BETHANY, Okla. – MACU Women's Soccer conceded two second-half goals in the Saturday afternoon heat, as efforts to mount a late comeback came up short on the road at Southwestern Christian.

SCORE

• Southwestern Christian 2, (RV) Mid-America Christian 0
  • Mid-America Christian (7-3-2, 2-1-2 SAC)
  • Southwestern Christian (10-2-1, 3-2 SAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

• 2^nd Half – SCU – 61:01 – Goal: Abbigail Johnson (8) – Assist: Sofia Jimenez – SCU 1, MACU 0
• 2^nd Half – SCU – 66:05 – Goal: Abbigail Johnson (9) – SCU 2, MACU 0  

MATCH SUMMARY

• First Half
  • The Evangels started the opening 15 minutes firing the first four shots but were unable to find the target. MACU goalkeeper Ariana Solorio was the first goalkeeper called into action making a good save off the headed attempt from Camryn Miller in the 19^th minute.
  • Maria Scopino's headed effort found the target in the 25^th minute for the first shot on goal for the Evangels but only forced a routine save from Eagles' goalkeeper Lorelai Puglisi. Gladis Avalos had a great effort from outside the 18-yard box just four minutes later, but Puglisi was equal to it once again.
  • MACU dominated the final 15 minutes of the half with seven shots and two corners but was unable to find the back of the net to gain the first half advantage.
• Second Half
  • Both teams showed great offensive power in the opening 15 minutes as both Solorio and Puglisi were called upon multiple times to keep the game scoreless.
  • The Eagles found the first goal in the 62^nd minute through Abbigail Johnson who found the finish at the back post from a beautiful cross in by Sofia Jimenez. However, this didn't slow down the MACU offense as the push for the equalizer continued. Scopino had another shot saved by Puglisi in the 63^rd minute, while Brae Baker's effort just a few minutes later barely missed the right post.
  • Southwestern Christian doubled its lead in the 67^th minute as Johnson converted the penalty kick and was once again the goal scorer for the Eagles. The Evangels made great efforts to mount a comeback, but Puglisi continued to be a wall in that SCU goal denying the late push.

MATCH NOTES

• MACU held a large shot advantage at 24-15 over SCU, but a much smaller margin with shots on goal at 7-6.
• Ariana Solorio finished with four saves but ended up with the loss to take her season record to 3-2-2. SCU goalkeeper Lorelai Puglisi made seven saves, her second highest total this season, and completed her sixth shutout of the season to take her overall record to 9-2-1.
• Abbigail Johnson scored both SCU goals bringing her season total to nine goals. She leads the Eagles in points and goal scoring.
• MACU suffered its first ever loss to SCU to take the all-time series record to 15-1-1.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will take a week off before hitting the road once more, headed to Central Christian on Saturday afternoon on Oct 18, for a 1 pm kickoff in McPherson, Kansas.