OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU women's soccer team will continue its annual rivalry against Baker this weekend as the Evangels host the Wildcats for a 5 p.m. kickoff at the Dill Soccer Field on Friday.

Mid-America Christian is also running a special promotion this weekend where anyone who buys a ticket to the women's soccer game on Friday will get free access to the volleyball game immediately following at 7 p.m.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 3-0
• Last Game: Won vs. Williams Baptist (Ark.) – 6-2 – Sept. 2, 2024 – Dill Soccer Field
• Top Performers:
  • Stephanie Arrivillaga – FR – F
    • 5 Goals, 10 Points, 12 Shots, 8 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Brae Baker – SO – F
    • 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 5 Points, 22 Shots, 13 SOG
  • Francesca Martella – GR – M
    • 3 GP, 270 Minutes, 3 Assists, 3 Points, 4 Shots, 3 SOG
  • Rachel Torres – SR – GK
    • 3-0 W-L, 0.90 GAA, 4 Saves, .667 SV%, 1 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian is coming off a dominant offensive performance in a 6-2 win over Williams Baptist on Monday as the Evangels outshot the Eagles 45-4 with a 22-2 edge in shots on-goal.
  • In the victory, freshman forward Stephanie Arrivillaga continued her early season scoring onslaught by netting a pair of goals while just barely missing out on a hat trick with a shot that hit the cross bar in the first half. Through three games, Arrivillaga has efficiently netted five goals on an incredible .417 shooting percentage.
  • After being held without a point through the first two games, senior forward Deborah Silveira provided a massive spark off the MACU bench in the victory as well as she tallied four points off of a goal and a pair of assists.
  • Through the first three matches, the Evangels offensive onslaught is posting a SAC-leading 30.0 shots per game while the 11.0 points per game is tied for the second-most in the league.

SCOUTING REPORT
Baker (Kan.)

• Record: 2-2
• Last Match: Won at Ottawa (Kan.) – 1-0 – Aug. 30, 2024 – Ottawa, Kan.
• Series vs MACU (2012-): Baker leads 3-1
• Last Match vs MACU: MACU won 2-0 – Aug. 26, 2024 – Baldwin City, Kan.
• Series Streak: MACU won 1
• Players to Watch:
  • Emma Schieber – SR – F/M
    • 4 Goals, 1 Assist, 9 Points, 16 Shots, 10 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Darcy Cato – JR – M/F
    • 3 Goals, 6 Points, 20 Shots, 12 SOG
  • Caitlin Youles – JR – D
    • 1 Goal, 2 Points, 5 Shots, 2 SOG
  • Avery Young – FR – GK
    • 1-1 W-L, 0.80 GAA, 14 Saves, .875 SV%, 1 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • Baker has had an up-and-down start to its 2024 campaign. After opening the year with an 8-0 loss at Cumberland (Tenn), the Wildcats turned the tables for a dominant 7-2 victory at McPherson. Then, following a 2-0 loss to Missouri Baptist in its home-opener on Aug. 24, BU once again flipped the script to get its first shutout victory of the season by a 1-0 result at Ottawa on Aug. 30.
  • Defensively, Mid-America Christian will be looking to contain a pair of strong scorers in Emma Schieber and Darcy Cato, who have combined to net seven of Baker's eight goals so far this season.
  • After getting some shaky play in goal through the first 135 minutes of the season, the Wildcats have moved to freshman keeper Avery Young for the last two-and-a-half games. In those 225 minutes, Young has amassed a sensational 0.80 goals allowed average while making 14 saves for a stellar .875 save percentage.
  • Mid-America Christian and Baker will be facing each other for the third-straight year. The Evangels will be looking to stem the road results for both programs over the last few years as Baker came away with a 2-0 victory at the Dill Soccer Field on Sept. 3, 2022 before the Evangels avenged the loss with a 2-0 win of their own in Baldwin City, Kansas on Aug. 26, 2023.