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The Oklahoma Christian men's soccer team and coaching staff gather together on the field for a large team photo during a sunny Senior Day celebration. The four senior players stand near the center holding up their framed or displayed team jerseys—including an orange goalkeeper jersey with number 0, and white home jerseys with numbers 7 and 8—surrounded by kneeling and standing teammates on the grass, under a bright blue sky.
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St. Mary's (TX) STMU (9-4-1, 5-1-1)
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Winner Okla. Christian Eagles (7-4-4, 4-0-4)
St. Mary's (TX) STMU
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Okla. Christian Eagles
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Team 1 2 F
St. Mary's (TX) STMU 0 0 0
Okla. Christian Eagles 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Kregg Matthews

Senior Day Strike, Gomez's Last-Second Goal Keeps Eagles Unbeaten in Conference Play

EDMOND, Okla. — On Senior Day at Eagle Soccer Field, Oklahoma Christian closed out the opening half in grand fashion on Saturday afternoon, getting a last-second goal from Alejandro Gomez with just five seconds remaining in the half to defeat St. Mary's 1-0 in Lone Star Conference action. Prior to kickoff, the Eagles honored seniors Igor Caballero, Frederico Palacios, Carter Higgins, and Alejandro Gomez for their contributions to the program.

With the victory, Oklahoma Christian extends its unbeaten run to nine consecutive matches, improving to 8-3-4 overall and 4-0-4 in conference play (16 points). St. Mary's falls to 9-4-1 overall and 5-1-1 in LSC play.

How It Happened

  • 1st Half (OC 1, StMU 0): Both teams exchanged chances early, with OC keeper Dante Caffaro making two first-half saves to keep St. Mary's off the board. As the clock ticked down toward halftime, the Eagles pushed forward on one final attack. Tyler Ackah-Wheatcroft set up Gomez, who slotted home his second goal of the season with just five seconds left on the clock (44:55) to give OC the 1-0 lead heading into the break.

  • 2nd Half (OC 1, StMU 0): St. Mary's pressed aggressively for an equalizer in the second half, taking six shots and winning three corner kicks. However, Caffaro and the Eagles' backline stood tall under pressure. Caffaro added two more saves in the final 45 minutes, while OC's defense weathered eight total corner kicks to seal the 1-0 shutout.

Game Notes

  • Senior Day Celebration: Oklahoma Christian honored four seniors prior to kickoff: Igor Caballero, Frederico Palacios, Carter Higgins, and Alejandro Gomez.

  • Buzzer-Beater Winner: Senior Alejandro Gomez scored his second goal of the season off an assist from Tyler Ackah-Wheatcroft with five seconds left in the opening half (44:55), providing the match's only score.

  • LSC & National Leader: Goalkeeper Dante Caffaro logged four saves to earn his seventh clean sheet of the season, leading the Lone Star Conference and tying for 6th nationally in NCAA Division II clean sheets.

  • Unbeaten Run Extended: Oklahoma Christian remains unbeaten in Lone Star Conference action (4-0-4), extending its overall unbeaten streak to nine matches.

  • LSC Standings Impact: With 16 conference points (4-0-4 LSC), the Eagles draw even near the top of the Lone Star Conference standings.

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