots, 20 SOG, 1 GWG
  • McKinley Lee – JR – M
    • 2 Goals, 4 Points, 27 Shots, 16 SOG
  • Riley Stanfill – FR – F
    • 2 Goals, 4 Points, 22 Shots, 9 SOG
  • Celeste Lucio – JR – GK
    • 3-6-4 W-L, 1.52 GAA, 62 Saves, .765 SV%, 4 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • Southwestern Christian is coming off a strong showing last week despite not picking up any victories. After picking up a 1-1 tie at Oklahoma City on Oct. 18, the Eagles were able to hold a high-octane Science & Arts offense to only two goals in a 2-0 defeat at home on Oct. 22.
  • The Eagles have struggled mightily on the offensive end during the 2022 season, only netting nine goals, averaging 0.69 goals per game. However, the Eagles have been able to keep matches close by only conceding 1.54 goals per game.
  • Most of the Eagles offense has come from sophomore forward Chrissy Mitchell, who has netted three goals and dished out an assist for a team-high seven points.
  • SCU has been getting strong play out of junior goalkeeper Celeste Lucio as of late. The SAC Defensive Player of the Week tallied 17 saves, including a career-high 10 saves against No. 21 Science & Arts.
  • Mid-America Christian has fared well in the all-time series against Southwestern Christian, going 12-0 since the two teams started playing against each other in 2010. In last season's meeting, the Evangels came away with a 5-1 win in Bethany on Oct. 5, 2021. MACU has also won by three or more goals in each of the last five games in the series.