Dillon (CBU)
Claire Stokes
0
Christian Brothers CBU (7-2-1, 3-1-1)
1
Winner Mississippi College MC (8-1-0, 6-0-0)
Christian Brothers CBU
(7-2-1, 3-1-1)
0
Final
1
Mississippi College MC
(8-1-0, 6-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Christian Brothers CBU 0 0 0
Mississippi College MC 0 1 1

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

#9 Lady Choctaws Win 8th Straight, Take Down Lady Bucs, 1-0

CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team won their eighth straight match with a 1-0 victory over Christian Brothers on Sunday afternoon at Robert P. Longabaugh Field.

The Lady Choctaws improved to 8-1 with a 6-0 Gulf South Conference record, while the Lady Bucs fell to 7-2-1 and 3-1-1 in league play.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The tightly-contested match saw a scoreless first half, but MC was able to outshoot CBU by a count of 14-0 in the first 45 minutes.
  - The game-winning goal was scored by senior Jess Davenport in the 58th minute as she cleaned up a saved shot by freshman Erin Hederman.
  - The Lady Choctaws would hold on and grab their second shutout of the weekend and third of the season.
 

KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws finished the day with 24 shots, led by four from Hederman, senior Katie Taylor and junior Lexi Pund.
  - The defense allowed just three shots in the match and did not concede a single shot on net.
  - Senior Gabby Kayser notched her second shutout of the season, playing all 90 minutes between the pipes.
  - Riley Chafin took the loss for the Lady Bucs, making seven saves and allowing just the one goal.
 

MATCH NOTES
  - The Lady Choctaws are now 5-2 all-time against the Bucs, including winning each of the last five in the series.
  - MC is ranked #9 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, achieving their highest-ever ranking, to this point.
 

NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will hit the road next weekend for a pair of GSC matches, facing Valdosta State (Oct. 18) and West Georgia (Oct. 20).
 

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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