No. 17 Gulf Coast tries to move to 2-0

PERKINSTON — No. 17 Mississippi Gulf Coast will play its first home MACCC men's soccer game Tuesday when Copiah-Lincoln visits.

Kickoff at Bary Thrash Field is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets. The game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.

The Bulldogs moved up two spots in the latest NJCAA Division II Rankings, released Monday.

Records

• MGCCC: 3-1-2/1-0 MACCC, T-1^st place in conference
• Copiah-Lincoln: 0-3-2/0-1 MACCC, T-7^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC beat Pearl River 4-1 at Poplarville on Friday. Victor Moerck (Fr., Vaerloese, Denmark/Lyngby Handelsgymnasium) had two goals.
• Co-Lin lost 2-0 to Hinds in Raymond on Friday.

Previous Meeting

On Sept. 30, 2022, Gulf Coast and Co-Lin tied 1-1 in Wesson. Mason Shortt (Fr., Brandon/Northwest Rankin) had the only goal for the Bulldogs, who played most of the second half and overtime with 10 players.

Notes

• Victor Moerck (Fr., Vaerloese, Denmark/Lyngby Handelsgymnasium) is second in the MACCC with five goals.
• Kade Smith (Fr., London, England/Whitmore) is tied for third in the league with four goals.
• David Ruiz Ospina (Fr., Manizales, Colombia/Gimnasio del Pacifico) is tied for second in the MACCC with two shutouts.

Three Ahead

• Friday, Sept. 22: vs. Meridian, Perkinston, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 26: at Northwest Mississippi, Senatobia, 3 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 29: at East Central, Decatur, 7 p.m.

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