VALDOSTA, Ga. --- Senior Jess Davenport converted a penalty kick in the 106th minute to give the Mississippi College women's soccer team a 1-0 victory at Valdosta State on Friday night at the VSU Soccer Complex.

The #6 Lady Choctaws improved to 9-1 with a 7-0 record in the Gulf South Conference, while the Blazers fell to 5-5 and 3-3 in league play.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Lady Choctaws controlled the pace of play in the first half, producing 10 shots with six on goal in the opening 45 minutes.
  - The second half, however, was more event as the Blazers outshot MC (7-6) and put four shots on goal compared to just six for the Lady Choctaws as the match was scoreless after 90 minutes.
  - In the first overtime, it was MC that provided the only scoring opportunity as freshman Erin Hederman put a shot on frame that was saved by Caroline Embler.
  - Just over five minutes into the second overtime, senior Katie Taylor was taken down in the box, allowing Davenport to score her second game-winning goal in as many outings.
  - The Widnes, England native notched her fifth goal of the season, burying the ball in the lower-left corner to give MC their 9th straight win.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws tallied 20 total shots with 13 coming on goal over the 105 minutes played.
  - The Blazers produced nine shots in the match but they could not muster even one over the overtime periods.
  - Senior Gabby Kayser and the MC defense recorded their fourth shutout of the season and third straight, not allowing a goal in the last 237 minutes of play.
  - Embler made 12 saves in goal for the Blazers, keeping VSU in the contest until the final five minutes.
 

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MATCH NOTES
  - Kayser is now in a tie for 3rd in MC history with 25 victories as a goalkeeper. She is tied with Bethany Roberson (2009-12).
  - Her four shutouts this season give her 13 for her career, sitting just one behind Roberson for 3rd all-time.
  - The Lady Choctaws are now 5-0-1 all-time against Valdosta State, winning three straight in the series by a score of 1-0.
  - They have produced five straight shutouts against the Blazers, not allowing a goal in the series since a 1-1 draw in Valdosta on October 5, 2014.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Sunday when they face West Georgia at 12:00 p.m. (Central) in Carrollton, Ga.
 

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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.