Women's Soccer Starts Season Strong

The Cardinals kicked off their season strong with back-to-back shutout wins on the road. They edged Elgin Community College 1-0 on August 21 before demolishing Triton College 5-0 two days later. Returning home, Mineral Area continued their winning ways by shutting out Southeastern Community College (4-0) and East Mississippi Community College (4-0) in consecutive games.

However, September has brought more challenges. The Cardinals battled Meridian Community College to a 1-1 draw before suffering a tough 11-0 loss to Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Player Stat Leaders

• Goals:
• • Elsie Barker (SO, #18) leads with 3 goals, showing a high goal-per-game ratio.
  • Olivia Waller (FR, #22) has also netted 3 goals over 6 games.
  • Sammy Thiele (SO, #13) and Millie Pinkney (FR, #8) have contributed 2 goals each.
• Assists:
• • Olivia Waller (FR, #22) tops the assists leaderboard with 2 assists.
  • Isabella Payne (FR, #9) and Ophelia Coe (SO, #6) each have 1 assist, helping to create scoring opportunities.
• Points:
• • Olivia Waller leads with 8 points (3 goals + 2 assists).
  • Elsie Barker follows closely with 7 points.

Looking Ahead

The Cardinals will need to regroup after their tough loss to Northwest Mississippi but have already shown they can compete at a high level.  Up next is MAC's Region 16 opener against East Central College on Saturday, September 13.