OKLAHOMA CITY – In the midst of a three-game road swing, the MACU Women's Soccer team will face its strongest non-conference challenge of the season on Wednesday night as the Evangels head to Columbia, Missouri for an NAIA top 10 showdown against No. 10 Columbia. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. at R. Marvin Owens Field.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 5-0-1
• Last Game: Won at Missouri Baptist – 2-0 – Sept. 16, 2024 – St. Louis
• Top Performers:
  • Stephanie Arrivillaga – FR – F
    • 6 Goals, 1 Assist, 13 Points, 20 Shots, 11 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Brae Baker – SO – F
    • 4 Goals, 3 Assists, 11 Points, 40 Shots, 24 SOG
  • Francesca Martella – GR – M
    • 5 Assists, 5 Points, 16 Shots, 4 SOG
  • Rachel Torres
    • 5-0-1 W-L, 0.57 GAA, 13 Saves, .813 SV%, 3 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian put together one of its best defensive performances of the season in a 2-0 victory at Missouri Baptist on Monday as the Evangels held the Spartans to only seven shots with only one landing on-target.
  • In the win, senior defender Asley Baker scored her first career goal with the Evangels off the assist from her sister Brae Baker while Brae recorded her second three-point game of the season off her second half goal to give MACU some breathing room.
  • Even though she didn't face many shots, MACU goalkeeper Rachel Torres in her third season with the program continues to put up stellar numbers as she notched her third shutout of the season and the ninth of her Evangels career to go along with her 19^th career win in goal.
  • Overall, the Evangels defensively have been solid, ranking 26^th in the NAIA amongst teams that have played three or more games with a 0.73 goals allowed average. MACU has held an overwhelming shot advantage over its opposition in games, outshooting by a 26.7-to-7 per game margin with a 12.7-to-2.8 shots on-goal per game margin.

SCOUTING REPORT
Columbia (Mo.)

• Record: 4-1
• Last Game: Won at Southwest Baptist – Sept. 5, 2024 – Bolivar, Mo.
• Series vs MACU (2022-): CC leads 1-0
• Last Match vs MACU: CC won 2-0 – Sept. 12, 2022 – Dill Soccer Field
• Series Streak: CC won 1
• Players to Watch:
  • Macie Lucas – SR – F
    • 6 Goals, 1 Assist, 13 Points, 18 Shots, 11 SOG, 4 GWG
  • Riley Porter – SR – F
    • 5 Goals, 1 Assist, 11 Points, 13 Shots, 9 SOG
  • Delfina Zolesio Fernandez Blanco – GR – M
    • 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 8 Points, 7 Shots, 3 SOG
  • Alba Vigo – JR – GK
    • 2-1 W-L, 1.33 GAA, 11 Saves, .733 SV%, 2 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • Columbia is seeing its first action in 13 days as the Cougars were last in-action against NCAA Division II Southwest Baptist on Sept. 5 as CC came away with a 1-0 road victory. Overall, the Cougars have impressively won all four of their games in shutout fashion while their lone loss came in a high-scoring 4-3 affair against Campbellsville (Ky.) on Aug. 29.
  • The CC attack has primary run through its two top strikers in senior forwards Macie Lucas and Riley Porter, who have combined to score 11 of the Cougars' 13 goals this season while Delfina Zolesio Fernandez Blanco has been the catalyst of the team's attack by dishing out six of the squad's 15 assists.
  • The Cougars have been splitting time between its two goalkeepers in Alba Vigo and Natalie Allison as Vigo has started in three of the matches with Allison getting the call in two starts. Overall, the pair has put together an outstanding 0.80 goals allowed average and have made 16 saves for an .800 save percentage.
  • Mid-America Christian and Columbia are meeting for just the second time in the two teams' respective histories. Their first meeting came at the Dill Soccer Field on Sept. 12, 2022 where the Evangels put up an outstanding fight, keeping the Cougars off the board for 50 minutes before Madeleine Shylanski scored what would be the game-winning goal. MACU managed to keep it to a one-goal contest for almost the rest of the way before CC got some insurance by scoring a goal with just 1:31 remaining.