MCC Soccer Sweeps Past ICC

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College soccer squads returned to action Tuesday night with a non-conference doubleheader against Itawamaba Community College at C.D. Smith Field. The two teams found a ton of offense  earn a doubleheader sweep of ICC by final scores of 5-1 (women) and 4-0 (men). 

The MCC women improved to 3-4 overall for the season and also snapped a three-game losing streak with the win over the Lady Indians, while the MCC men moved to 6-2 overall. The two teams will return to action on Friday with a non-conference road doubleheader at Holmes Community College. The women will play at 1 p.m. and the men will follow at 3 p.m. 

The MCC women built an early 3-0 lead in the first half on Tuesday night and never looked back in taking the 5-1 victory over ICC. Kee Cole got the Lady Eagles on the board first with a goal in the 9th minute of the match and Lacy Billings would add a pair of goals later in the half to give MCC a 3-1 lead at the end of the half. 

Cole added her second goal of the match in the 55th minute and Jessica Clark would conclude the scoring for the Lady Eagles with a goal in the 78th minute to give the home team a four-goal victory. 

The MCC men finished off the sweep of ICC behind a superb performance from Donja Smith. The match was scoreless after one half of play and MCC grabbed its first goal of the night in the 52nd minute from Elijah Wheat to make the score 1-0. Smith would score his first goal in the 55th minute and his second goal in the 83rd minute, while Pedro Dutra also picked up a goal in the match to help pace the shutout win for the MCC men.