CLINTON, Miss.---The Mississippi College men's soccer team knocked off Spring Hill 3-1 on Friday afternoon (Oct. 29). MC improved to 9-4-1 overall (6-2-1 GSC) with the win which marked their 6th straight victory. Spring Hill fell to 9-6 overall (4-5 GSC). 

Things started out quickly for MC as Filippo Bellu scored in just the 2nd minute. Guilherme Santos fired off a shot which was saved, but the rebound fell to Bellu who slotted it home to give MC the early lead. The goal marks Bellu's 9th of the season which leads the team.

Antoine Recizac then doubled MC's lead in the 17th minute as he scored to put MC up 2-0. Bellu and Pedro Cortes picked up assists on the play. They mark Cortes' 3rd of the season and Bellu's 1st.

That 2-0 lead for MC would hold until halftime.

Spring Hill picked up the pressure to start the 2nd half and got a goal in the 54th minute to cut MC's lead to 2-1. Joao Amaral scored the goal for the Badgers.

Spring Hill kept the pressure up, but MC was able to withstand the pressure which included several big saves from Choctaw goalkeeper Alejandro Chavarria. 

Joshua Davies put the dagger home in the 85th minute to make it 3-1 as he scored on assists from Gonzalo Carrasco and Antoine Recizac on a ball that came off a corner that was played to Davies who put it home for his 3rd goal of the season (all in the last 2 matches). The assists are Recizac's 4th of the season (which is now tied for the team lead) and Carrasco's 3rd of the season. 

The Choctaws would hold on to win by that 3-1 margin to pick up their 6th straight win.

Overall, MC outshot Spring Hill 20-7 and held a 10-4 edge in shots on goal. Recizac led MC with 5 shots and also led the team in shots on goal with 4. Cortes also added 4 shots. Chavarria had 3 saves in goal.

Next up, MC will host West Florida on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 31) at 3:00 pm.