SAINT LEO, Fla. – After waiting another week to get their season started, the Saint Leo women's soccer team dropped a heartbreaker to Mississippi College in overtime, 3-2, on Monday, Sept. 5 at Saint Leo University Soccer Field.

The Lions were led by Arielle Kabangu who notched one goal before allowing Saint Leo to get a penalty kick late in the second half. Katie Waddell put the ball in the back of the net to finish off the penalty kick to bring the Lions even at 2-2 with the Choctaws.

Mississippi College was led by Jess Davenport who had two goals where Caitlin Hayes came up with the heroics with the game-winning goal in overtime.

The Basics
Final Results:  Mississippi College def. Saint Leo 3-2 (OT)
Where: University Soccer Field | Saint Leo, Fla.
Record: SLU 0-1-0 | MC 1-1-0

How It Happened
49'| Kabangu found the back of the net via the five-hole after sliding through the keepers legs. Genevieve Gignac fed the ball to Kabangu to put the Lions on top late in the first half. |SLU 1-0|
65'| The Choctaws' Jess Davenport scored her first goal of the game after a mishit from the Lions' keeper, Megan Charlton | Tied 1-1 |
71'| Davenport put the Choctwas ahead with her second goal of the game with a laser to the upper-90 | MC 2-1 |
86'| With a foul committed from Mississippi's Meghan Mauzy in the box against Kabangu, Waddell stepped up and hit the equalizer penalty kick. | Tied 2-2 |
99'| On a corner kick for the Choctaws, Lauren Kate Carter whipped the ball in and found the head of Caitlin Hayes to end the game in overtime. | MC 3-2 |

Points to Note

• Saint Leo moves to 0-1-0 after falling in overtime to Mississippi College.
• The Lions outshot the Choctaws 16-7 and had nine corners to Mississippi College's three. 
• Arielle Kabangu and Katie Waddell opened their season scoring with a goal apiece in the first game of the season; Kabangu having scored and then caused the PK in which Waddell scored.
• Megan Charlton recorded four saves in goal for the Lions.

For the Opponent – Mississippi College

• Jess Davenport scored two goals where Caitlin Hayes found the back of the net in their second game of the season.
• Keeper Andrea McDonald made three saves in between the posts for the Choctaws.

UP NEXT
Saint Leo will welcome West Alabama and Christian Brothers to the campus Sept. 9 and 11 for a four-team classic with Florida Tech. The Lions will face West Alabama at 7 p.m. Friday night before taking on Christian Brothers at 1:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Florida Tech will take on Christian Brothers at 4:30 p.m. Friday before facing West Alabama Sunday at 11 a.m.