Oklahoma City – The 2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship match is set as No.1 seed Mid-America Christian and No. 2 seed John Brown advanced to the title game after semifinal victories on Saturday evening.
No.1 Mid-America Christian 3, No. 4 Southwestern Christian 0
Haruya Higuchi had a goal and an assist to help Mid-America Christian advance to the championship match with a 3-0 victory over Southwestern Christian at Dill Soccer Field in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Saturday evening.
Filliph Kamfjord opened the scoring for the Evangels in the 37
th minute as he scored off a pass from Higuchi to make the score 1-0. The score remained that way until Mid-America Christian scored a pair of goals in just over a five-minute span as Higuchi found the net off of assists from Ellis Dunn and Diego Sano in the 72
ndminute to extend the score to 2-0. Leonardo Leitao provided an insurance goal in the 77
th minute to propel Mid-America Christian to the championship match.
Leitao led the Evangels attack with three shots, while Higuchi and Kamfjord each added two shots, with Julian Huertas earning the win with five saves as Mid-America Christian improves to 16-1-3 on the year. The Eagles held a 13-10 advantage in shots, with Mauro Tomas having four of those and Alessio Purnelle adding three shots as Southwestern Christian ended the season with a record of 10-4-2.
No. 2 John Brown 2, No.3 Texas Wesleyan 0
John Brown scored in each half, and Alejandro Gallardo assisted on both goals as the Golden Eagles defeated Texas Wesleyan 2-0 on Saturday evening at Alumni Field in Siloam Springs, Ark. This is the second consecutive trip to the championship match for John Brown.
Constantin Bauer opened the scoring for the Golden Eagles in the 17
th minute as Gallardo and Andres Pereira provided the assists to give John Brown an early 1-0 lead. The score stayed that way until the 49
th minute, when Chris Salinas scored off another assist by Gallardo to push the Golden Eagles’ advantage to 2-0. The Rams had a few opportunities in the second half as they had five shot attempts but could not score.
Gallardo led the way for the John Brown offense as he had a pair of shots to go along with his two assists, while Juan Almanza earned the victory between the pipes with three saves as John Brown improved to 12-4-1 on the year. The Rams held a 14-6 advantage in shots as five players had two shots a piece, with Rudy Gonzalez and Nathaniel Neang each having a shot on goal as Texas Wesleyan ended the season with an overall record of 8-7-5.
Mid-America Christian will welcome John Brown to Dill Soccer Field on Wednesday, November 11, with the start time set for 7 p.m. The Evangels defeated the Golden Eagles in the regular-season contest by a score of 2-1 back on October 10.