Hodges (Union)
0
Union (TN) UU (2-5-0, 1-3-0)
2
Winner Mississippi College MC (7-1-0, 5-0-0)
Union (TN) UU
(2-5-0, 1-3-0)
0
Final
2
Mississippi College MC
(7-1-0, 5-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Union (TN) UU 0 0 0
Mississippi College MC 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | David Nichols --- Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

#9 Lady Choctaws Get By Union, 2-0

CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team won their 7th straight match with a 2-0 victory over Union University on Friday afternoon at Robert P. Longabaugh Field.

The Lady Choctaws improved to 7-1 with a 5-0 Gulf South Conference record, while the Lady Bulldogs dropped to 2-5 with a 1-3 league mark.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - While the Lady Choctaws outshot their opponents by a count of 22-2 in the first half, they took just a 1-0 lead into the halftime break on the strength of a 28th minute goal from senior Lauren Kate Carter with an assist from freshman Erin Hederman.
  - The second half would be much of the same as MC hold possession and provide multiple scoring chances, but the score remained at 1-0 until the final minute.
  - Senior Katie Taylor gave the game its final score with 50 seconds remaining as she notched her 10th goal of the year on an assist from junior Lexi Pund.
 

KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws ended up outshooting the Lady Bulldogs by a count of 37-4 on the day.
  - Hederman led the way with nine shots, while Taylor put up eight shots and five on goal.
  - Goalkeeper Gabby Kayser collected her second shutout of the season, making two saves.
  - Rylee Iorio took the loss for Union, despite making 13 saves and allowing just the pair of goals.
 

MATCH NOTES
  - The Lady Choctaws are now 4-0-2 all-time against the Lady Bulldogs.
  - It's the second straight shutout MC has posted against Union.
 

NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will be back in action on Sunday when they host Christian Brothers at 1:00 p.m. at Longabaugh Field.
 

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.
 
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