Soccer Teams Split with Tri County Tech
PENDLETON, SC – The SMC Pioneers split a Region 10
doubleheader Thursday with Tri County Technical College, with
the SMC women winning 5-0 and the men suffering their first loss of
the season, 2-1 in overtime.
In the first match, the Pioneers got two goals each from Emily Tucker
(Chapman HS) and Tori Waddell
(Wade Hampton HS) to shut out the Hawks.
Candace
Jones (Ninety Six HS) helped the cause with two assists as
goalkeeper Heather Hale
(White Knoll HS) got the shutout victory.
The Lady Pioneers are currently 4-1-1 overall and 3-0 in Region
10.
The Pioneers men's team played to a 1-1 tie in regulation with the
Hawks, before losing in overtime 2-1.
Carlos Berrio (Eastside HS) scored the lone goal for the Pioneers
who are now 4-1 overall and 2-1 in Region 10.
Both teams will play Region 10 foe Cape Fear CC, Saturday,
September 18 in Wilmington, NC.
Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that
compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic
Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia and
West Virginia.
The College is in its 100th academic year of providing quality
education to students in a Christian environment this August. More
than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other
institutions of higher learning.
For more information, contact athletic director Mark Perdue at
perduem@smcsc.edu or (864) 587-4237.
