Men's Soccer | 9/7/2018 11:16:00 PM
ELLISVILLE – The Jones College Bobcats remained unbeaten on the young season with a 5-3 win over Mississippi Gulf Coast here Friday evening at Bobcat Soccer Field.
The Bobcats are now 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the MACJC South Division.
There were several momentum changes throughout Friday's game, but the Bobcats prevailed in their division opener.
The Bulldogs scored first when Matt Roberts put the ball into the net at 16:48.
Jones would tie it up when
Cris Rodrigo (Northwest Rankin) converted on a free kick at 27:59.
The Bobcats went up 2-1 at 40:52 when
Justis Casey (Greene County) scored with
Dalton Morgan (South Jones) getting the assist of a rebound.
But the Bulldogs would tie it up just before halftime at 44:23 when C.J. Smith scored.
Jones quickly took the lead in the second half when
Thomas Carlile (Athgarvan, Ireland) scored at 46:10.
Glenn Waters (Dungarvan, Ireland) scored on a penalty kick at 67:45 to put the Bobcats up 4-2.
But MGCCC would convert a penalty kick by Roberts at 68:16 to trim the margin to 4-3.
The game's final goal came at 78:12 when Rodrigo booted a free kick home, just below the crossbar.
Callum Harley (Whitley Bay, England) was in goal for the entire game for Jones.
The Bobcats will be at home at 7 p.m. Tuesday for another division battle against Pearl River.
The Bulldogs, 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the division, go to LSU-Eunice on Tuesday