MGCCC must wait on tourney future after loss
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Pearl River Community College () | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College () | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Pearl River Community College () | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College () | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Pearl River Community College () | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College () | 2 | 0 | 2 |
PHOTO BY GREG HARTLEY JR./MGCCC
PERKINSTON — No. 6 Mississippi Gulf Coast lost to archrival Pearl River in the MACCC/Region 23 Tournament semifinals Saturday, and now the waiting game begins.
The Bulldogs (11-3) lost 3-2 to the No. 12 Wildcats, and they'll have to hope for an at-large bid in the NJCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship. It will be a long wait, with the field scheduled to be announced Thursday.
The winner of the Pearl River-Jones game Sunday at 3 p.m. will earn an automatic berth in the national championship tournament.
Gulf Coast led twice in the first half. Anderson Micolta (Fr., James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School/Toronto Ontario) scored in the fourth minute after a pass from Ashton Taylor (Fr., Olive Branch/Center Hill).
PRCC converted a penalty eight minutes later, but Taylor scored a goal of his own in the 15th minute for a 2-1 lead.
That stood up until a long-range shot took a bad hop to beat Gulf Coast keeper Isaiah Gore (So., Laurel/Laurel) 37 seconds before halftime. Pearl River would go in front six minutes into the second half on a shot from the top of the box after a corner.
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