Lady Indians open season with impressive win at Pearl River

POPLARVILLE, Miss. – Behind an aggressive offensive attack mixed with a tough defensive effort, the Lady Indians (1-0) opened the season with an impressive 4-1 win at Pearl River on Wednesday.

How it Happened

Halle Moore (Oxford) gave the Lady Indians a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick after Brittany Mathis (Pontotoc) was tackled inside the box.

Addison Meadows (Oxford) went top shelf from distance to quickly followed Moore's goal to give ICC a 2-0 advantage before halftime.

Sarah Whitt (Pontotoc) lifted a quick shot over the head of a charging keeper to put the Lady Indians a 3-0 advantage.

Pearl River took advantage of its second penalty kick of the game to make it 3-1 late in the match.

Francisca Galleguillos-Pollarolo (Santiago Nunoa, Chile) added the exclamation point on the victory with an unassisted goal in the final moments of the contest.

Sonic Stars of the Game

Merrie Kate Grayson (Tupelo)

Grayson entered to start the second half of the match. Trailing 2-0, Pearl River quickly earned a chance to cut the Lady Indians' lead in half with penalty kick. Instead, Grayson made a diving stop to her left to keep the Lady Wildcats off the board. She finished the match with four saves.

Haley McGill (Guntown)

McGill got the start in net and set the tone early for the Lady Indians by making a pair of difficult stops early in the match. She closed the first half with another tricky save to keep the Lady Wildcats off the board and secure the Lady Indians' 2-0 lead heading into halftime. She had five saves on the day.

Renasant Bank Reaction

"It was a great way to start the 2018 season," said Coach David Strother. "I thought we did about as the best we could to execute all the details we wanted to with our system and our tactics. Obviously, it's the first game of the season and not everything went perfect but it was good enough to get the result we wanted and we are super pleased about it."

Up Next: The Lady Indians will host Southwest Mississippi (0-0) for their first home match of the season. It will be the first match of the season for the Lady Bears. The doubleheader will be available on LetsGoICCTV.com/RED.

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