BRANDON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team opened the 2021 Gulf South Conference Spring Championship Series with a 1-0 win over Christian Brothers on Tuesday night at Bulldog Stadium on the campus of Brandon High School.

The four-match regular season features a pair of home games (CBU and West Alabama) and two road games (Delta State and Union) before a conference tournament to wrap up the season.

The Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Sunday when they travel to Cleveland to face rival Delta State at 2:30 p.m.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The first half was scoreless over the first 35 minutes as both teams held possession but few scoring chances were created.
  - In the 37th minute, the Choctaws broke through for the lone goal as Zach Diallo took a through-ball from Pedro Navarro following an assist form Pedro Cortes.
  - The match went into the halftime break with the Choctaws leading 1-0 and outshooting the Bucs, 5-2.
  - CBU had the better chances in the second half, seeing four shots with two on goal, but the MC defense stood tall for the shutout win.

KEY STATS
  - Diallo and Guilherme Santos had the only two shots on goal for the Choctaws, while Gonzalo Carrasco had a team-high three total shots.
  - Alejandro Chavarria made two saves and collected his 10th career shutout in the victory.
  - Habib Binate had a team-high two shots for the Bucs, including an shot on goal that was saved by defender Aurele Chemin in the 72nd minute.
  - Wayne Davis made a save for the Bucs but took the loss in net.

NOTES
  - The Choctaws are now 5-4 all-time against the Bucs, including winning four of the last five meetings.
  - It was the first match for the Choctaws in 466 days, dating back to Nov. 15, 2019 in a GSC semifinal loss to Lee.

NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws play their next two games on the road, traveling to Delta State on Sunday (Feb. 28) before going to Union on March 3rd.
 

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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 18 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's and Women's 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.