Mid-America Christian University

CHICKASHA, Okla. – The MACU Women's Soccer team suffered its first defeat in Sooner Athletic Conference play in a 2-0 outing against Science & Arts on Tuesday evening in Chickasha, Okla.
   
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 0, Science & Arts 2
  • Mid-America Christian: 6-6-1 (3-1 SAC)
  • Science & Arts (Okla.): 7-5-1 (3-1 SAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

• 2^nd Half – 58:00 – USAO – Goal: Dagbjort Gudmundsdottir (14) – MACU 0, USAO 1
• 2^nd Half – 84:27 – USAO – Goal: Ashlee Davison (5) – MACU 0, USAO 2

MATCH SUMMARY

• First Half
  • After a calm opening 15 minutes, the first action came from Science & Arts as Niamh Taylor was forced into a quick double save to keep the Drovers off the board in the 20^th minute.
  • The Drovers struck the cross bar in the 34^th minute from a long-range effort as Taylor was called upon once again for the save off the rebound.
  • MACU worked some offense in the final five minutes of first half as Lexi Swetz shot from distance just drifted wide right of the post. However, the Evangels took some momentum heading into the halftime break knotted up at 0-0.
• Second Half
  • Niamh Taylor continued her excellent outing to keep the Drovers off the board four minutes into the second half with another brilliant save. A series of corner kicks for the Evangels on the offensive end almost opened the scoring as Brae Baker's attempt drifted over the crossbar.
  • USAO found the opener in the 58^th minute as Gudmundsdottir was given too much space within the Evangels' defensive 18-yard box as she buried her shot into the bottom left corner.
  • Morgan Higgins drove into the box and fired a left-footed effort on frame but was denied the equalizer. However, the Drovers added the insurance second goal in the 84^th minute after a dangerous corner kick was converted.
  • MACU came close in the final six minutes as once again Baker forced another save from the Drovers' goalkeeper in search of a clean sheet. Liv Houlston delivered a last-minute corner kick, but the Evangels were unable to get on the board and fell by a 2-0 margin.

MATCH NOTES

• MACU struggled to create consistent offense and trailed in the shot statistics by a 28-7 margin, and 10-2 shots on goal.
• Brae Baker led the way offensively with four shots with one on target. Morgan Higgins recorded the second shot on goal with her good chance in the 79^th minute.
• Freshman Korbyn Baker put in her first collegiate 90-minute shift in the absence of senior captain Abby Sonne who had to sit out due to yellow card accumulation.
• Mid-America Christian fell to 3-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference play after its first conference defeat. However, the Evangels sit on nine points, tied for fourth, and a five-point buffer over sixth place Wayland Baptist.    
• MACU was unable to cut into the all-time deficit against Science & Arts and are 2-22-1 against the Drovers.     

NEXT UP

• Mid-America Christian returns home for a huge Sooner Athletic Conference clash with #20 John Brown as the Evangels host the Golden Eagles on Saturday evening for a 5 P.M. kickoff at the Dill Soccer Field.