CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team will face the #4 seed Lee University Flames in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship Tournament Sweet Sixteen this Friday Nov. 16^th at 6 P.M. Central time from the Lee University Soccer Field in Cleveland Tennessee. The winner of Friday's match will then advance to the Elite Eight and face the winner of the Southeast Regional Final between #1 seed Columbus State and #6 seed Lincoln Memorial.

MC NOTES
- The Lady Choctaws (16-3-0) were named the #3 seed in the South Region on Monday, Nov. 5th during the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Selection Show, and are coming out of the Barry Sub-Regional where they defeated the #6 seed Nova Southeastern 3-0 and the host and #2 seed Barry 2-1.
- It was a historic trip to Miami this past weekend for the Lady Choctaws as they made history with both victories. The win over Nova Southeastern was the program's first win in the NCAA Tournament ever and the win over Barry advanced MC to the furthest the program has ever been in the NCAA Tournament.
- The MC offense exploded in Miami this past weekend scoring five goals total in their two tournament matches. Lauren Smith, Katie Taylor, Lindsey Stephenson and Rita Okoro all scored goals for the Lady Choctaws over the weekend.
- Okoro has been the breakout star of the tournament so far for the Lady Choctaws. The grad transfer scored a goal in both matches in Miami and both of her goals were the eventual game winners. She scored the first goal of the match against Nova Southeastern and her goal against Barry broke the 1-1 tie and gave the Lady Choctaws the 2-1 lead which was the eventual final.
- The Lady Choctaw defense was also excellent in the team's trip to Miami. The team posted their 10^th shutout of the season against Nova Southeastern and the defense was the key to victory in the second half against Barry, which was Barry's only loss of 2018. Andrea McDonald had two outstanding performances in goal over the weekend, recording 10 saves on 22 shots faced.
 
LEE NOTES
- The Flames (15-6-1) were named the #4 seed in the South Region on Monday, Nov. 5th during the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Selection Show, and are coming off of two overtime victories in the first weekend of tournament play.
- Last Friday, the Flames opened the tournament with a 2-1 double overtime victory over the #5 seed Rollins College and then followed that up with a 1-0 overtime victory over the #1 seed in the South Region and undefeated West Florida.
- The two players to watch for the Flames are Mia Hollingsworth and Kelsey Yoder. Hollingsworth, a senior from Libertyville, Ill., earned All-Gulf South Conference first team honors and has scored an amazing 13 goals on the year with 5 assists. Yoder, just a sophomore from Zionsville, Ind., earned All- GSC second team honors and was just behind Hollingsworth in the goal total for the year with 10 and she had one assist to go along with it.
 
COLUMBUS STATE NOTES
- The Cougars (17-0-2) are led by Head Coach Jay Entlich who is entering his 14th year with the program after starting it in 2004.
- Columbus State entered the Tournament as the #1 overall seed in the Southeast Region and came into the tournament ranked #3 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II National Poll. The Cougars received a first round bye and rolled in their second round match against Flagler College by a score of 4-0.
 
 
LINCOLN MEMORIAL NOTES
- The Lady Railsplitters (14-4-2) are led by Head Coach Sean Fraser who is entering his second season with the program.
- LMU have been the Cinderella team of this side of the bracket as the #6 seed has upset the #3 seed Lander University and the #2 seed and nationally ranked #14 Carson-Newman in dramatic fashion. Both Tournament matches for the Lady Railsplitters have ended with them being victorious in penalty shootouts with both shootouts ending 5-3 in favor of LMU.
 
SERIES HISTORY
- The Lady Choctaws will bring in an all-time record oh 2-4-1 against Lee. The last match between the two schools came earlier this year when MC was able to capture a 3-1 victory at home against the Flames.
- If the Lady Choctaws are able to advance on Friday, Sunday's Elite Eight contest will be the first time in program history that MC will face either Columbus State or Lincoln Memorial.
 
MATCH COVERAGE
- Live stats and live video will be available for both matches (weather permitting) on Lee's athletics website.
- Friday's match will kick-off at 6 P.M. Central time and if the Lady Choctaws advance, Sunday's Elite Eight Final will also kick-off at 1 P.M. Central 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.