LIVINGSTON, Ala. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team opened up Gulf South Conference play with a victory over the West Alabama Tigers by a score of 2-0.

The Lady Choctaws will improve to a 3-1-0 and 1-0 in GSC play. West Alabama fell to 2-2-1 and 0-1 in GSC play.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Choctaw defense was impressive all night holding the high power Tiger offense scoreless and limiting them to only 15 shots.
- The game was back and forth until a foul in the box on West Alabama which gave MC a penalty kick opportunity. Jess Davenport stepped up for the Lady Choctaws to put it in the net and give MC a 1-0 going into the half.
- MC was able to extend their lead in the 59th minute when Lauren Smith found the back of the net on a pass from Katie Taylor who was credited with an assist on the play. That gave the Lady Choctaws a 2-0 lead which would hold to be the final score of the match.
 

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KEY STATS
- The Lady Choctaws held the Tigers to only 15 shots in the match. The West Alabama offense had been impressive so far this season with 13 goals on 65 shots.
- Gabby Kayser had another impressive showing in goal for the Lady Choctaws. She recorded eight saves and notched her second shutout of the season.
- There were 15 fouls in the match and two yellow cards awarded, one for each team. Jess Davenport picked up the card for the Lady Choctaws and the Tiger's card was awarded to Aleah Headley.
- MC extended their win streak to two and will look to increase it to three in their next match against UAH.
 

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NEXT UP
- MC will be back in GSC play Sunday, September 16 when they travel to Huntsville, Ala. to face UAH. Coverage for this match will be available on the UAH athletics website and the match is currently set 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 beginning with 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.