Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com

FULTON, Miss. – The Itawamba Community College women's soccer team secured a spot in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) playoffs for the second-straight season with a 2-0 win over East Central Community College on Friday.

Freshman forward Deanna Christie (Liverpool, England) scored a pair of goals off assists from Malarie Scott (Saltillo) and Addison Meadows (Oxford). 

Freshmen keepers Merrie Kate Grayson (Tupelo) and Haley McGill (Saltillo) combined for their third-straight shutout victory. Grayson had 5 saves in the first half while McGill added 7 saves in the second half. 

The win also tied the team record for most wins on the season as the Lady Indians improved to 9-5 overall and 5-1 in the North Division. 

On Tuesday, the Lady Indians picked up a 2-0 road win over Hinds Community College. Freshman midfielder Emma Godden (Surrey, England) sent home a shot from 40-yards out to give ICC a 1-0 lead before freshman midfielder Cynthia Betancourt (New Albany) added a goal to help pick up the 2-0 victory. 

Grayson and McGill combined for the shutout. Grayson had a pair of saves in the first half while McGill added three saves in the second half. The duo has combined for seven shutouts on the season. 

Indians stumble in pair of division loses

The injury-plagued Indians (6-5-1, 3-2-1 MACJC North) dropped a pair of North Division matches to Hinds and East Central on the week.

ICC dropped a 4-1 decision at Hinds after the Eagles were able to jump out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first half. The Indians' lone goal came in the 80th minute when sophomore midfielder Logan Little (Tupelo) scored on a penalty kick.

The Indians saw East Central score in the 83rd minute to sneak out of Fulton with a 2-1 victory. Freshman midfielder Alexis Resendiz (Horn Lake) found the equalizer off an assist from Luan Balestieri (Rio Grande, Brazil) early in the second half but the Indians couldn't rally in the final seven minutes to force the match into overtime. 

ICC will travel to Northwest Mississippi Community College on Friday for a pair of key division matches. The Lady Indians will start things off at 1:00 while the Indians will follow at 3:00 in Senatobia. 

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