CLINTON, Miss. – The Auburn Montgomery men's soccer team dropped a 6-0 decision to Gulf South Conference opponent Mississippi College on Saturday afternoon, as the Choctaws were celebrating their senior day at Robert P. Longabaugh Field.
NOTES
• AUM falls to 1-15 on the season, with a 1-8 mark in the GSC.
• The Choctaws, who are receiving votes in the NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, improve to 10-2-3 overall and 7-2-2 in league play.
• The game was originally supposed to be played on Sunday but was moved to today to avoid inclement weather.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• AUM's
Christian Young notched two shots (one on goal) in the contest.
• MC's Jacob Farthing and Victor Bazan each tallied a goal and an assist, with fellow Choctaw Horacio Guetierrez, Jr., recording two assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Choctaws took a 2-0 lead into the break off of goals by Marco Profumo and Connor Johnson in the 11
th and 34
th minutes, respectively.
• MC's Abel Perez scored just over a minute into the second half, taking a pass Bazan to put the Choctaws up 3-0.
• AUM's starting defender
Caleb Fargarson was issued a red card in the 54
th minute, leaving the Warhawks with only 10 men to try to launch the comeback.
• Farthing picked up his fifth goal of the season in the 62
nd minute, scoring off of a blocked shot to put MC up 4-0.
• Bazan got his fifth goal of the season minutes later, scoring to give the Choctaws a 5-0 lead in the 67
th minute.
• Dominic Snee made the score 6-0 in the 85
th minute, picking up his second goal of the season.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• MC out-shot AUM 26-6 in the contest.
• AUM tallied seven saves between
Justin Presor and
Stephen Ingram.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will travel to Pensacola,Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 26, to take on West Florida in the GSC contest. Game time is set for 6 p.m. on the campus of the Argonauts.
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