Tom Dowling
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PCC Soccer Team is Ranked #1

08/28/2007: Polk Community College’s Women’s Soccer Team is really excelling. The team is ranked # 1 in pre-season polls. They recently participated in the Shelton State Classic Tournament at Tuscaloosa Alabama and they shut out all three teams they faced.

Six women's teams from the south participated. PCC played: Hines C.C. of Mississippi- last year's Mississippi regional champions, Shelton State C.C.-  last season's Region 7 Champion and #3 in the 2007 preseason polls, and Darton CC of Georgia. Darton was runner up in  region 17 to Young Harris who went on to become national champions last season. They are ranked # 9 in pre-season this year.

PCC played Hines Friday afternoon, defeating them soundly with a score of
9-0. Five different players scored: Danielle MaYer and Christina Mintz, each had two goals and the following players had one goal each: Martha Taboas, Adi Alvarado, Kristen Vollmer, Kerri Ann Brown, and Kim Newsome.

On Saturday, PCC played Shelton State, who knocked PCC out of the District Tournament last year. Shelton State had a pre-season ranking of # 3.   PCC dominated the field and ended the game with a 7-0 victory. Rachel Butler of Mulberry had 2 goals, other scorers with 1 goal each were: Yuridia Aguilar, Taylor Ocasio, Nicole Bowen, Kristin Bailey and Danielle Mayer.

The Sunday game was against Darton C.C., a team PCC had never beaten in the past four years. It was a real barn burner. Darton C.C. or Young Harris C.C. have represented district F in the National Tournament the last four years. PCC prevailed with a 1-0 victory with a goal from Kristin Bailey with just under 4 minutes remaining in the game.

In the pre-season polls, PCC is ranked # 1.  The coaches will be voting again next week to start this year's polls.