August 31, 2021
One goal was the difference-maker on Friday afternoon, August 27, as the East Central Lady Warriors held on to defeat the Southwest Mississippi Lady Bears, 1-0.
"We are excited for another win, but have to be more complete to play 90 minutes," said ECCC head coach Ryan Joiner. "Southwest was very organized and made some changes that I didn't adjust well enough to in the second half, but as it was our fourth consecutive road game in August, we are delighted with the win."
The lone goal of the match came 34 minutes into the contest. Molly Moore (Meridian) put up a great pass to ECCC's Belle Miller (Lucedale) who finished it off, putting the Lady Warriors on top.
"We really had a great first half from our girls, and created nine chances but were only able to find one goal," said Joiner. "It was a great goal from Belle Miller off a cross from Molly Moore. Yesterday was a crossing and finishing session and the goal looked very much like the buildup and pattern that we practiced on the training field."
The Lady Warriors finished with 15 shots on the day, with eight of them landing on goal. Moore put up a team-high four shots and two shots on goal. Olivia Clark (Decatur) and the rest of the ECCC defensive front had a strong outing as they surrendered only eight shots. Four of the Lady Bear shots were on goal, but Clark had great saves on all of them.
ECCC makes the 2021 home debut next Tuesday, August 31 as the Mississippi University for Women travels to Decatur. The match is set for 1 p.m., but fans should continually check www.ecccathletics.com/composite and ECCC social media as college and athletic administrators closely monitor Hurricane Ida which could lead to schedule changes.
