CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State University men's soccer team scored three second half goals in a 3-1 victory over in-state rival Mississippi College on Wednesday at Delta Field. It was the Gulf South Conference opener for both teams.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Delta State 3, Mississippi College 1
Records: Delta State (1-3, 1-0), Mississippi College (0-4, 0-1)
Location: Delta Field  | Cleveland, Miss.
Series: MC leads 4-3
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Choctaws scored the opening goal in the seventh minute when Kendall Carballo headed in a cross from Dyllon Beasley.
• Jaxon Lambert equalized with a towering header in the 57^th minute, off an assist from Daniel Deblaere, that beat MC goalkeeper Humberto Pelaez.
• Amine Rahmani scored what proved to be the winner off a penalty kick in the 78^th minute.
• DSU finished the scoring 10 minutes later when Deblaere assisted on his second goal of the contest, as Ryan Pickup finished his cross. It was Pickup's first career goal for the Green-and-White. 
• The Statesmen outshot MC 12-6. DSU finished with a 5-4 edge in shots on goal.
• Jacob Hauenstein had four saves, including a penalty kick stop in the 26^th minute.

 
STAT OF THE GAME:
 

• Nine-of-12 DSU shots came in the second half.

 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
 

• Deblaere tied the school record with his 10^th career assist on Pickup's goal in the 88^th minute.
• Rahmani's goal moved him into second in school history with 33 points.

 
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH ANDY ROBERTSON:
 
"I am happy with the second half performance. I thought we were a bit flat in the first half. The momentum changed after the penalty save, and we started to play with a bit more fire from inside us. We made some changes for the second half, and those paid off. The guys who came in got us goals we needed for the win."
 
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Statesmen host LSU-Alexandria on Sunday, Sept. 20. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.