Mid-America Christian University

OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU Women's Soccer team dropped consecutive Sooner Athletic Conference matches after a 4-0 defeat to nationally ranked John Brown in Saturday evening's SAC contest at the Dill Soccer Field.
   
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 0, John Brown 4
  • Mid-America Christian: 6-7-1 (3-2 SAC)
  • No. 20 John Brown (Ark.): 9-1-2 (5-0 SAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

• 1^st Half – 12:45 – JBU – Goal: Addie Craig (6), Assist: Joy Long – MACU 0, JBU 1
• 1^st Half – 21:06 – JBU – Goal: Addie Craig (7), Assist: Tianna Jones – MACU 0, JBU 2
• 1^st Half – 39:40 – JBU – Goal: Julia Lambert (3) – MACU 0, JBU 3
• 2^nd Half – 70:25 – JBU – Goal: Jula Lambert (4), Assist: Vanessa Frias – MACU 0, JBU 4

MATCH SUMMARY

• First Half
  • John Brown jumped to an early start as the Golden Eagles struck the crossbar just eight minutes into the contest. Five minutes later, JBU found the opener after a good finish from inside the box. The Evangels continued to struggle to get out of their defensive end as the second came from Addie Craig in the 22^nd minute.
  • MACU forced its first save out of the JBU goalkeeper in the 25^th minute with the chance coming from Morgan Higgins. A positive spell for the Evangels after a few substitutions came in to give the team a bit of life. The Evangels earned a few corner kicks which provided a golden opportunity from six yards out from Brae Baker who was unable to convert.
  • The Golden Eagles tacked on a third just before the halftime break in the 40^th minute after a brilliant individual run from Julia Lambert beating three Evangel defenders and finding the back of the net for a 3-0 first half lead.
• Second Half
  • MACU looked much more competitive to open the second half as Mikayla Van Blaricom found a few open chances in the first five minutes from just outside the box, but both drifted wide of the post.
  • Julia Lambert scored her second of the contest in the 71^st minute to put the final exclamation point on it for JBU. The Evangels looked for an immediate response as Korbyn Baker's shot off a set piece forced a good reaction save from the goalkeeper. But it was too late for the Evangels to mount a significant comeback and fell in a 4-0 result.

MATCH NOTES

• MACU competed on the offensive end even though they were unable to get on the board as the Evangels finished with 11 shots and five on goal. John Brown fired off 17 shots with eight on frame.  
• Morgan Higgins led the way with two shots on goal. Brae Baker, Korbyn Baker and Lexi Swetz each directed one on frame as well.
• Despite conceding four times, Niamh Taylor still managed five saves in her 90 minutes of action.
• Mid-America Christian fell to 3-2 in Sooner Athletic Conference play. However, the Evangels hold onto the fourth-place spot on nine points through the halfway point in regular season conference play.     
• After some recent success MACU had against JBU, the Evangels suffered its largest defeat to the Golden Eagles since the 2021 season and fell to 2-18-2 all-time.

NEXT UP

• Mid-America Christian stays at home this weekend to host crosstown rivals Oklahoma City Saturday evening for a 5 P.M. kickoff at the Dill Soccer Field.