MOBILE, Ala. --- Senior midfielder
Dinho Zwane delivered the game-winning goal in the 98
th minute of overtime to lift the number 25-ranked Mississippi College men's soccer team over the Badgers of Spring Hill College in Gulf South Conference action on Sunday afternoon.
TURNING POINT
- Zwane's golden goal in overtime served as his third of the season.
Marco Profumo delivered a pass from a pack of players in front of the Spring Hill goal to a wide-open Zwane, who punched it in from 10 yards out to secure the walk-off win for the Choctaws.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Spring Hill drew first blood in the contest, when Timo Schabetsberger found the back of the net in the 29
th minute. Both Alexander Lipinski and Ibrahima Ndaw helped set up the score.
- Fast forward to the second period, when freshman forward
Victor Bazan notched the equalizer for MC in the 68
th minute. The goal, coming off of a penalty kick, served as Bazan's third for the season.
- Neither team was able to get on the board for the remaining time in regulation, sending the match to overtime where the Choctaws would seal the deal.
KEY STATS
- The Choctaws outshot the Badgers 18-6 in the match, tallying as many shots on goal (6) as the total number of shots the defense surrendered all match (6).
- MC took eight shots in the first period, seven shots in the second, and three in overtime.
- In goal,
Humberto Pelaez improved his 2017 record to 7-0-1 on the season, while recording three saves on the afternoon.
- The Choctaws took 11 corner kicks in the match, while allowing just four from the Badgers.
- MC was tagged for 14 fouls on the afternoon, while Spring Hill was on the receiving end of 22.
- MC received two yellow cards in the match, while Spring Hill received a yellow and a red card on the day.
MATCH NOTES
- With the win, MC improves to 7-0-1 overall, and a perfect 4-0 in GSC play.
- The win marks the sixth straight victory for the Choctaws, dating all the way back to Sept. 8.
- Sunday's match marks for the second straight meeting in which MC has bested Spring Hill in overtime. The Choctaws defeated Spring Hill by the same score in overtime last season in Clinton, Miss.
- Pelaez tallied his 29
th career victory in goal for MC on the day, placing him in second place all-time in MC men's soccer history for most wins by a goalkeeper. Pelaez needs just two more victories to become the winningest keeper in MC history.
UP NEXT
- The Choctaws will resume GSC play on Friday, Sept. 29 when they host Christian Brothers University in Clinton. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 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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