CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team used a three-goal first half to cruise to a 4-1 victory over the Chargers of the University Alabama-Huntsville on Sunday Afternoon.
 
TURNING POINT

• Sophomore forward Emma Claire Furman took a pass from freshman midfielder Emily McNair and sent a shot that successfully bent into the back corner, giving MC a 3-1 lead and critical momentum heading into the half. The assist marked for McNair's first as a Lady Choctaw.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Junior forward Lauren Smith broke the scoreless tie in the 7^th minute, when freshman Lindsey Stephenson was able to partially deflect a goal kick and find the foot of Smith for the score and for her first assist as a Lady Choctaw.
• The Chargers tied the game up in the 20^th minute, when Sydney Pkankuch knocked in a goal with the help of Riley Ridgeway.
• MC would retake the lead in the 34^th minute, when Freshman Holly Pascoe netted her first goal as a Lady Choctaw.
• With the score at 3-1 in the second half, Stephenson delivered the final blow in the contest in the 65^th minute, by firing a rocket into the back nylon for her collegiate goal. Katie Taylor helped set up the score for her first assist of the year.

 
KEY STATS

• Stephenson racked up a team-best three points on the day, accounting for both a goal and an assist.  
• The Lady Choctaws took a season-high 35 shots on the afternoon, including 11 shots on goal
• The Lady Choctaw defense put together another solid outing, allowing just three shots and two shots on goal in the match.
• In Goal, Gabby Kayser, picked up her team-leading second victory on the season, while grabbing two saves in the process. The sophomore keeper's record now sits at 2-0 for the season.
• The Lady Choctaws took five corner kicks in the match, while holding the Chargers to just one.
• MC was tagged for eight fouls, while UAH was on the receiving end of 11.

 
MATCH NOTES

• With the win, The Lady Choctaws improve to 3-0-1, and 2-0 in Gulf South Conference play.
• UAH's lone score in the 19^th minute accounted for the first goal that the MC defense has given up all season, ending a streak of 309 consecutive scoreless minutes to begin the season.

 
UP NEXT

• The Lady Choctaws will travel to Rome, Ga. to take on Shorter University for their first road GSC contest of 2017. Match time is slated for 4:00 p.m.

 

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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.