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On Saturday at Prescott Arizona the WWCC Mustangs were pitted against the Roughriders of Yavapai Community College. This was the first match up between these two programs. Yavapai is the most decorated team in NJCAA history. Having competed at 22 of the 23 NJCAA national tournaments and having won 7 National Titles. The WWCC Mustangs were excited to show what it could do against a top notch program like Yavapai on their home pitch. The currently ranked #6 team in the NJCAA polls scored quickly and often on the Mustangs. WWCC played way too much defense and allowed some quick and easy goals against the Rough riders. Yavapai scored twice in the first 7 minutes. The Mustangs scored their lone goal in the first half when Devin King crossed the ball to Taylor Egbert to placed it into the bottom left corner. Yavapai kept rolling and WWCC could not keep the momentum after pulling within 2 - 1. The Roughriders scored 5 more goals in the 1st half for a huge 7 - 1 lead. Starting keeper Luis Trevisan played very hard in the first half but was unable to stop the onslaught.After a good halftime talk and a change at keeper the Mustangs played better and proved that they had the skills to compete with a team the quality of Yavapai. However the Roughriders added 2 more goals to put the icing on the cake for a commanding 9 - 1 victory. Defender Logan Anderson was asked to mind the goal in the second half as our other goal keeper Cory Thibeault was ill for the match. The loss drops the Mustangs to a 2 - 2 - 0 record. Both losses have come from teams that were in the top 10 of the NJCAA poll.
Match Facts: Shots; WWCC 9, YCC 26 - Assists; WWCC 1, YCC 7 - Cards; WWCC 0, YCC 0 - Free Kicks; WWCC 5, YCC 8 - Keeper Saves; WWCC 7, YCC 3 - Corners; WWCC 0, YCC 5
Mustang Man of the Match: Logan Anderson - Not only did Logan start as a center defender but he was also the emergency keeper of the goal. He played keeper for the 2nd half and had the first 30 minutes of the second half as a shutout.
