Oklahoma City – The top seeds in the 2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championships all advanced to the semifinals after first-round action around the conference on Wednesday evening.
 
No. 1 Mid-America Christian 3, No. 8 Wayland Baptist 0
 
The Evangels scored a pair of goals late in the first half and did not look back as the top seed Mid-America Christian defeated Wayland Baptist 3-0 at Dill Soccer Field in Oklahoma City, Okla.
 
The Evangels cracked the scoreboard first in the 38^th minute as Elias Hirt scored off passes from Klaus Gartner and Matias Garcia to give MACU a 1-0 lead. The Evangels would extend the lead in the 43^rd minute as Gartner scored off passes from Garcia and Vito Callaci to extend the score to 2-0. Haruya Higuchi added an insurance goal in the 67^th minute as Hirt and Jimmy Cabrera earned assists on the play to give Mid-America Christian a 3-0 lead.
 
Ellis Dunn paced the Evangels attack with four shots while Garcia and Higuchi each added three shots. Julian Huertas earned the win in goal with seven saves as MACU improved to 15-1-2 on the year. Baptiste Hervaud led the way for the Pioneers with five shots as Wayland Baptist finished the season with an overall record of 4-8-4.
 
No. 2 John Brown 4, No. 7 Panhandle State 0
 
John Brown used a 12-8 advantage in shots, with five of those being on frame, en route to a 4-0 victory over Panhandle State at Alumni Field in Siloam Springs, Ark.
 
The Golden Eagles scored a pair of goals in the final 15 minutes of the first half as Andres Pereira collected a pass from Gabriel Cabrera and found the upper corner of the goal in the 36^th minute to give John Brown a 1-0 lead. Marco Brizuela then scored with 23 seconds left in the half off an assist from Hodei Artetxe to push the advantage to 2-0. The Golden Eagles added two goals in a span of 55 seconds early in the second half as Constantin Bauer and Marco Brizuela each found the back of the net to propel John Brown to the semifinals.
 
Three players led the Golden Eagles (11-4-1) with two shots while Pereira and Brizuela each had two points in the win. Juan Almanza earned the win in goal as he was a part of the John Brown defense that allowed only one shot on goal. Three Aggies led the offensive attack with two shots a piece as Panhandle State completed the season with an overall record of 7-10-0.
 
No. 3 Texas Wesleyan 3, No. 6 Oklahoma City 1
 
The Rams scored twice in the first 18 minutes of the match and held off a late-game comeback as Texas Wesleyan defeated Oklahoma City 3-1 at Karen Cramer Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
Rudy Gonzalez opened the scoring for the Rams in the 10^th minute as he scored off an assist from Mehdi Dif to put Texas Wesleyan ahead 1-0. Chandler Brooks added to the advantage in the 18^th minute as he scored off a pass from Peter Tenorio to push the lead to 2-0. Oklahoma City cut the deficit in half in the 61^st minute as Francisco Miquel scored on a penalty kick to make the score 2-1. The Rams got the goals back in the 67^thminute as Diogo Stefane scored on a penalty kick of his own to give Texas Wesleyan a 3-1 lead.
 
The Rams outshot the Stars 18-6, with Henrique Soares and Gonzalez each having three shots in the contest, while Noah Epler-McDonnell earned the victory in goal with a save on the night as the Rams improve to 8-6-5. Noah Ragozzino led the way for Oklahoma City with a pair of shots as the Stars end the season with an overall record of 6-9-3.
 
No. 4 Southwestern Christian 5, No. 5 Science & Arts 0
 
After garnering a one-goal lead in the first half, Southwestern Christian scored four times in the final 45 minutes to come away with a 5-0 victory over Science & Arts at the Cagle Family Soccer Field in Bethany, Okla.
 
Gabin Desplats opened the scoring in the 14^th minute for the Eagles after scoring off an assist from Curtis Clarke that gave Southwestern Christian a 1-0 lead. The score remained that way until the 55^th minute, when Mateo Prieto scored off a pass from Hugo Ivarson to push the advantage to 2-0. Alessio Purnelle added to the scoring off an assist from Clarke in the 62^nd minute to make the score 3-0. Clarke and Augustine Mateos scored in the last 15 minutes of the match to give the Eagles an opening round victory.’
 
Southwestern Christian (10-4-2) outshot the Drovers 8-6 in the contest, with six of those being on frame. Eight players each had a shot for the Eagles’ offensive attack, with Axel Tricot earning the win between the pipes by making three saves.
 
Dayron Van Oers paced the Science & Arts efforts with three shots as the Drovers finished the season with an overall record of 7-7-4.
 
The semifinals will be on Saturday, Nov. 7, as the top seed, Mid-America Christian, will host Southwestern Christian at Dill Soccer Field in Oklahoma City, with a 6 p.m. start. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in their regular-season contest on Oct. 3.
 
The second semifinal will see John Brown playing host to Texas Wesleyan at Alumni Field in Siloam Springs, Ark. in a 7 p.m. kick. The Golden Eagles won the regular-season contest by a score of 2-0 back on Sept. 26.