OKLAHOMA CITY – The No. 1 MACU men's soccer team will officially wrap-up its regular season in a crucial Sooner Athletic Conference battle as the Evangels will head uptown on Friday night to take on Oklahoma City for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 13-0-3 (7-0-1 SAC)
• Last Match: Won vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State – 3-0 – Oct. 23, 2023 – Dill Soccer Field
• Top Performers:
  • Jack Price – SR – F
    • 10 Goals, 3 Assists, 23 Points, 39 Shots, 24 SOG, 5 GWG
  • Kolby Godbolt – JR – F
    • 6 Goals, 3 Assists, 15 Points, 27 Shots, 12 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Charlie Betts – JR – F
    • 6 Goals, 2 Assists, 14 Points, 32 Shots, 14 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Claudio Fuentealba – JR – GK
    • 11-0-2 W-L, 0.77 GAA, 36 Saves, .783 SV%, 5 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • In its last home match during the regular season, Mid-America Christian took care of business on its Senior Night against Oklahoma Panhandle State, outshooting the Aggies 22-8 to run away with a 3-0 victory at the Dill Soccer Field on Monday night.
  • Charlie Betts put together a breakout game for the Evangels in the victory, notching his first career brace with MACU and also notched his first five-point by finishing the match with two goals as well as an assist on Jack Price's game-winner.
  • By netting the winning goal, Price continued his ascent up MACU's NAIA Era record books, as his fifth game-winner moved him into a tie for the third-most in a season and his ninth career winner moved him into a tie for second all-time with Dominik Tajak. Price also became just the fourth player in the NAIA Era to eclipse 25 career goals, joining Rodrigo Albuquerque (61, 2019-22), Raphael Bonelle (37, 2012-15) and Dominik Tajak (27, 2017-19).
  • The victory over the Aggies has put MACU in the driver's seat to potentially win its third-straight SAC regular season title. Heading into the regular season finale, the Evangels currently lead the conference by four points with 22 (7-0-1), ahead of John Brown (6-1) as the Golden Eagles wrap-up their season with a pair of road matches at SAGU and Texas Wesleyan. MACU will win the regular season title with a victory over the Stars, but can also seal it if the Golden Eagles get a draw in either of their last two matches.

SCOUTING REPORT
Oklahoma City

• Record: 6-6-3 (2-3-2 SAC)
• Last Match: Tie at Wayland Baptist – 0-0 – Oct. 21, 2023 – Plainview, Texas
• Series vs MACU (2007-): OCU leads 11-3-1
• Last Match vs MACU: Tied 2-2 – Oct. 22, 2023 – Dill Soccer Field
• Series Streak: Tied 1
• Players to Watch
  • Marco Alongi – JR – F
    • 7 Goals, 2 Assists, 16 Points, 24 Shots, 12 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Jordan da Costa – SR – M
    • 6 Goals, 3 Assists, 15 Points, 45 Shots, 22 SOG
  • David Imbert – JR – M
    • 5 Goals, 5 Assists, 15 Points, 27 Shots, 7 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Danilo Vilani – GR – GK
    • 4-6-3 W-L, 2.30 GAA, 76 Saves, .710 SV%, 4 SHO, 1 CBO
• Team Notes:
  • Oklahoma City is coming off a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Wayland Baptist as the Stars were able to hold off an onslaught of Pioneers attacks as OCU goalkeeper Danilo Vilani came up with nine saves for his fourth shutout of the season.
  • Offensively, the Stars have struggled in the offensive attack, ranking just seventh in the SAC in goals per game at 2.07 while OCU has also struggled defensively, ranking eighth in the league in goals allowed average at 2.13.
  • The Stars are relatively balanced in the offensive attack between Marco Alongi, Jordan da Costa, David Imbert and Bernardo Duarte being the team's double-digit scorers with Alongi leading the team with 16 points off of seven goals and two assists. Defensively, Vilani has been the busiest keeper in the SAC, leading the league in saves with 76 on a .710 save percentage.
  • While OCU leads the all-time series, Mid-America Christian has fared well in recent years as the Evangels have not lost a match to the Stars since 2018, amassing a 2-0-3 record since picking up a 2-0 win on Nov. 3, 2018. The last time the two teams met at Brian Harvey Field on Sept. 28, 2021, the Evangels cruised to a dominant 4-1 victory behind a pair of Fabian Forisch goals while Rodrigo Albuquerque and Cesar Ramirez also notched goals for MACU.