Lady Indians rally for first win of the season
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com

RIDGELAND, MS – The Itawamba Community College soccer teams open North Division play with a split on the road against Holmes Community College with the Lady Indians rallying to win 2-1 and the Indians falling 2-0.

Trailing 1-0, the Lady Indians (1-2-1, 1-0-0 MACJC North) tied the match when sophomore Haley Walker (Tupelo) took the ball down the line and crossed to freshman Lindsey Burton (Caledonia) who finished into an open net with 30 seconds left in the first half.

"We hadn't been taken advantage of the opportunities we had up until that goal," said ICC head coach Mike Sullivan. "I felt like when we scored that one just before the half it really helped us get some confidence and gave us some life heading into the break."

Burton found sophomore Ashley Malone (Michie, TN) for the eventual game-winning goal from 18 yards out in the ninth minute of the second half.

"Haley and Hannah Drope (Pontotoc) got the play started for us with good passing through the midfield," Sullivan said of the game-winning play. "They did a great job finding Lindsey on the left wing and she didn't hesitate to set Ashley up for the goal."

The Lady Indians' defense, anchored by sophomore Lauren Swee (Chelsea, AL), held kept the Lady Bulldogs offensive attack quite for the remainder of the mast to pick up their first win of the season.

"It feels good getting this monkey off our back," said Sullivan. "The girls have worked too hard this season to not have already have a win this season, but they came in determined to get the win and refused to come away with anything less."

The Lady Indians return to action Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. against tradition North Division power Hinds Community College.