September 19, 2016
The East Central Community College men’s soccer team lost a close 3-2 battle against Hinds Community College Friday, Sept. 16, in Raymond.
ECCC scorers were Blake Bonds of Germantown High School, assisted by Fredy Gutierrez of Pontotoc High School, and Tanner Lindsey of Northwest Rankin High School.
The loss dropped the Warriors to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the MACJC North Division.
September 15, 2016
The East Central Community College men’s soccer team beat Holmes Community College 3-2 in a close North Division matchup Sept. 14 at the Soccer Complex in Decatur.
ECCC improved to 3-3 overall on the season and 2-1 in the North Division.
Warrior freshman forward Orion Anderson of Clinton High School had a header into the net just before halftime to tie the match at 1-1.
September 8, 2016
The East Central Community College women’s soccer team remained undefeated with a 1-0 victory over Northwest Mississippi Community College on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in Senatobia.
ECCC’s lone goal was by freshman forward Eleanor Jones from New South Wales, Australia, in the first half.
In the men’s match, East Central’s Courtland Moore of Center Hill High School was able to find the net against Northwest in the first half. However, the Warriors fell to the Rangers 4-1.
September 7, 2016
With wins over visiting Itawamba Community College, the East Central Community College women’s and men’s soccer teams are 1-0 in Mississippi Association of Junior and Community Colleges North Division action.
The Lady Warriors are now 3-0 overall on the season with the 2-0 victory over ICC Friday, Sept. 2, on the Decatur campus.
The East Central Community College women’s soccer team went on the road Aug. 26 and came home with a 3-0 shutout win over Southwest Mississippi Community College in a match played in Summit.
The Lady Warriors are now 2-0 on the young season. It is the fourth straight year the team has started out at least 2-0.
Scoring for East Central were Ashley Langham, a product of Florence High School, Kenzie Jenkins of McLaurin High School, and TaNissa McNair, who prepped at Forest High School.
The East Central Community College men’s and women’s soccer teams both posted wins over Copiah-Lincoln Community College in season opening matches played Aug. 25 at the ECCC Soccer Field on the Decatur campus.
The East Central women posted a high scoring 12-0 shutout victory over the visiting Co-Lin women’s soccer team.
The East Central men pulled out a 5-2 victory in the nightcap against the Wolves.
Seven East Central Community College varsity sports teams earned National Junior College Athletic Association Academic Team of the Year honorable mention awards for having met the grade-point average requirement of 3.00 or better for the 2015-16 season.
The ECCC Diamond Warrior baseball team finished with a 3.43 GPA and ranked sixth overall.
The women’s basketball team also earned an honorable mention award, finishing with a 3.0 GPA.
