CLINTON, Miss. — Mississippi Christian (4-4-4, 1-4-4) lost to Montevallo (10-2-1, 6-1-1) 4-1 on Saturday at Robert P. Longabaugh Field. The Choctaws were outshot 18-7, including 14-3 in a first half that ended with Montevallo ahead 3-1. MC put five shots on goal and made five saves, while Montevallo added one second-half goal.
Olivia Graham answered Montevallo's early goal in the fifth minute, scoring off assists from
Kerri O'Hara and
Jaylen Bodry to pull the Blue and Gold even at 1-1. Montevallo responded with goals at 9:08 and 11:22, putting the Choctaws behind 3-1 despite
Paityn Settlemires making multiple first-half saves. MC generated looks after the early scoring stretch, including a
Brinnslee Picard shot on goal in the 13th minute, a corner kick at 20:18 and a
Presley Pinkston attempt in the 28th minute. Late in the half, the Blue and Gold absorbed a Montevallo attacking spell from 36:02 to 39:13, with Settlemires saving Madison Bennett's shot to keep the score at 3-1 entering halftime.
The Choctaws created several second-half looks but were held off the board, while Montevallo added a 65th-minute goal from Lainey Farabaugh to move the score to 4-1. Earlier,
Kerri O'Hara put a shot on the bottom right in the 53rd minute that Jolie Cazale saved, and Bodry followed with an attempt that went high in the 56th.
Michelle Melancon tested Cazale twice in the half, forcing saves in the 64th and 75th minutes. Settlemires also stopped an Isabel Dillehay shot shortly after Montevallo's goal, and the match finished with MC falling 4-1.
Montevallo held a 14-3 shot advantage in the first half and put seven attempts on goal, while Settlemires made four saves for the Choctaws. Graham scored in the fifth minute off assists from O'Hara and Bodry to tie the match at 1-1, but Montevallo added two more goals and took a 3-1 lead into halftime.
The Blue and Gold matched Montevallo with four second-half shots and put three on goal, but Jolie Cazale saved all three attempts. Lainey Farabaugh scored the only goal of the half at 64:11, and Montevallo finished with a 4-1 result.
Graham scored on her lone shot on goal and finished with two points. Bodry recorded an assist and added one shot. O'Hara also tallied an assist and put her shot on goal. Settlemires made five saves in goal while playing all 90 minutes.
MC Top Performers
Olivia Graham
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- one goal
- two points
- one shot on goal
Paityn Settlemires
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- five saves
- 90 minutes in goal
Kerri O'Hara
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- one assist
- one point
- one shot on goal
Jaylen Bodry
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- one assist
- one point
- one shot
Michelle Melancon
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- two shots
- two shots on goal
MC is 4-5-4 overall and 1-4-4 in conference play. Montevallo is 11-2-1 overall and 7-1-1 in conference play.
