OKLAHOMA CITY – After pulling off a thrilling 1-0 victory on a last-second goal against Benedictine at the Dill Soccer Field on Friday, the No. 11 MACU men's soccer team welcomes another high-quality foe for a Labor Day afternoon showdown on Monday as the Evangels face off against Williams Baptist for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 2-0-1
• Last Game: Won vs. (RV) Benedictine (Kan.) – 1-0 – Aug. 30, 2024 – Dill Soccer Field
• Top Performers:
  • Enzo Nogue – SR – F/M
    • 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 5 Points, 3 Shots, 3 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Pietro Musso – SR – F
    • 1 Goal, 2 Points, 3 Shots, 1 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Sebastian Rebolledo – SR – D
    • 3 GP, 2 GS, 225 Minutes
  • Claudio Fuentealba – SR – GK
    • 2-0-1 W-L, 0.67 GAA, 6 Saves, .750 SV%, 1 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • In its win over Benedictine, it appeared the Evangels and Ravens were going to play to a scoreless draw until Tony Ngombi had a loose ball come to him in the midfield with 10 seconds left before driving and dishing to Pietro Musso just outside the right edge of the 18-yard box. With just seconds remaining, Musso rifled off a last ditch shot on-goal that deflected off a defender and inside the right post with only a second remaining to wrap-up the 1-0 victory.
  • By getting the win, Mid-America Christian improved to 8-0-3 in the last two years against teams either ranked or receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll at the time of competition.
  • MACU's defense was downright exceptional in the win, holding a high-powered Benedictine offense that entered the match averaging 3.5 goals on 12.5 shots per game to a season-low seven shots with just three being on-target.
  • The goal for Musso in that win marked his fourth career score for the Evangels and his second game-winner after netting an immaculate half-volley shot in a thrilling 1-0 win at John Brown (Ark.) last season.

SCOUTING REPORT
Williams Baptist (Ark.)

• Record: 1-1
• Last Game: Won at Texas A&M-Texarkana – 3-0 – Aug. 27, 2024 – Texarkana, Texas
• Series vs MACU: First Meeting
• Last Match vs MACU: N/A
• Series Streak: N/A
• Players to Watch:
  • Dawson Sawyer – JR
    • 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 3 Points, 1 Shot, 1 SOG
  • Adrian Briceno – SR – F
    • 1 Goal, 2 Points, 2 Shots, 1 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Rodrigo Pina – SR – GK
    • 1-1 W-L, 1.50 GAA, 2 Saves, .400 SV%, 1 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • After opening the season with a 3-0 loss to Benedictine, Williams Baptist bounced back with a massive 3-0 result of its own in a win at Texas A&M-Texarkana on Aug. 27. In that victory, the Eagles thoroughly dominated TAMUT, outshooting the opposing Eagles 12-0 in the win.
  • Junior Dawson Sawyer put together a solid contest in that win for the Eagles, scoring a goal and dishing out an assist for three points while senior forward Adrian Briceno netted the game-winner for WBU's first goal of the season.
  • Senior goalkeeper Rodrigo Pina has started the first two games in-net for Williams Baptist and while he didn't face a shot in the win over TAMUT, the keeper conceded three goals and made just two saves in the season-opening defeat to Benedictine.
  • Monday's matchup will be a first time meeting of two conference champions after Williams Baptist won the American Midwest Conference (AMC) regular season title last season while Mid-America Christian captured both the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) regular season and tournament titles.