CLEVELAND, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's soccer team scored twice in the last 21 minutes to pick up a 2-0 win over rival Delta State on Sunday afternoon at Delta Field.
The Choctaws improved to 2-0 on the season with a 2-0 GSC mark, while the Statesmen fell to 0-3 overall and in the league.
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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2, DELTA STATE 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
 - The match was a stalemate through the first 45 minutes as the teams combined for just five shots with only two on goal, both from DSU.
 - The first 25 minutes of the second half was much the same as neither team could break through in a scoreless tie.
 - The Choctaws got the game-winning goal from
Pedro Cortes on an assist from
Aaron Martin in the 69th minute.
 - They would put the game away in the 76th minute as
Antoine Recizac found the back of the net to give the match its final score.
KEY STATS
 - The Choctaws asserted themselves in the second half, taking 10 shots to just three for the Statesmen.
 - Overall, they put six shots on goal as DSU put four on net.
 - Recizac led the way with four shots, while Cortes and
Gonzalo Carrasco each notched two on goal.
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Alejandro Chavarria made three saves to tally his 11th career shutout.
 - Mattis Kloepper made four saves in defeat for the Statesmen.
NEXT UP
 - The Choctaws will hit the road again on Wednesday (Mar. 3) as they travel to face Union at 4:00 p.m.
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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.
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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.
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For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contactÂ
David Nichols atÂ
601-925-3234Â orÂ
nichols@mc.edu.
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