September 13, 2022
The No. 13 ranked East Central Community College Lady Warriors fell to the South Georgia State College Lady Hawks on Monday, Sept. 12, as the teams met at the Folmar Soccer Complex in Montgomery, Ala. The 2-1 loss to the NJCAA DI program drops the Lady Warriors to 3-1 on the year, while the Lady Hawks improve to 3-1.
"It was nice to play a team who showed us a challenge and helped us find our weaknesses going into conference games this week," said ECCC head coach Ryan Joiner. "We have a few days to prepare for a tough game away at Holmes and will get prepared for a tough conference schedule ahead."
South Georgia took the lead just 15 minutes into the match as Taylor Underwood found the goal. The Lady Warriors got a couple of shots in the half but were unable to find the back of the net, taking the 1-0 deficit to the half.
A goal booked as an own-goal allowed the Lady Hawks to grow their lead to 2-0 with just 30 minutes remaining in the contest, but eight minutes later ECCC's Atley Thompson (Starkville) cut that advantage in half as she capitalized on a Jade Brown (Canberra, Australia) assist.
Unfortunately, it was the last goal for the Lady Warriors in the Yellowhammer state as the match went final, 2-1.
ECCC begins conference play on Friday, Sept. 16, as the Lady Warriors travel to Holmes to face the No. 4 Holmes Lady Bulldogs. The match is set for 1 p.m.
