CLEVELAND, Miss. – Sayit Mejia Bello scored two of Mississippi College's (2-0, 1-0 GSC) four second half goals en route to a 4-1 win over the Delta State University women's soccer team (1-1, 0-1 GSC) on Tuesday at Delta Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUPFinal: Mississippi College 4, Delta State 1
Records: Lady Statesmen (1-1, 0-1 GSC), Choctaws (2-0, 1-0 GSC)
Location: Delta Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Series: Mississippi College leads series 4-1
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HOW IT HAPPENED- Delta State claimed a 1-0 lead when Bailey Saebi scored off a free kick from Rebecca Deegan in the 49th minute.
- Mississippi College got the equalizer three minutes later when Sydney Oliver scored off a feed from Hannah Bailey.
- Bellow scored an unassisted goal in the 56th minute and on a penalty kick in the 68th minute to push the Choctaw lead to 3-1.
- Gaylynn Cooper tallied the final goal of the afternoon in the 84th minute to give MC a 4-1 lead.
- DSU goalkeeper Taylor Taffo made nine saves, three in the first half and six in the second.
- Adnrea McDonald made three saves for the Choctaws.
STAT OF THE GAME- Mississippi College took 16 shots, 13 of which were on goal.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE- The Lady Statesmen came up short in their bid for the first 2-0 start in school history.
- Delta State has lost seven straight GSC openers dating to a 1-0 win over Christian Brothers on Oct. 1, 2008
- Taffo, who was named the GSC Defender of the Week on Tuesday, has 19 saves in two games.
- Rebecca Deegan has assisted both Delta State goals this season.
UP NEXT- Delta State travels to Mississippi Valley State on Friday at 7 p.m. before returning home to host LSU-Alexandria on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Delta Field.
