ROME, Ga. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team ran their unbeaten streak to four matches in a 2-0 win over Shorter on Sunday afternoon at Ben Brady Field.

The Choctaws improved to 4-1-3 with a 3-0-1 Gulf South Conference record, while the Hawks fell to 4-4-1 with an 0-2-1 league mark.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Choctaws notched the game-winning goal in the 14th minute as freshman Antoine Recizac scored his first goal of the season on an assist from junior Marco Sellan.
  - The match would go into the halftime break with MC leading 1-0 and junior goalkeeper Alejandro Chavarria making three saves.
  - The second half saw more scoreless action until the final five minutes when sophomore Bruno Ribeiro Cantoni scored his first of the season to give the Choctaws the 2-0 advantage.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Choctaws held an 11-6 edge in shots in the match, putting five shots on goal and holding Shorter to just one shot on goal in the second half.
  - Chavarria made four saves for the Choctaws to tally his fifth shutout in eight matches this season.
  - Recizac, Sellan and senior Owen Connelly led the Choctaws with two shots apiece.
  - Felix Guijosa had two shots on goal for the Hawks, while Matthew Shorrocks made three saves in net.
 

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MATCH NOTES
  - The Choctaws are now 4-1-1 all-time against Shorter with a five-match unbeaten streak against the Hawks.
  - The MC defense has now allowed a goal to the Hawks in Rome since 2014.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws will return home next week for a pair of Gulf South Conference matches, hosting Union (Oct. 11) and Christian Brothers (Oct. 13) at Robert P. 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.