CLEVELAND, Tenn. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team knocked off the Flames of Lee University 2-1 in Gulf South Conference action on Sunday, Sept. 17.
 
TURNING POINT

• Senior midfielder Horacio Gutierrez Jr. found the back corner of the net from the top of the box in the 61^st minute, with help from junior defender Rafael Costa. The score gave MC a 2-0 advantage and provided the Choctaws with enough breathing room to hold on for the 2-1 win.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team was able to crack the scoreboard in the first half, as both teams saw several opportunities but could not capitalize.
• Senior midfielder Dihno Zwane broke the scoreless tie in the 52^nd minute of the match, when he beat the Lee keeper to a ball off of a defensive giveaway and netted his second goal of the year.
• After MC going up 2-0, the Flames answered in the 67^th minute with a goal off of a corner kick by Jeremy Bonyaa. Alfie Coldron delivered the ball that helped set up the score.
• The Choctaws would hold on to the lead for the remaining 23 minutes to secure the win.

 
KEY STATS

• Gutierrez's eventual game-winner marked for his fifth goal on the year, and second in the game-winning variety; both statistics that lead all GSC players.
• Costa's assist on the Gutierrez goal marked for his second on the season, placing him second on the team in that stat category.
• The Choctaws took eight shots in the contest, while giving up 10 to the flames. MC took three shots in the first half, and five in the second.
• Five of the Choctaws eight shots came on frame.
• In goal, Humberto Pelaez notched five saves on the afternoon, while allowing only one goal. The senior keeper's record now sits at 5-0-1 for the year.
• MC took three corner kicks in the contest, while Lee took five.
• The Choctaws were charged with 15 fouls, while the Flames were responsible for seven.
• Lee was the recipient of both yellow cards that were handed out in the match.

MATCH NOTES

• With the win, the Choctaws improve to 5-0-1 on the year, and 2-0 in GSC play.
• The win marks for the Choctaws fourth straight victory.
• Pelaez picked up his 27^th career victory in goal for the Choctaws, placing alone in third place for most career wins by an MC keeper.

 
UP NEXT

• The Choctaws look ahead to Friday, Sept. 22 when they travel to Pensacola, Fla. to take on the University of West Florida in a GSC showdown. Kickoff for Friday's match is slated for 5:00 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.