Mustangs defeat Cougars in Season Finale

In Rock Springs on Saturday the WWCC Mustangs wrapped up their 2010 season against their Region IX rivals the Western Nebraska Cougars. The Mustangs also saw 6 sophomores play their last official match as a member of the Western Wyoming team. The sophomores are; Taylor Whetman, Logan Bailey, Gilbert Gonzalez, Mika Goodman, Cody Rall and Braxton Hamilton. The Mustangs started the match very quickly with a goal in the second minute. Logan Bailey sent a great ball to Braxton Hamilton who lifted the ball past the WNCC keeper and gave the Mustangs an early lead. The goal was enough for the Mustangs to have the lead at the half with the score WWCC 1 - WNCC 0. The first half was some great soccer from Western with lots of accurate passing and possession.
The second half was a lot of the same with the Mustangs possessing the ball and attacking with a few Cougar counter attacks in between long times of possession. The game winning goal was scored in the 63rd minute when Miguel Maca slipped a pass to Mika Goodman who blasted the ball high and past the Cougar keeper. The Mustangs did not keep the 2 goal lead long as the Cougars scored 2 minutes later when their forward was able to dribble past a couple of WWCC defenders and score. The Mustangs played well for the remaining 25 minutes and kept the one goal advantage for their first region win of the season. The record for the Mustangs this season was 5 - 11 - 1, but if they were able to continue we feel we could of had a chance to win a region tournament match or two.

Game Stats - Shots; WWCC 27, WNCC 17 - Assists; WWCC 2, WNCC 0 - Cards; WWCC 0, WNCC 2 - Free Kicks; WWCC 4, WNCC 5 - Keeper Saves; WWCC 9, WNCC 11 - Corners; WWCC 7, WNCC 4

Workhorse of the Match; Logan Bailey - Logan as captain of the team, not only had a great season, but also had the assist to start the scoring for the Mustangs