TULSA, OKLA. – MACU Women's Soccer saw its season come to end on Saturday evening in Tulsa, Okla. in the NAIA Tournament Second Round in a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Oklahoma Wesleyan.  

SCORE

• No. 5 Oklahoma Wesleyan 4, Mid-America Christian 0
  • Oklahoma Wesleyan: 19-1-2
  • Mid-America Christian: 12-5-3

SCORING SUMMARY

• 1^st Half – OKWU – 39:53 – Goal: Laura Gieseler (2) – OKWU 1, MACU 0
• 2^nd Half – OKWU – 48:31 – Goal: Ana Chavez (7) – Assist: Tessa Edwards – OKWU 2, MACU 0
• 2^nd Half – OKWU – 77:18 – Goal: Kristen Bruhns (1) – OKWU 3, MACU 0
• 2^nd Half – OKWU – 87:34 – Goal: Frederiekke Nielsen (11) – OKWU 4, MACU 0

MATCH SUMMARY

• First Half
  • Mid-America Christian jumped on the OKWU defense early as Caitlin Hirst fired a shot that struck off the cross bar three minutes into the game. Hirst forced the first save of the afternoon from the Eagles goalkeeper, Alessandra Martinez, in the 25^th minute to deny the opener.
  • Ariana Solorio was called up in the 33^rd minute for her first save of the game to reject the Eagles' leading goalscorer, Laura Gieseler.
  • However, OKWU found the breakthrough after great spells of possession opened the opportunity for Gieseler to slip one past Solorio for the opener right before halftime in the 40^th minute.
  • Maria Scopino opened space to get her shot off in the 44^th minute but was once again equaled to by Martinez to stop the equalizer before the halftime break.
• Second Half
  • OKWU added its second just four minutes into the half through Ana Chavez who received a good ball from Tessa Edwards on the assist. The Evangels were on their heels defensively again as Gieseler fired another one on frame a minute later, but Solorio denied it.
  • In the 78^th minute, Kristen Bruhns scored her first goal of the season to make it three for the Eagles and shut down any potential comeback that the Evangels were pushing for.
  • Stephanie Arrivillaga got a shot off in the 83 minute to test Martinez's goal, but she preserved her clean sheet headed into the final five minutes.
  • Frederiekke Nielsen added an extra goal in the 88^th minute to make it four and advance to the Round of 16.

MATCH NOTES

• OKWU finished with 11 total shots with eight of them finding the target. While MACU managed six shots, finding the frame with three of them.
• Caitlin Hirst led the Evangel attack with three total shots, one striking the crossbar, and the other on target for the save.
• Ariana Solorio made four saves in an incredible debut season at goalkeeper for the Evangels.  
• Mid-America Christian falls to 2-4 all-time against Oklahoma Wesleyan now, in the first meeting since 2021 between the Evangels and Eagles.
• With this defeat, MACU's season comes to end finishing with a 12-5-3 record, and a 5-1-3 Sooner Athletic Conference record.