CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team knocked off the Harding University Bison 2-0 on Sunday, Sept. 10 at Longabaugh Field. With the win, the Choctaws improve to 3-0-1 on the year.
TURNING POINT
- Leading by just one goal, the Choctaws doubled their lead in the 52nd minute of the match when junior defender Rafael Costa delivered a perfect ball to sophomore Connor Johnson, who was able to finish the setup for his second goal of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- MC struck pay dirt in the 17th minute, when Senior winger Jacob Farthing took a Victor Bazan pass and found the back of the net for the eventual game-winner. The Choctaws would take the 1-0 lead into the half.
- Johnson's strike in the 52nd minute paved the way for the final 2-0 score.
KEY STATS
- Both Farthing's and Johnson's goals marked for their team-leading second on the season.
- Bazan's and Costa's assists both marked for their firsts as Choctaws.
- The Choctaws outshot the Bison 19-10 in the match, with seven of MC's shots coming on frame.
- The Choctaws took 13 shots in the first half, and six in half number two.
- In Goal, Humberto Pelaez racked up five saves on the afternoon, en route to recording his first shutout of the 2017 season. Pelaez improved his record to 3-0-1 with the win.
- The Choctaws took four corner kicks in the match, while the Bison took three.
- MC committed 15 fouls in the contest, while Harding was tagged for 12
MATCH NOTES
- Nine cards were passed out in total, with all of them coming in the second period.
- The Choctaws tallied five yellows and two reds, while the Bison were charged with two yellows.
UP NEXT
- The Choctaws will kickoff Gulf South Conference play next weekend when they travel to Rome, Ga. to take on Shorter University on Friday, Sept. 15. Match time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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.
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