CLINTON, Miss. --- A two-goal second half propelled the Mississippi College women's soccer team past the Falcons of the University of Montevallo 2-1 on Friday afternoon. With the win, the Lady Choctaws improve to 11-2-1 overall, and 10-2 in Gulf South Conference play.
 
TURNING POINT
- Freshman forward Liza Wise found the back of the net in the 87^th off of a pass from junior defender Gaylynn Cooper to give MC the 2-1 lead.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Defense prevailed early for both teams, as neither team was able to crack the scoreboard in the first period.
- Montevallo broke the scoreless tie in the 48^th minute of the match, when Taylor Gonzales lifted a lob shot from inside of the box that went just over the fingertips of MC keeper Andrea McDonald.
- MC would notch the equalizer in the 74^th minute, when Lauren Smith knocked in her team-leading sixth goal of the season. Wise helped set up the goal.
- Wise's game-winnner with three minutes left to play would go on to seal the deal for MC. The goal served as her first score of the year.
 
KEY STATS
- Wise led the way offensively for MC, recording both a goal and an assist in the match.
- MC outshot Montevallo 20-7 in the match, with seven of those 20 shots coming on frame. MC took six shots in the first half, and 14 in the second.
- In Goal, Andrea McDonald improved her record to 8-2-1 on the year with the victory.
- MC took 10 corner kicks in the match, to Montevallo's three.
- The Choctaws were tagged for five fouls, while the Falcons were on the receiving end of 10.
- Montevallo collected the games lone yellow card.
 
UP NEXT
- Due to the threat of inclement weather on Sunday, the Lady Choctaws match against AUM scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 22 has been moved up to Saturday, Oct. 21.
- Prior to the match, seniors Caitlin Hayes and Hannah Bailey will be recognized as part of Senior Day festivities.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.