OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian women's soccer team will head to Wichita, Kan. for its first road matchup of the 2022 season as the Evangels take on the Friends Falcons for a 6 p.m. kickoff at Adair-Austin Stadium on Saturday.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 0-1
• Last Match: Lost vs. Tulsa (Okla.) – 3-0 – Aug. 18, 2022 – Dill Soccer Field
• Stat Leaders:
  • Annika Gerdau – SO – F
    • 1 Shot, 1 SOG
  • Kadin Stinson – SR – F
    • 1 Shot
  • Makayla Farquharson – JR – GK
    • 0-1 W-L, 3.00 GAA, 10 Saves, .769 SV%
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian hung tough against an NCAA Division I opponent in its season-opener before the Evangels fell 1-0 to Tulsa at home on Aug. 18.
  • Junior goalkeeper Makayla Farquharson had a strong showing in her MACU debut, recording 10 saves on a .769 save percentage while the Evangels defense limited the Golden Hurricane to just three goals on 29 shot attempts.
  • Senior forward Kadin Stinson and sophomore forward Annika Gerdau were the lone Evangels able to muster shots against a formidable Tulsa defense in the contest while Gerdau's attempt was on-target.
  • Tulsa was the first of two NCAA Division I opponents the Evangels will face in 2022 as MACU will head to Oral Roberts (Okla.) on Sept. 15.

SCOUTING REPORT
Friends (Kan.)

• Record: 0-1
• Last Match: Lost at Baker (Kan.) – 2-1 – Aug. 23, 2022 – Baldwin City, Kan.
• Series vs. MACU: MACU leads 2-1
• Last Match vs. MACU: MACU won 5-3 – Aug. 31, 2021 – Dill Soccer Field
• Players to Watch:
  • Hanon Nakagami – FR – M
    • 1 Goal, 2 Points, 3 Shots, 3 SOG
  • Keily Larosee – SO – F
    • All-KCAC First Team in 2021
  • Kylie Lewis – SO – D
    • All-KCAC Second Team in 2021
  • Maria Smyth – JR – GK
    • 0-1 W-L, 2.00 GAA, 3 Saves, .600 SV%
• Team Notes:
  • Friends will be playing its first home match of the season after coming off a 2-1 road loss at Baker on Tuesday. Freshman forward Hanon Nakagami netted the Falcons first goal of the season in the third minute, but Friends conceded goals in the 34^th and 37^th minutes in the defeat.
  • The Falcons are coming off an 11-6-3 record in 2021 and qualified for the NAIA Opening Round before seeing their season come to an end in a 2-0 loss at No. 6 John Brown (Ark.) on Nov. 18, 2021.
  • Mid-America Christian and Friends will be playing each other for just the fourth time in the two programs' histories. The last time the two teams met, the Evangels won a high scoring 5-3 thriller that involved six goals scored in the first half.
  • In that matchup, the Evangels took a 4-2 lead into the halftime break as Jasmine Morales booted in the game-winner in the 44^th minute to send MACU into the half with a two-goal advantage. Kyleigh Rushing netted a pair of goals while Kelsey Henry and Abigail McCain also broke into the scoring column.
  • It is just the second time MACU will be competing against the Falcons in Wichita. The last time the two teams met at Friends, the Evangels came away with a 2-0 road victory on Sept. 18, 2013. In the win, Kaci Power booted in the game-winner in the 18^th minute while Chelsea Swisher gave MACU an insurance goal in the 84^th minute. The Evangels held a commanding 30-8 shot advantage in the 90-minute match.