GREENVILLE, S.C. – For only the second time in program history, the MACU Women's Soccer team had four players selected to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-America Team as Cammy Hargrove and Brae Baker earned First Team honors while Liv Houlston and Caitlin Hirst were tabbed to the Second Team.
The last time MACU had four players that earned NCCAA All-America honors came exactly a decade ago in 2015 when Kaitlyn Whitten, Rachel Lynn, Kaci Power, and Cierra Mitchell were tabbed to the All-America squad.
In her fourth season with the Evangels, Hargrove was the heartbeat of the MACU defense, competing in the center-back position for half of the season before being moved to the right-back position midway through the season. The Oklahoma City native started all 20 games for the Evangels and played a team-high 1646 minutes.
On-top of being named the Sooner Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and an All-SAC First Team honoree, Hargrove was also named the NCCAA Central Region Player of the Year. On-top of being only the second player to receive four All-SAC First Team honors, Hargrove wrapped up her illustrious MACU career tied with the program record in minutes played, matching Rachel Lynn (2012-15) on the list at 6552 minutes while playing in the seventh-most games (77).
Earning her second NCCAA All-America honor, Baker was named to the First Team this year after being a Second Team honoree a year ago. Overall, Baker is only the fifth Evangel to receive multiple NCCAA All-America honors, joining Kelsey Henry (2020, 2021), Brooklyn Fink (2019, 2020), Kassie Byrd (2010, 2011), and Julia Nimal (2009, 2010, 2011).
In her junior season at the center-forward position, Baker put up one of the best offensive seasons in program history, netting the sixth-most goals (16) and seventh-most points (36) while attempting the 10th-most shots (96).
Overall, the El Reno, Okla. product finished with the fourth-most goals scored and the seventh-most points in the NCCAA this season while being the offensive leader for a team coming off two of its most successful campaigns in program history.
Completing her senior season and second year with the program, Hirst put together a masterful finish to her MACU career, finishing with six goals and five assists for 17 points. Impressively, the Birmingham, England native put together one of the best shooting percentages on the team, posting a team-high .316 shooting clip by scoring on six of her 19 shot attempts while garnering All-SAC First Team honors.
Another Birmingham, England product competing with the Evangels, Houlston pieced together one of the most impressive freshman campaigns in team history, notching the sixth-most assists (8) in a single season while also netting six goals to finish second on the team in points (20). Houlston saved one of her best performances for last in the season as she netted a goal and tallied an assist in MACU's 6-0 win over Talladega to achieve the program's first ever NAIA Tournament victory on Nov. 20.
Overall, Mid-America Christian wrapped up its season with a 12-5-3 overall record and went 5-1-3 in SAC play. On-top of the Evangels earning their second ever bid to the NAIA Tournament, the program notched its first NAIA tourney win as well.
