CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team pushed through an hour-long weather delay on their way to a 3-0 victory over Union University on Friday afternoon at Robert P. Longabaugh Field..

The delay forced the match to be called after 84 minutes played. NCAA rules mandate that a match complete at least 70 minutes to be considered official.

The Choctaws improved to 5-1-3 on the the season with a 4-0-1 Gulf South Conference record, while the Bulldogs dropped to 3-5 with a 1-4 league mark.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Choctaws scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 11th minute as junior Marco Sellan scored his third goal of the season, getting an assist from junior Antoine Recizac.
  - With 24:24 remaining in the first half and at 4:17 p.m., the match was halted due to lightning in the area.
  - The lightning delay carried over an hour and started back at 5:29 p.m.
  - The Choctaws wasted no time extending the lead to 2-0 as senior Joshua Robinson scored his first of the season on an assist from junior Abel Perez.
  - In the 38th minute, senior Javier Avelar gave the game its final score with his first score of the season on an assist from Recizac.
  - After an abbreviated halftime, the match would remain scoreless the rest of the way, eventually being called due to darkness with just six minutes remaining.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Choctaws outshot the Bulldogs by a count of 19-8, including putting five shots on goal.
  - Junior Victor Bazan and sophomore Guilhereme Santos came off the bench and led MC with three shots apiece.
  - Junior Alejandro Chavarria tallied his sixth shutout of the season, making five saves over the 84 minutes.
 

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MATCH NOTES
  - The Choctaws are now 4-1-1 all-time against the Bulldogs.
  - MC has scored three goals in each of the last two meetings.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws will be back in action on Sunday when they host Christian Brothers at 3:30 p.m. at Longabaugh Field.
 

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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 began 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.