Mid-America Christian University

MCPHERSON, Kan. – The MACU Men's Soccer team's Kansas road swing came down to a defensive grinder at Brubaker Family Stadium on Saturday, but Matias Garcia's 63^rd minute score was the difference maker in a 1-0 victory at McPherson.
 
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 1, McPherson 0
  • Mid-America Christian (4-0-0)
  • McPherson (0-2-0)

SCORING SUMMARY

• 2^nd Half – MACU – 62:47 – Goal: Matias Garcia (1), Assist: Haruya Higuchi – MACU 1, MC 0

GAME SUMMARY

• First Half
  • It was a struggle for both teams offensively through the first 24 minutes as the two sides combined for just three off-target shots in that time frame.
  • Mid-America Christian had the first good spell of possession for either side in the 25^th minute when Haruya Higuchi flipped a shot on-goal that was saved by the keeper. On the ensuing corner, Necsar Rojas had his shot saved as well to keep MACU off the board.
  • Neither side managed to muster much offense the rest of the way, but McPherson within a matter of minutes found themselves down to 10-men for the rest of the game. After Elliot Powrie was assessed a yellow on a violent tackle in the 41^st minute, he was given a second with 1:51 remaining in the first half.
• Second Half
  • While MACU started generating a bit more on the offensive end with Filliph Kamfjord putting a strong strike on-target in the 55^th minute that was saved by Alvaro Marchal, the Evangels still struggled to find the back of the net through the first two-thirds of the contest.
  • In the 63^rd minute, the Evangels finally broke through. Matias Garcia and Higuchi played a nice bit of give-and-go with Garcia flipping a pass over the defense to Higuchi, relaying it to Garcia cutting into the box uncontested. Garcia powered his left-side blast past the keeper to set the score to 1-0.
  • Just a few minutes later, Garcia got another great look on the left side of the box, however, his shot wasn't able to get enough power behind with Marchal pouncing on it for the easy save with just under 25 minutes to go.
  • The Evangels struggled to put a shot on-goal the rest of the way, but MACU didn't need the insurance as it came away with the 1-0 result.

GAME NOTES

• In a match where both offenses struggled to produce, Mid-America Christian dominated a bulk of the possession, outshooting McPherson by a 12-2 margin with a 5-0 edge in shots on-goal.
• Matias Garcia became the 10^th different Evangel to score a goal this season with his score in the 63^rd minute, making it his second goal in his two-year MACU career.
• The assist for Haruya Higuchi was his first of the 2026 campaign and the sixth in his second year with the Evangels.
• Garcia and Ellis Dunn were the only Evangels to take more than one shot in the match with each tallying a pair.
• Julian Huertas picked up an untested clean sheet as he didn't need to make a save, improving to 4-0 on the year with three shutouts and the lone goal conceded coming on a penalty kick on Wednesday at Tabor.
• With the win, MACU improved to 7-2 all-time against McPherson, making it back-to-back season with victories over the Bulldogs after taking a 2-1 result on Aug. 23 last season at the Dill Soccer Field.

UP NEXT
Mid-America Christian will return home on Wednesday as the Evangels host University of the Southwest for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at the Dill.