Posted: Oct 24, 2011

Holmes falls in MACJC State Tournament's opening round

By Steve Diffey
Sports Information Director
Holmes Community College

RIDGELAND --- Mississippi Gulf Coast captured both the men's and women's state soccer titles here Sunday with wins over Pearl River Community College. Gulf Coast won both matches with identical 1-0 scores.

Holmes Community College served as host of the tournament after the men's team finished the season as the North No. 1 seed. Itawamba was the North Division No. 2 team on the men's side. Pearl River was the South No. 1 seed while Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College was the South No. 2. On the women's side, Hinds was the North No. 1 seed while the Holmes Community College Lady Bulldogs were the North No. 2 seed. Pearl River's women were the South No. 1 seed while Gulf Coast was the South Division No. 2 seed.

In the women's final, Gulf Coast's Kelsi Weaver scored in the 61^st minute on an assist by Briana Holmes.

In the men's final, Gulf Coast's Harrison Russell scored on a penalty kick in the 74^th minute to give the Bulldogs the title.

In women's matches on Saturday, Gulf Coast defeated Hinds, 1-0 and Pearl River knocked off Holmes Community College, 5-0.

In the Gulf Coast-Hinds game, Torie Zimmer scored in 79^th minute for the Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs. In the Pearl River-Holmes game, Emmaleigh Davis scored two goals (51^st minute and 67^th minute) to lead the Lady Wildcats. Analejsia Lee added a goal in the 20^th minute, Jordan Organ had one in the 67^th minute and Ashlee Arnau added one in the 67^th minute.

On the men's side Saturday, Gulf Coast knocked off Holmes 4-1 and Pearl River defeated Itawamba, 4-2.

In the battle of the Bulldogs, Gulf Coast used four different scorers to pull out the victory. Jason Diehl scored on an Anuar Pavia assist to put Gulf Coast up 1-0 in the 26^th minute. Harrison Russell then scored in the 28^th minute and Paul Hull in the 33^rd minute to increase the lead to 3-0 before Holmes' Wesley Noble scored in the 78^th minute. Gulf Coast added another goal in the 88^th minute on a Dallas Mansfield goal and Garret Lawson assist.

Pearl River jumped out 2-0 on goals by Tyler Hatch in the 4^th minute and Garrett Head in the 24^th minute. ICC's Houston Walker scored on a penalty kick in the 48^th minute to cut the lead to 2-1. Hatch added his second goal of the night on a free kick in the 60^th minute and James Zanelli scored in the 64^th minute to make the score, 4-1. Abraheem Saleh scored ICC's final goal in the 87^th minute.