CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team wrapped up their 2017 regular season with a 6-0 victory over Auburn University at Montgomery on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Choctaws record improves to 10-2-3 overall, and 7-2-2 in conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Choctaws notched their first goal of the match in the 11^th minute, when senior Julio Moreno set up senior Marco Profumo for his fourth goal of the season.
- MC would go on to double their lead to 2-0 in the 34^th minute, when Connor Johnson knocked in his fourth goal of the season. Horacio Gutierrez Jr. helped set up the score.
- The Choctaws recorded their third goal of the game in the 47^th minute, when MC keeper Humberto Pelaez launched a long goal kick that found the foot of Victor Bazan, who dished it off to Abel Perez for the score. The goal marked for Perez's first as a Choctaw.
- MC extended their lead to 4-0 when senior Jacob Farthing knocked in his fifth goal of the year, after a blocked Bazan shot found his foot for the successful strike.
- Bazan would get in on the scoring action in the 67^th minute, when Gutierrez set up the freshman striker for his fifth goal of the year.
- Sophomore Dominic Snee delivered the final blow for the Choctaws, when he took a pass from Jacob Farthing and found the back of the net for his second goal of the year.
 
KEY STATS
- The Choctaws amassed a season-high six goals on the day, with six different players contributing to the scoring action.
- Gutierrez led the way in assists for the Choctaws, with a season-high two on the day.
- MC took 26 shots in the match, with 13 on frame. The Choctaws took a nine shots in the first half, and 17 in the second.
- The MC defense put together a strong outing, holding AUM to just six shots, including just two shots on frame, on the day.
- In goal, Pelaez improved his 2017 record to 10-2-3. The senior keeper was a perfect 2-2 on save opportunities, while picking up his fifth shutout of the season.
- MC took five corner kicks in the match, while holding AUM to two.
- The Choctaws racked up 10 fouls during the contest, while the Warhawks were tagged for 17.
- Five cards were passed out in total, with MC receiving thee yellows and AUM receiving a yellow and a red.
 
MATCH NOTES
- Saturday's win accounted for MC's 10th of the year, marking for the Choctaws second-straight season with double digit wins since becoming a full-time member of division II.
- Prior to Saturday's match,  MC recognized its 13 seniors as part of senior day festivities.
 
UP NEXT
- The Choctaws will resume play in the Gulf South Conference Tournament on either Tuesday, Oct. 31 or Friday, Nov. 3 depending on tournament seeding.
 

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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.