The East Central Community College Lady Warriors moved to 1-0 on the 2022 season on Monday with a 4-0 victory over the Southwest Mississippi Community College Lady Bears (0-1).

"Overall, it was a solid performance to begin the season, and happy to see three freshmen get on the scoresheet after a scoreless preseason," said Lady Warrior head coach Ryan Joiner. "Lots to work on and areas to improve, but as always, we're delighted to have our first win."

The Lady Warriors lept out to a 1-0 lead as freshman Jade Brown (Canberra, Australia) netted a goal in the seventh minute of the contest. 

The ECCC advantage grew to 2-0 later in the half when Torrance Rouchon (Perkinston) found the back of the net on a rebound. 

The Lady Warriors took that 2-0 lead into the locker room after controlling the contest and keeping the ball on their end of the pitch for the majority of the first 45 minutes. 

Rouchon went on to stretch that lead to 3-0 as she netted her second of the night with just 17 minutes remaining in the contest. 

The Lady Warrior's offense continued to put pressure on the Lady Bears up to the end of the match as Karlie Denius (Picayune) got in on the scoring action with a late-game score to push the final score to 4-0. Rouchon, Lexi Green (Lucedale), and Juliana Wells (Poplarville) all had assists in the contest.

The Lady Warriors finished the match with 20 shots, nine of which were on goal, while Ashton Rupert (Long Beach) picked up a clean sheet in goal with one save. 

"We will see how things progress over the coming weeks before conference play begins," said Joiner, adding, "Southwest will improve and the conference as a whole will be tough." 

The Lady Warriors are back on the road on Friday, Aug. 25 as the team travels to Columbus to take on the Mississippi University of Women at 1 p.m.