Men's Soccer Recaps: No. 12 Gulf Coast Wins MACCC
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No. 12 GULF COAST WINS MACCC
SUMMIT — The MACCC men's soccer season is a grind, to say the least. The regular season ended Tuesday night, and there was one team left on top.
The No. 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast beat Southwest Mississippi 3-1 to clinch the second conference title in three years. It was the fifth in school history.
"It's a reward for lots of hard work," Gulf Coast coach Chris Handy said. "It's a difficult conference. You play every three days whether you're hurt or not. The guys have been as close to perfect as you can get. They deserve it."
Honorio Jr's four-goal performance highlights PRCC's Sophomore Night
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — An impressive four-goal display by Tiago Honorio Jr. (São Paulo, Brazil; Zacarias Antônio da Silva) highlighted a fantastic Sophomore Night performance for the Pearl River men's soccer team as the Wildcats took down the Rangers 6-2.
"We made a lot of mistakes that we normally don't make. I know they're very athletic and are pretty organized," head coach Drew Gallant said. "It forced us into a lot of mistakes. I wasn't happy with that, but I was really happy with our finishing. It was nice to get everybody out there to play and get some balls into the back of the net.
Honorio Jr.'s four goals are tied for the second-most in a single match in program history.
"Tiago did a great job. He's just so hard to handle," Gallant said. "The first couple of goals were created by work from the wingers to create space for Tiago up front. Some of those he just did on his own. He has speed and athleticism, and he's so composed. You can't coach that."
ECCC Warrior Soccer Team Earns Playoff Bid
The East Central Community College Warrior soccer team cruised to a 6-0 victory over Copiah-Lincoln Community College on sophomore night. The win catapulted the Warriors to the No. 5 seed in the NJCAA Region 23/Gulf South District playoffs.
The Warriors are set to take on Itawamba Community College on Saturday, October 27 in Fulton at 2 p.m. The winner will then travel to Ellisville, for the semifinal match. Other teams in the playoffs include No. 1 Gulf Coast, who gets a bye in the opening round, No. 2 Jones College, No. 3 Pearl River, No. 4 Itawamba, No. 5 ECCC, No. 6 Southwest, and No. 7 Co-Lin.
The six goals in the match are the most from ECCC this year and came from six different players. Carlos Penate scored the first late in the first half before the Warriors went on a scoring spree in the second half. Avery Anders scored off an Ezequiel Hernandez assist before Stanley Trzaska capitalized on a pass from Anthony Cruz. Efezino Owhe made it 4-0 in favor of ECCC after a pass from Lisakhanya Nogcinisa, and Nate Gable scored an unassisted goal just seven minutes later. Kevin Resendiz rounded out the scoring with a goal in the 84th minute from Obed Medina.
About the MACCC
The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.
Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.
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