MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- An Alabama Huntsville goal in the 86th minute was all it took to sink the Mississippi College men's soccer team 1-0 in their Gulf South Conference Semifinals match against the Chargers on Friday, Nov. 3. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Neither team was able to get on the board in the first half, as the Choctaws outshot the Chargers 5-4 in the period.
- MC saw a handful of opportunities to score in period number two, with their closest coming in the 81st minute off a Javier Avelar shot that just caught a piece of the charging UAH keeper. The Choctaws saw another close scoring oppotunity go for not in the 89th minute, when Victor Bazan missed just wide on a close range shot with the UAH keeper drawn out. 
- The game-winning goal came off of a free kick from forward Jordan Wright from 20-plus yards out.

KEY STATS
- Wanner Paiz and Abel Perez led the way offensively for MC, with three shots taken apiece.
- Horacio Gutierrez fired a team-high two shots on goal on the day 
- The Choctaws outshot the Chargers 13-9 on the day, putting up five in the first half and eight in the second.
- MC took four shots on goal on the day, compared to UAH's two.
- In goal, Humberto Pelaez collected one save on the day, while seeing his 2017 record drop to 11-3-3.
- MC took five corner kicks in the match, while holding UAH to three.
- The Choctaws were whistled for nine fouls, while the Chargers were on the receiving end of nine.
- UAH was booked for two yellow cards, while MC was tagged for one.

MATCH NOTES
- The loss drops MC's 2017 record to 11-3-3, while also ending their run in the 2017 GSC Postseason Tournament. 

 

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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.