MCPHERSON, Kansas – The Lady Tigers entered tonight's match against the Stars with the 5 seed on the line in the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament.

MATCH SUMMARY

Tigers attack early and Rachel Schlagel takes advantage of a 1v1 with the goal keeper to put the Tiger on top, 1-0 in the first half. Both teams wouldn't put up any major threats for the remainder of the half giving the Tigers the 1-0 lead at half.

The second half started with a goal from the Stars to put both teams at 1-1. Tigers responded with a goal of their own in the 65^th minute by Mariah Godinez. Moments later after the Tigers retook the lead, the Stars in the 68^th minute scored the tying goal, at 2-2. The Lady Tigers continued to show their resilience to the constant pressure from Oklahoma City and Alexa Riddle scored in the 73^rd minute to put the Tigers up for a 3^rd time, 3-2.

UP NEXT

Tigers will take on the #4 seed MACU in Oklahoma City, OK. Game time Saturday @ 7:00 P.M.

Tigers finish the regular season with a record of 13-4-1 (.750), 5-4 SAC (.556)

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN QUOTES

Head Coach Cole Ouren

"OCU is a well coached and athletic team who made the game extremely difficult for us. While we were never really able to find a rhythm in play the girls did a great job adjusting tactically. This is in addition to their competitive spirit to continue to perservere through the circumstances and find a way to win."
 
"I cannot say enough about this team! They are a special group and continue to add depth to an already rich legacy within the program. I believe this is the first time since joining the conference that we are about .500 and finish in the top half of the table. This is addition to beating OCU. While these are worth celebrating, we realize now is not the time. We will enjoy the victory tonight but understand the season starts over tomorrow morning as we prepare for the opening round of conference."
 
"While it was a team victory, I specifically want to highlight the performance of DeAnna Balencia, Amelia Neddo and Kaity Maldonaldo. In what has been a limited role throughout the season, each of these 3 young women stepped up and made a significant impact to the game as a whole."

PLAYER GOAL UPDATES

Alexa scores her 9^th goal of the season.

Rachel scores her 5^th goal of the season.

Mariah scores her 4^th goal of the season.

SERIES HISTORY

This would be the 5^th match in the series between both teams.

Stars hold the advantage 4-1

This is the Tigers first win in the series.