May 14, 2021
The East Central Community College Lady Warriors closed out the 2021 regular season in style on Friday night, May 14, with a 3-2 victory over the Hinds Lady Eagles. With the win, the Lady Warriors finish the year 10-2-2, while the Lady Eagles finish 0-11. The Lady Warriors, the No. 2 seed in the MACCC North Division, will host the Pearl River Lady Wildcats on Tuesday, May 18, for the first round of the MACCC playoffs.
The Lady Warriors were quick to strike in the opening half as Sasha Clare (Belfast, United Kingdom) ripped a goal just three minutes into the contest. Both teams' defenses dug in for the remainder of the opening 45 minutes as neither team got a goal, allowing the Lady Warriors to take their lead to the locker room.
The second half had its fair share of fireworks as the teams combined for four goals. Hinds tied the game at 1-1 early in the second with a quick goal, but Megan Harris (Tooting, United Kingdom) put ECCC on top, 2-1, with a brilliant header after two previous shots ricocheted off the crossbar. After another Lady Eagle score, Daelyn Kell (Ocean Springs) quickly followed with a goal to push the ECCC lead to 3-2.
The Lady Warriors finished the match with 17 shots, 14 of which were on goal. Abbie Rutledge (Sheffield, United Kingdom), Molly Moore (Meridian), and Susie Stevison (Long Beach) led the team with two shots on goal each. Nicole O'Neill (Dublin, Ireland) posted two assists, while Stevison finished with one. Hinds had six shots with three on goal.
Up Next
Tuesday's match with Pearl River in the opening round of the MACCC playoffs can be seen live at www.eccclive.com/gold.
