MCPHERSON, KAN. - The Oklahoma City men's soccer team was shutout for the second time this season as the Stars drop Saturday's affair to Central Christian 1-0.

Score    

Central Christian 1, Oklahoma City 0  

• Oklahoma City (6-4-1, 2-1 SAC)    
• Central Christian (7-2-2, 2-2 SAC) 

Scoring Summary     

69' | Camilo Penafiel (6); Assisted by Johnny Rodriguez | Central Christian 1, Oklahoma City 0 

First Half    

Oklahoma came into Saturday's contest coming off a big win over USAO and looked to stay on the winning track. The Tigers defense clamped down on the Stars as OCU was only able to get off three shots in the first half. Jordan Da Costa had a try that went wide of the net, and Jayson Riley had a chance in the 25th minute with a shot on goal only to be saved by the keeper. Riley had another attempt, but it came out wide as the Stars could not score in the first half of play. Central Christian had more than double the chances OCU had, taking eight shots in the first half but only one came on goal and was saved by Stars goalie Danilo Vilani. Neither side could find the net in the first forty-five heading into the locker room with no score.  

Second Half    

Coming out of the locker room Da Costa had two early chances to score but both were taken away by keeper Rodolfo Ramirez. Midway through the second period Central Christian made its way on the attack as Camilo Penafiel sank the first goal of the afternoon to put the Tigers on top 1-0. Oklahoma City was only allowed two more shots in the final 20 minutes of play and neither came on goal. The Stars took five total shots in the second half and came up empty on all of them. Central Christian defended off the Stars as time expired to clinch a 1-0 victory for the Tigers on Saturday afternoon.  

Games Notes    

• Oklahoma City got off eight total shots with four on-goal attempts while Central Christian held the advantage with 14 shots and five coming on-goal.  
• OCU picked up four saves to match the total as Central Christian.  
• Jordan Da Costa took the most shots on the OCU side with four attempts while having two come on goal.  
• The Tigers had six corner kicks while the Stars had five corners.  
• OCU suffers its second shutout loss of the season, previously coming on Aug. 30 to Southwestern College in a 4-0 loss.  
• Oklahoma City falls for the first time since 2021 to Central Christian as the all-time series record moves to 4-3 in favor of the Stars.  
• Neither school has won back-to-back games since OCU did it in 2017 and 2018.  

NEXT GAME    

The Oklahoma City men's soccer will get ready for another Sooner Athletic Conference matchup on Tuesday, Oct. 10 as the Stars will host Texas Wesleyan at Brian Harvey at 3:30 PM.