CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team set a school record with their 13th straight victory and clinched the Gulf South Conference regular season championship with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Montevallo on Sunday afternoon.

The match was played at Clinton High School due to heavy rainfall in the Clinton area earlier in the week.

The #5 Lady Choctaws improved to 13-1 with an 11-0 record in Gulf South Conference play, while the Falcons fell to 10-3-3 with an 8-2-1 league mark.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Falcons got on the board first as Kira Bochard took advantage of a misplayed ball in the box to send a shot just across the goal line in the 25th minute.
  - Montevallo would take the 1-0 lead into halftime looking to pull off the upset and keep their regular season championship hopes alive.
  - The Lady Choctaws repaid the Falcons for their less-than-powerful goal as junior Lindsey Stephenson saw a shot trickle past the goalkeeper to tie the score at 1-1 in the 49th minute.
  - The teams would remain tied until the 80th minute when senior Jess Davenport found the back of the net with the game-winner off an assist from freshman Sydney Hughes.
  - The Falcons looked poised to send the game into overtime in the 84th minute, but senior Gabby Kayser made a save in the upper-corner of the goal to clinch the victory.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws took nine shots with six shots on goal, while Montevallo had five shots with three on net.
  - Davenport and Stephenson led the way with three shots apiece.
  - Kayser earned the win in goal for MC, making two saves with one goal allowed.
  - Annie Mason took the loss in goal for the Falcons, giving up two goals with three saves.
 

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MATCH NOTES
  - The Lady Choctaws celebrated "Senior Day" prior to the match, honoring 11 seniors participating in their final home contests: Felectiy Barnett, Lauren Kate Carter, Davenport, Jordan Dillon, Emma Claire Furman, Scarlett Hodges, Kayser, Madeline Porter, Peyton Ramsey, Katie Taylor and Liza Wise.
  - The GSC regular season championship is the first regular season title for the school's women's soccer program.
  - The Lady Choctaws are now 4-1 all-time against the Falcons with their only loss coming last season in the opening round of the GSC Tournament.
  - MC has now clinched the #1 seed in the GSC Tournament and will host an opening-round match on "Super Tuesday" at Robert P. Longabaugh Field on Tuesday, November 12th.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will wrap up the regular season next week when they travel to face Spring Hill (Nov. 7) and West Florida (Nov. 9).
 

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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.