CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's soccer team passed their stiffest test of the season with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over West Alabama on Friday night at Arrow Field on the campus of Clinton High School.

The Lady Choctaws (4-0, 4-0 GSC) won their 17th straight GSC regular season contest with the victory.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2, WEST ALABAMA 1

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - It was West Alabama that took the early lead as Megan Ongteco found the back of the net on an assist from Anele Komani in the 6th minute.
  - Dealing with their first deficit of the season, the Lady Choctaws responded in the 17th minute when Beatrice Currie scored her first goal as a Lady Choctaws on a cross from Avery Hederman.
  - The match went into halftime with the score knotted at 1-1.
  - In the second half, the teams remain deadlocked over the next 25 minutes as overtime appeared imminent.
  - The Lady Choctaws scored the game-winner in the 71st minute as Dani Avelar took an assist from MaryElla White and slid it into the lower left corner.
  - MC would go on to clinch their 17th straight regular season GSC victory.

KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws took nine shots and allowed just five in the victory.
  - The two MC goals were the first West Alabama has allowed all season.
  - Ebba Elweroth made two saves for the Lady Choctaws, while Tabitha Weldon made a save for the Tigers.
  - Erin Hederman had a team-high five shots, while Currie tallied a game-high two shots on goal.

NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action next Thursday (Mar. 11) when they travel to Cleveland to face rival Delta State.
 

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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.