CLEVELAND, Miss. — Mississippi Christian (4-4-5, 1-3-5) played Delta State (6-3-4, 5-1-3) to a 0-0 tie on Wednesday at Delta Field. The Choctaws held through seven Delta St. attacking actions from 79:16 to 89:17 in the second half without conceding. MC put five of its 11 shots on goal, including nine shots in the second half, while its goalkeeper made five saves to complete the shutout.
The Blue and Gold kept Delta St. off the board through the first half, with
Paityn Settlemires making saves at 16:52 and 21:29 as Delta St. generated several looks. Earlier, the Choctaws created the first extended attacking stretch, earning three corner kicks by 11:42 and getting an
Olivia Graham shot on frame that Kim Bircher saved at 8:07.
Addison Weems added another attempt in the 29th minute, while MC also absorbed a Delta St. sequence that included two corners and three shots from 21:29 to 31:18 without conceding. The half became foul-heavy late, including four Choctaws fouls and two by Delta St. between 30:39 and 39:37, but neither team broke through before halftime.
The Blue and Gold generated repeated chances and held Delta St. scoreless through late pressure, leaving the second half scoreless and the match at 0-0. Earlier, MC generated four shots and a corner from 52:35 to 60:59, with
Paula Catalan forcing a save and
Abby Badurak,
Kaylee Avant and Badurak adding attempts. After a physical stretch that included multiple fouls and cards, Settlemires saved Millie Congerton's shot in the 67th minute to keep Delta St. off the board. The Choctaws pushed again late, getting shots from
Jaylen Bodry, Graham,
Kerri O'Hara and
Brinnslee Picard, while Settlemires added saves on Lola Cunningham and Mariela Dolan as Delta St. earned three corners from 79:16 to 83:16. Picard's saved shot at 89:56 was the final attempt of the half, and the match finished 0-0.
MC held Delta St. scoreless despite being outshot 5-2 in the first half, with Settlemires making two saves. The Choctaws generated three corner kicks to Delta St.'s four and put one attempt on goal, as the teams went into halftime tied 0-0.
The Blue and Gold generated nine second-half shots and forced four saves, while Delta St. had seven shots and put three on frame. Delta St. earned six corners to MC's two, but Settlemires made three saves in the half as the teams finished in a 0-0 draw.
Settlemires recorded five saves over 90 minutes and finished with a shutout. Graham put both of her shot attempts on goal, finishing with a team-high two shots on frame.
MC Top Performers
Paityn Settlemires
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- five saves
- one shutout
- 90 minutes in goal
Olivia Graham
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- two shots, both on goal
The Choctaws are 4-4-5 overall and 1-3-5 in conference play. Delta St. is 6-3-4 overall and 5-1-3 in conference play.
