MONTEVALLO, Ala. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team tied the program record for longest win streak with their 11th straight victory coming this Friday evening against the University of Montevallo by a score of 2-1.

The Lady Chcoctaws will improve to 12-1-0 overall and 10-0 in GSC play.

The Falcons will fall to 6-6-2 overall and 5-5-0 in GSC play.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons were able to capitalize on a rare defensive mistake by the Lady Choctaws as Medhali Hernandez was able to put one in the top right corner of the net off of a throw-in play to give Montevallo an early 1-0 lead.
- The Lady Choctaws had an opportunity to tie the match in the 26th minute when Katie Taylor stepped up to take a penalty kick. Taylor's attempt was saved by Falcons goalkeeper Annie Mason and Montevallo was able to carry that momentum into the half with the score still 1-0.
- In the second half the Lady Choctaws were finally able to get the momentum back and tie the match in the 53rd minute when Lauren Smith was able to score an unassisted goal to put MC on the board and make it 1-1.
- Just three minutes later, Smith was able to strike again this time on an assist from Samantha Carson which gave the Lady Choctaws the 2-1 lead. The MC defense would hold the lead until the final whistle blew giving the match its final of 2-1.
 

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KEY STATS
- The victory for the Lady Choctaws was the team's 11th straight victory and that ties a program record that was set back in 2003.
- Smith had her first multi goal performance of the season for the Lady Choctaws and with her two goals, Smith is now tied for the team lead in goals scored with five on the season.
- The 1-0 half time deficit was the first time all year that the Lady Choctaws were trailing at the half, but the team was able to overcome the odds to get their first comeback win of the season.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Lady Choctaws will have the chance to set a new program record for consecutive wins this Sunday as they travel to face Auburn Montgomery at 1 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 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 2018-19 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.