2015

ECCC WOMEN'S SOC[ER LadyWtlrriors fall in semis

program began play in 2005 that a team advanced to the .\tAC.JC/H.egion 23 Tourna– m<'nt semifinals. roach Gray Massey's Ea.st l'<'ntral squad finished the &·uson 11-4-2 overall. The Pearl River women im– pro\'cd to 14-1 on the season. 111c Lady \1.1ldcats are the dc– rt•nding MAC.JC/Region 2a Clmmpions and have won three of the last s:ix champi– onships. Pearl River will face .Jones County Junior Collcgo in llw finals Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. in H.nymond. It was the final match for 10 East Central sophomores who won 23 gnmes over two sea– sons, the most by ~· sopho– moreclass in program history. rhis year's team al.w had ibe l><'"t start in school history at ~. The Lady Warriors have f111i!d1ed in second place in tbe MAC.JC North Division two years in a l'OW.

Knuth GamersSecond MACJC Women's Cioallreeper of the Week Award East Central Community College freshman goalkeeper Kaitlyn Knuth is the Missis– sippi Association of Commu- ., nJty and Junior CoUeges p, Women's So<.:cer Goalkeeper [' of the Week for herplay in tbe StateTournament last week. Knuth, a product of Collinsville and West Laud– erdale High School, played 195 minutes in goal in two games, giving --t1p onJy two goals while facing 25 shots. She had 23 saves in the two contests. . In a2-0quarterfinaJ shutout \\in overMeridian Community College Oct. 27, Knuth had nine saves. She had 14 saves in East Centrars 2-1 double ove11.ime loss to <.'ventuaJ MAC'JC/State Region 23 Champion Pearl River Com– munity Colleg-e Oct. :10.

By ECCC sports infonration

The season ended for ti Eu:-;t Central Community (',, , loge• women's soccer foam I)( Sli \\ilh 11 ht•m1brenking 2 I lu~s 111 tho l 'earJ River Comm nity Colle~rc Lady \Vtldcnlfl r.b two on•rtirnes in the semi mus of the Mississippi AsSOI_ ulion of Community lll\~ .Junior Collegel"\IRegion -– Toumament being played un Tom Shepherd Field 011 lh campus of Hinds Comm11111l GoUcg\) in Raymond. Sophomore foiward 1 1'111111 C'u.velt, a product of M11r1·n Hig1t &hooJ. scored a fil'st Im gnu.I to give East Centrul u l l(•nd heading to the lock<•r room. Pearl River 1ied th