OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mid-America Christian (Okla.) tallied early in the match and added a pair of insurance goals late, as the John Brown University men's soccer team suffered a 3-0 setback to open Sooner Athletic Conference action on Tuesday afternoon at Evangel Field.
The Evangels' (6-1-0, 1-0-0) 19th-minute goal from Allan Sorato stood as the game-winner, while Simon Van Rheeden and Caleb Roldan added a pair of MACU tallies in the final 11 minutes. The hosts only narrowly outshot John Brown (3-4-1, 0-1-0) by a 14-11 margin, but the JBU offense could only muster two shots on goal.
Keeper Liam Ward blocked both, landing the shutout. Senior Britt Wisener made five saves, while the Golden Eagle defense prevented a sixth attempt from scoring, in the loss.
Freshman Goncalo Verissimo nearly tied the match at one in the 72nd minute, as his shot beat Ward but then drew iron and failed to cross the goal line.
Eight minutes later, the Evangels doubled their lead before adding the extra marker just five minutes after that.
Senior Conner Haney paced the JBU offense with four shots. Van Rheeden attempted a match-high seven, including five on target, to lead all players.
The Golden Eagles hosted Oklahoma City for the SAC home opener on Saturday at Alumni Field. Results were not available at presstime. JBU is scheduled to be back in action at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bacone (Okla.).
Sports on 09/30/2018