PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team was eliminated from the Gulf South Conference Tournament with a 2-1 loss in overtime to Lee on Friday afternoon at Ashton Brosnaham Park.

The Choctaws (9-2-5) suffered their first loss since September 22nd when they fell to LSU-Alexandria, 2-1. The Flames (11-4-4) will advance to the GSC Tournament Championship Match for the first time in school history, facing the winner of West Florida and UAH at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Flames jumped out to a quick lead as Samaan Williams scored his second goal of the season in the 5th minute, getting behind the MC defense for the 1-0 advantage.
  - The Choctaws took advantage of a Lee mishap in the 27th minute as a defender played the ball backwards past the goalkeeper and into the net to tie the game at 1-1.
  - The match would go into the half tied a 1-1 and the second half would be scoreless, propelling the match into overtime.
  - The Choctaws had an opportunity in the 95th minute when Gonzalo Carrasco found a shot, but it went wide left.
  - The Flames scored the game-winner in the 98th minute as Williams scored his second of the match on an assist from his brother Samir Williams.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Flames outshot the Choctaws by a count off 11-9, including putting five shots on goal to just two for MC.
  - Sophomore Guilherme Santos and junior Antoine Recizac each led the team with two shots apiece.
  - Goalkeeper Alejandro Chavarria made three saves for MC, while Daniel Hrenko stopped two shots for the Flames.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws will await their NCAA Division II Regional fate when the Selection Show is broadcast on Monday (Nov. 18) at 5:30 p.m. (Central). LINK
 

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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.