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On Friday in Rock Springs the WWCC Mustangs played against Trinidad State Junior College from Trinidad Colorado for their first ever Region IX meeting. The Trojans played well for a first year NJCAA program but the Mustangs would prove to be the team with the most class on this day. The scoring started for the Mustangs in the 17th minute when Taylor Egbert played a nice ball to Richard Harris who slotted the pass past the Trojan keeper. The Mustangs added to their lead in the 45th minute when Taylor Egbert assisted another goal, this time to Jarom Stuart. The halftime lead for the Mustangs was 2 - 0.The Trojans made some good adjustments at the half and the Mustangs might have been a little overconfident because the Trojans found themselves back into the match with a tied score in the second half. The TSJC goals were in the 69th minute on a penalty kick and the 72nd minute when they served a long ball that found a whole in the WWCC defense and were able to put it past WWCC keeper Mitch Jensen. WWCC did not panic and scored the game winning goal in the 73rd minute when Derek Smith played a nice little ball to Taylor Egbert who easily beat the keeper for his 10th goal of the season. The Mustangs dominated the last 15 minutes but were not able to score another insurance goal. The final score was WWCC 3 - TSC 2. The victory lifts the Mustang's record to 6 wins and 3 losses, and a 2 - 1 - 0 Region IX record.
Match Facts; Shots – WWCC 28, TSJC 17; Assists – WWCC 3, TSJC 1; Saves – WWCC 6, TSJC 9; Free Kicks – WWCC 16, TSJC 11; Corner Kicks – WWCC 6, TSJC 3; Cards – WWCC 1, TSJC 5
Mustang Man of the Match – Taylor Egbert - Taylor scored the game winning goal and assisted on the two first half goals.
Up Next for the Mustangs – Saturday September 22nd vs #15 Otero Junior College (Region IX) in Rock Springs WY at Rock Springs Junior High at 1:00pm.
