RAYMOND – Hinds Community College men's soccer clinched the seventh and final playoff spot in the 2022 NJCAA Gulf South District Tournament which marks the 10
th straight playoff berth for the men's soccer program. The Eagles will take on Copiah-Lincoln Community College at 4 p.m. Friday in Madison at Madison-Ridgeland Academy.
Due to Co-Lin being the higher seed, the Wolves will serve as the home team in this contest despite the game not taking place in Wesson.
"I'm happy for the guys to have made it into the tournament because it's the position that we want it to be," said head coach
Robert Gardner. "But we are not satisfied just getting into the tournament because we want to go as far as we can, and that starts by playing well against Co-Lin Friday."
The Eagles are looking for revenge over the Wolves who bested them 3-0 in Wesson during conference play. Due to severe rain earlier in the season, Hinds couldn't host Co-Lin for a regular season matchup. So, the game was played in Wesson where the teams drew 0-0.
Leading Scorers
Co-Lin's leading scorer is Hardy Lewis, who is tied for the league lead in goals scored. On the other hand, the Eagles' leading scorer is João Pereira (Portugal), who has contributed six goals. Trailing close behind Pereira is
Nicolas Jones (Chile) with five goals,
Sonny Bizure (North Billerica, MA) with four goals and
Gavin Gaudin (Flowood) with four goals.
In Goal
Sophomore
Tyler Ivory (Vicksburg) has played every minute for the Eagles in goal and has recorded 58 saves.
Freshman Leo Summers has played in nine games for the Wolves and leads the team in saves with 41. Summers also has over an 80% save percentage coming into this game.
Shaky Start, Strong Finish
The Eagle's first win came nine games into the season where they won 4-1 at home over Holmes. Including that win, Hinds would go on to win four of their last eight games, including a pivotal head-to-head with Southwest where the Eagles won 5-2 in Raymond.
Watch
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