CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team displayed a strong offensive outing, tally a season-high four goals, in their 4-2 victory over number 15-ranked Ouachita Baptist University on Friday afternoon.
                                   
TURNING POINT

• Senior midfielder Jacob Farthing connected for his first goal of the season in the 48^th minute, off of a Julio Moreno corner kick. The goal gave MC its largest lead of the game, and enough breathing room to secure a 4-2 victory over the Tigers.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior midfielder Dinho Zwane gave the Choctaws a 1-0 lead in the 18^th minute off the contest. Freshman forward Victor Bazan fired a shot that hit off of the post, and found Zwane's foot for the score.
• The Choctaws would go on the double their lead in the 38^th minute, when Horacio Gutierrez Jr. connected for his team-leading second goal of the season, with the help of Zwane. The Choctaws would take the 2-0 into the half.
• Ouachita Baptist would go on to score two goals in a less-than-three minute span later in the half. Tucker Johnston (56') and Blaine Hickman (59') both connected for goals for the Tigers. Farthing's 48^th minute goal, however, provided a security blanket that helped preserve the MC lead.
• Bazan provided MC with an insurance goal in the 87^th minute, when he connected off of a Connor Johnson pass for the score.

 
KEY STATS

• Zwane led all MC players with three points on the afternoon. The Johannesburg, South Africa native registered his first goal and assist of the 2017 season in the match.
• The Choctaws took a season-high 25 shots in the contest, with 15 in the first half and ten in the second half.
• Of the Choctaws 25 shots, 12 were on frame.
• In goal, Humberto Pelaez grabbed four saves on the afternoon. The Senior keeper improved his record to 2-0-1 on the year.
• The Choctaws took six corner kicks in the match, while holding the Tigers to just three.
• MC was tagged for just five fouls on the day, while Ouachita Baptist was charged with 10.

 
MATCH NOTES

• Farthing's goal in the match brought his point total to a team-high five on the year. Moreno, who assisted on the score, tallied his first assist in 2017 as a result of the score.
• Bazan's score late in the match accounted for his first as a Choctaw.
• With the win, the Choctaws improve to 2-0-1 on the season.

 
UP NEXT

• The Choctaws look ahead to Sunday, Sept. 10, when they face off against Harding University. Match time at Longabaugh Field is slated for 3:00 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.