MCC Soccer Splits With Lon Morris

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Lady Eagles rebounded from a recent four-game losing streak to secure a comeback victory over Lon Morris College at C.D. Smith Field on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Eagles trailed Lon Morris 1-0 late in the second half and scored a pair of goals to take the thrilling victory over the Lady Bearcats.

“I was very proud of the way our girls battled back in the second half,” said MCC head coach Alex George. “We played with a lot of toughness and found a way to win late in the game.”

Lon Morris took the lead over the Lady Eagles with 22:38 left in the first half to make the score 1-0. Maria Mendoza scored the lone goal in the match for the Lady Bearcats on an assist by Samantha Ramirez to give Lon Morris the one-goal advantage over MCC.

Meridian (4-4) scored both of its goals in the final 20 minutes of action to fly away with the one-goal victory. Kari Zendejas scored the first goal of the match with 16:22 remaining in the match to tie the game at 1-1. The Lady Eagles scored the go-ahead goal with just 2:30 left in the match to secure the dramatic victory over Lon Morris. Chelsea Byrd scored the winning goal for MCC on a deflection near the goal and led the Lady Eagles to its fourth victory of the season.

The MCC women will return to action September 30 against Middle Georgia as a part of the 2011 Rush Invitational Tournament at C.D. Smith Field. The Lady Eagles will battle Middle Georgia at 5 p.m. in the opening day of the tournament on the campus of Meridian Community College.

Lon Morris (men) 1
MCC 0

The Eagles were looking to snap its recent four-game losing streak, but MCC lost a heartbreaker in the men’s contest to Lon Morris by a final of 1-0. MCC (1-7) played hard on both sides of the field all afternoon and walked away with several positives after the match.

“I was very proud of the way our guys battled through the whole game,” said George. “We played a great team in a close match and I believe our guys are in great shape.”

The only goal of the match was scored by Lon Morris in the first half by Kristopher Valenzuela to lead the Bearcats to the victory.

MCC will return to action against Middle Georgia in the 2011 Rush Invitational Tournament September 30 at C.D. Smith Field. The Eagles will begin its match with Middle Georgia at 7 p.m.