CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team will host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer National Tournament (Nov. 22-24) at Tom Shepherd Field on the campus of Hinds Community College.

The three-team sub-regional will feature the South's #1 seed, MC, along with #4 Montevallo and #5 Nova Southeastern. Montevallo and NSU will face off on Friday (Nov. 22) at 1:00 p.m. with the winner moving on to face MC on Sunday (Nov. 24) at 2:00 p.m.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
Record: 15-2  |  South Region #1 Seed  |  Bid: Gulf South Conference At-Large  |  Clinton, MS

HEAD COACH
  - Darryl Longabaugh - 23rd Season ( 284-117-28, .695)

KEY STATS
  - Scoring Offense: 3.29 Goals / Match ( 5th Nationally, 1st GSC )
  - Goals Against Average: 0.637 ( 27th Nationally, 1st GSC )

PLAYERS TO WATCH
  - Katie Taylor (M) - 13 Goals, 8 Assists, 34 Points
     - Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Year, D2CCA South Region Player of the Year
  - Liza Wise (D) - 2 Goals, 3 Assists, Defense Allowed just 105 shots, 47 on goal
     - Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Year, D2CCA First Team All-South Region
  - Gabby Kayser (GK) - 0.64 Goals Against Average, 7 Shutouts
     - First Team All-Gulf South Conference, D2CCA First Team All-South Region
  - Erin Hederman (F) - 6 Goals, 7 Assists, 19 Points
     - Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year, D2CCA Second Team All-South Region
 

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MONTEVALLO
Record: 14-3-4  |  South Region #4 Seed  |  Bid: Gulf South Conference Champions  |  Montevallo, AL

HEAD COACH
  - Jake Wyman - 1st Season ( 14-3-4, .762 )

KEY STATS
  - Scoring Offense: 2.33 Goals / Match ( 37th Nationally, 4th GSC )
  - Goals Against Average: 0.869 ( 56th Nationally, 4th GSC )

PLAYERS TO WATCH
  - Romee Contreras (F) - 8 Goals, 10 Assists, 26 Points
     - First Team All-Gulf South Conference, D2CCA Second Team All-South Region
  - Melanie Stevens (D) - 3 Goals, 2 Assists, Defense Recorded 8 shutouts
     - First Team All-Gulf South Conference, D2CCA Second Team All-South Region
  - Michaila Franklin (M) - 1 Goal, 3 Assists, 21 Games, 19 Starts
     - Second Team All-Gulf South Conference
  - Hannah Waki (D) - 3 Assists, 21 Games, 21 Starts
     - Second Team All-Gulf South Conference
 

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NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
Record: 14-3-2  |  South Region #5 Seed  |  Bid: Sunshine State Conference At-Large  |  Fort Lauderdale, FL

HEAD COACH
  - John Constable - 5th Season ( 63-22-10, .716 )

KEY STATS
  - Scoring Offense: 2.79 Goals / Match ( 12th Nationally, 1st SSC )
  - Goals Against Average: 0.359 ( 5th Nationally, 1st SSC )

PLAYERS TO WATCH
  - Hannah Christophe (F) - 13 Goals, 5 Assists, 31 Points
     - First Team All-Sunshine State Conference, D2CCA First Team All-South Region
  - Emma Heikkila (M) - 10 Goals, 7 Assists, 27 Points
     - First Team All-Sunshine State Conference, D2CCA First Team All-South Region
  - Paige Napolitano (D) - 1 Goal, Defense allowed just 7 goals and 64 shots on goal
     - First Team All-Sunshine State Conference, D2CCA First Team All-South Region
  - Gabriela Moreira (D) - 3 Goals, 1 Assist, Defense posted 0.36 goals against average
     - D2CCA Second Team All-South Region
 

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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.