Mid-America Christian University

OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU Women's Soccer team played its best 90 minutes of the season in a dominant 5-1 victory over Southwestern Christian in a crosstown rivalry match on Saturday evening at the Dill Soccer Field.
   
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 5, Southwestern Christian 1
  • Mid-America Christian: 6-5-1 (3-0 SAC)
  • Southwestern Christian (Okla.): 6-3-1 (0-3 SAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

• 1^st Half – 6:01 – MACU – Goal: Izzy Hayward (1) – MACU 1, SCU 0
• 1^st Half – 20:06 – MACU – Goal: Izzy Dooley (1) Assist: Brae Baker – MACU 2, SCU 0
• 1^st Half – 26:17 – SCU – Goal: Abbigail Johnson (8) – MACU 2, SCU 1
• 1^st Half – 34:31 – MACU – Goal: Morgan Higgins (3) Assist: Abby Sonne – MACU 3, SCU 1
• 2^nd Half – 70:43 – MACU – Goal: Stephanie Arrivillaga (6) – MACU 4, SCU 1
• 2^nd Half – 85:18 – MACU – Goal: Brae Baker (10) – MACU 5, SCU 1

MATCH SUMMARY

• First Half
  • After Southwestern Christian fired the first shot of the game, the Evangels scored on their first shot as Izzy Hayward's shot from 35 yards out flew over the Eagles' goalkeeper and into the top corner for an early 1-0 in the seventh minute.
  • The Evangels made it 2-0 in the 21^st as Izzy Dooley tapped home the second as the initial free kick was saved, Dooley followed up the rebound to tap home her first goal in Evangel colors.
  • SCU grew back into the contest with positive spells of possession. The possession eventually paid off as MACU committed a foul in its defensive box to award a penalty kick to the Eagles. Abbigail Johnson converted from 12 yards out in the 27^th minute to cut the deficit in half at 2-1.
  • Mid-America Christian restored its two-goal advantage in the 35^th minute as Morgan Higgins got on the end of another rebounded save from the goalkeeper. Abby Sonne fired it on frame to force the save, while Higgins tapped home the loose ball to put the Evangels up 3-1.
• Second Half
  • The first good chance of the second half came in the 55^th minute as Liv Houlston played a perfectly weighted ball into the path of Rosina Mastro who fired one hard and low at the near post to force the diving save out of the Eagles' goalkeeper.
  • MACU made it 4-1 in the 71^st minute as Stephanie Arrivillaga made no mistake from the penalty spot after Mastro drew the contact inside the box after the quick moves forced the defender to bring her down.
  • The Evangels closed it off in style as Brae Baker scored a thing of beauty in the 86^th to cap off the 5-1 result. Baker cut across the middle of the field and from 35 yards out, fired a shot back across her body off-balance and into the top corner for her 10^th goal of the season.

MATCH NOTES

• MACU dominated the offensive statistics by a 25-11 shot margin, and 12 shots on goal to SCU's four. The Evangels also had four corner kicks, while the Eagles only managed one.  
• Brae Baker scored her 10^th goal of the season as she climbed the conference tables up to second place with her double-digit tally. Both Izzy Hayward and Izzy Dooley scored their first goal for the Evangels. Morgan Higgins scored her third goal of the season, while Stephanie Arrivillaga converted from the penalty spot for goal number two.
• Brae Baker and Abby Sonne both credited assists. Baker's assist gave her three points for the contest, as she's up to 23 points, the second-highest tally in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
• Niamh Taylor was unable to keep her clean sheet after the SCU penalty kick spoiled that, but she did make three saves in her 90-minute performance.  
• Mid-America Christian improves to 3-0 in Sooner Athletic Conference play to sit joint top of the table heading into a top of the table clash with Science & Arts next week.   
• MACU improved to 17-1-1 against Southwestern Christian, avenging the regular season loss to the Eagles last season, the Evangels first loss to SCU in program history.  

NEXT UP

• Mid-America Christian hits the road for a big challenge against the Drovers of Science & Arts on Tuesday evening for a 5 P.M. kickoff in Chickasha, Okla.