JACKSON, Tenn. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team was able to hold off the Union University Lady Bulldogs this afternoon 1-0 and improve to 7-0 in Gulf South Conference play.

The Lady Choctaws will improve to 9-1-0 overall and 7-0 in GSC play.

The Lady Bulldogs will fall to 0-10-0 overall and 0-7 in GSC play.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Choctaws were able to get an early lead in the 21^st minute when captain Katie Taylor scored on a pass from freshman Marisa Saunders making the score 1-0.
- MC was on the attack throughout the match but couldn't add on to their lead, but were able to shutout Union to earn their seventh GSC victory of the season.
 

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KEY STATS
- The Lady Choctaws were a continuous threat on offense throughout the match, recording 20 shots with five being on goal.
- The MC defense had their best showing of the season so far, not only were they able to shutout Union but they only allowed the Lady Bulldogs one shot in the entire match. Union's lone shot was not on goal.
- Marisa Saunders notched her fourth assist on the season in the contest and the freshman is the team leader in assists on the year.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Lady Choctaws will be back at Robert P. Longabaugh Field next weekend for a pair of GSC matches. First they will face West Georgia on Friday Oct. 12 and then Valdosta State on Sunday Oct. 14    
- Both matches are currently scheduled for a 1:00 P.M. start time.  
 

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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 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.