OKLAHOMA CITY – Deborah Silveira came off the bench to score two goals and the MACU Women's Soccer team scored four times in the first half on its way to a 6-0 win over Wayland Baptist on Saturday afternoon in its Sooner Athletic Conference opener. The Evangels also celebrated their annual Alumni Day at the Dill Soccer Field.
 
SCORING SUMMARY

• 1^st Half – MACU – 3:28 – Goal: Brae Baker (6); Assists: Gladis Avalos; Asley Baker – MACU 1, WBU 0
• 1^st Half – MACU – 29:28 – Goal: Deborah Silveira (3); Assists: Stephanie Arrivillaga; Brae Baker – MACU 2, WBU 0
• 1^st Half – MACU – 31:23 – Goal: Deborah Silveira (4); Assist: Rosina Mastroberadio – MACU 3, WBU 0
• 1^st Half – MACU – 33:23 – Goal: Stephanie Arrivillaga (7); Assist: Cammy Hargrove – MACU 4, WBU 0
• 2^nd Half – MACU – 69:48 – Goal: Madison Chavez (2); Assists: Gladis Avalos, Rosina Mastroberadino – MACU 5, WBU 0
• 2^nd Half – MACU – 82:40 – Goal: Alissa Taylor (1); Assist: Madison Chavez – MACU 6, WBU 0

 
MATCH SUMMARY

• First Half
  • Mid-America Christian (6-1-2, 1-0 SAC) pummeled Wayland Baptist (1-6, 0-1 SAC) goalkeeper Ava Kent early and often, outshooting the Pioneers 21-7 before intermission.
  • Brae Baker continued her strong play, scoring a breakaway goal for her sixth of the season off passes from Gladis Avalos and Asley Baker to make it 1-0 in the fourth minute. Baker, the transfer from Oklahoma Baptist, has scored a goal in six of eight games this season.
  • Deborah Silveira scored her third and fourth goals of the season within less than two minutes of each other to extend the Evangels' lead to 3-0. Stephanie Arrivillaga and Brae Baker assisted on Silveira's first goal, while Rosina Mastroberadino got the assist on Silveira's second goal to give her the brace.
  • Arrivillaga scored for the first time in four games, netting a pass from Cammy Hargrove to give MACU a 4-0 lead. The goal was her team-leading seventh on the season.
  • The Evangels scored three times in less than four minutes to blow the game open.
• Second Half
  • Madison Chavez got the scoring started with her second goal of the season at the 69:48 mark, capitalizing on assists from Avalos and Mastroberardino to push the ball across the goal line to extend the Evangels' lead to 5-0.
  • Alissa Taylor scored her first goal of the season following a pass from Chavez, who drew Kent out of position before sliding the ball to Taylor for the open net in the 83^rd minute.

 
 
MATCH NOTES

• MACU kept the pressure on Kent throughout the game, outshooting Wayland Baptist 36-11, including 19 shots on-goal to only four for the Pioneers.
• The Pioneers entered the match as the SAC's worst scoring defense and continued to add to that total, now conceding a league-high 27 goals in
• Goalkeepers Rachel Torres and Nevaeh Vanhoutan shared time in goal against the Pioneers to record the combined shutout. Torres, the starter, played 65 minutes and turned away three shots on-goal while Vanhoutan played 25 minutes and stopped the only shot she faced.
• Arrivillaga, a freshman from Guatemala, Brae Baker, a sophomore from El Reno, Oklahoma and Chavez, a sophomore from Ardmore, Oklahoma, each contributed a goal and an assist for the Evangels.
• Silveria led the MACU scoring efforts with her first brace of the season, boosting her season goal total to three on the year.
• Mastroberardino, a sophomore from England, and Avalos, a junior from Guatemala, each had two assists for MACU.
• Mid-America Christian took the lead in the all-time series against the Pioneers as the Evangels are 9-8-4 against WBU since the 2007 season.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian continues conference play on Tuesday as the Evangels will head down to Chickasha, Oklahoma on Tuesday for an enormous SAC match against No. 24 Science & Arts. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. at McLaughlin Field.