CLINTON, Miss. – Jess Davenport scored with just less than 11 minutes to go to lift Mississippi College to a 2-1 victory over Montevallo in a crucial Gulf South Conference matchup at Arrow Field Sunday.
Kira Bochard gave Montevallo a 1-0 lead 24:45 into the first half and the Falcons - who came into the match in second place in the GSC standings behind Mississippi College - took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
The Choctaws, who haven't lost in almost two months, came back and tied the match just after halftime on a goal by Lindsey Stephenson at 48:14. The match stayed tied at 1 until the 79:06 mark, when Davenport found the back of the net on a shot in the lower left corner on a Sydney Hughes assist.
Montevallo had shots to tie the match in the final 10 minutes, but were unable to beat Choctaw keeper Gabby Kayser before the final whistle.
With the win, Mississippi College (11-0, 33 points) clinched the Gulf South Conference regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference's postseason tournament, which starts Nov. 12 at campus sites. Following the loss and wins by West Alabama (9-2-1, 28 pts) and Lee (9-2, 27 pts) on Sunday, Montevallo (8-2-1, 25 pts) fell into fourth place in the GSC standings, one point ahead of West Florida (8-3, 24 pts) with two matches remaining in the regular season.
MATCH INFORMATION
Mississippi College 2, Montevallo 1
Sunday, Nov. 3
Clinton, Miss. | Arrow Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
25' |
Kira Bochard gave UM a 1-0 lead by scoring her third goal of the season. It's the second straight match Bochard has scored a goal.
49' | Lindsey Stephenson nets her third goal of the season for the Choctaws to tie the match at 1 early in the second half.
80' | Jess Davenport scored on a shot in the lower left corner of the net off an assist from Sydney Hughes to put Mississippi College ahead, 2-1.
GAME NOTES
- Montevallo's loss snapped a run of five straight victories and a 7-0-1 streak, all in Gulf South Conference play.
- Mississippi College has now won 13 straight matches since a 1-0 loss at Saint Leo in the Choctaws' season opener Sept. 6
- Davenport's goal for Mississippi College was her seventh goal of the season and her third match winner of 2019.
- Annie Mason got the start in goal for Montevallo and made three saves for the Falcons.
- Mississippi College outshot Montevallo, 9-5, for the match, including 6-3 in shots on goal.
- Montevallo did have five corner kicks to the Choctaws' two, but the Falcons where whistled for offsides four times to MC's one.
- Romee Contreras had three of the Falcons' five shots in the match, including one of Montevallo's two shots on goal.
RECORDS
Montevallo (10-3-3 overall, 8-2-1 GSC)
Mississippi College (13-1-0 overall, 11-0-0 GSC)
UP NEXT
Montevallo returns home to Georgine Lemak Field on Thursday, Nov. 7, when the Falcons host Union University in another Gulf South Conference match. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.
