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The Mid-America Christian women's soccer team will open the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon as the third-seeded Evangels will host No. 6 seed Wayland Baptist at the Dill Soccer Field at 2 p.m.

 

MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 6-9-2 (5-2-2 SAC)
• Last Match: Won at Oklahoma Panhandle State – 2-0 – Oct. 28, 2022 – Goodwell, Okla.
• Top Performers:
  • Annika Gerdau – SO – F
    • 3 Goals, 4 Assists, 10 Points, 22 Shots, 16 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Francesca Martella – SO – M
    • 3 Goals, 4 Assists, 10 Points, 33 Shots, 13 SOG, 2 GWG
  • Kanasa Spybuck – SR – F
    • 4 Goals, 1 Assist, 9 Points, 20 Shots, 9 SOG
  • Makayla Farquharson – JR – GK
    • 6-7-2 W-L, 1.45 GAA, 64 Saves, .753 SV%, 3 SHO, 1 CBO
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian closed out the regular season with a 2-0 victory at Oklahoma Panhandle State last Friday. In the win, Annika Gerdau put together a big match, scoring the game-winning goal early in the first half before tallying an assist on Jasmine Morales' 17th minute.
  • As a result of two dominant defensive performances in the 1-0 shutout win over Southwestern Christian and the win at OPSU, freshman defender Cammy Hargrove was selected as the SAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week.
  • With the 2-0 result over the Aggies and Oklahoma City's 5-2 loss to Science & Arts, Mid-America Christian earned the tiebreaker over the Stars for the No. 3 seed off goal differential as MACU holds a plus-6 goal difference while OCU is at plus-4.
  • The Evangels will be hosting a SAC Quarterfinal match for the fourth straight year. Teams that finish in the top four of the Sooner Athletic Conference standings at the end of the regular season are granted a host bid for a quarterfinal match.

SCOUTING REPORT

(6) Wayland Baptist (Texas)

• Record: 4-7-4 (3-4-2 SAC)
• Last Match: Lost at Southwestern Christian (Okla.) – 1-0 – Oct. 29, 2022 – Bethany, Okla.
• Series vs. MACU (2007-): Series tied 7-7-4
• Last Match vs. MACU: Draw at Mid-America Christian – 0-0 – Sept. 27, 2022 – Dill Soccer Field
• Players to Watch:
  • Tobi McCoy – JR – M
    • 4 Goals, 1 Assist, 9 Points, 30 Shots, 14 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Ajacia Mojica – SR – M
    • 3 Goals, 2 Assists, 8 Points, 16 Shots, 10 SOG, 1 GWG
  • Chloe Marmitt – SR – D
    • 3 Goals, 6 Points, 14 Shots, 7 SOG
  • Kanada Morita – SO – GK
    • 4-7-4 W-L, 1.60 GAA, 77 Saves, .762 SV%, 5 SHO
• Team Notes:
  • Wayland Baptist was in-contention for the No. 4 spot in the SAC Tournament at the start of the following week, but after suffering a hard-fought 2-1 loss to No. 21 Science & Arts before falling 1-0 at Southwestern Christian on Saturday, the Pioneers fell to the No. 6 spot heading into the quarterfinals.
  • While WBU has struggled offensively, netting just 11 goals in SAC play, the Pioneers feature one of the strongest defenses in the conference, allowing just 11 goals in nine SAC matches.
  • Spearheading the Pioneers defense is sophomore goalkeeper Kanade Morita, who is posting a 1.60 goals allowed averages and has tallied the third-most saves in the conference at 77 on the fourth-best save percentage (.762).
  • In their regular season meeting at the Dill Soccer Field on Sept. 27, the Evangels outplayed the Pioneers by holding a 24-9 shot differential. However, MACU struggled to put shots on-frame by holding just a 5-2 shots on-goal advantage as the two teams played to a 0-0 draw to open SAC play.

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