NCC Thunder Recap

NCC Soccer at Southeastern Community College

On Saturday, September 20, the NCC Thunder Soccer teams traveled to Southeastern Community College, IA, for an action-packed doubleheader. NCC took on a tough opponent, with the men facing a nationally ranked SCC squad and the women battling hard in their matchup as well.

Women's Soccer
Final: Southeastern 4, NCC 3
The Thunder Women started off hot on the road, striking early and taking a 2–0 lead behind first-half goals from Yuri Ramirez and Ana Reyna. Southeastern pulled one back just before halftime to make it 2–1. Coming out of the break, Southeastern found two quick goals to surge ahead 4–2. Ramirez netted her second goal late to cut the deficit to 4–3, but NCC couldn't find the equalizer as time expired.
NCC Goals:

• 1st Half – Yuri Ramirez
• 1st Half – Ana Reyna
• 2nd Half – Yuri Ramirez

Men's Soccer
Final: Southeastern 8, NCC 0
The NCC Men battled nationally ranked Southeastern CC in a back-and-forth first half, trailing just 1–0 at halftime. In the second half, Southeastern's attack exploded, scoring seven times to hand the Thunder their first shutout loss of the season.

Next Matches

• Wednesday, September 24 – Away Soccer vs. North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC)
  Women at 1:00 p.m. | Men at 3:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 27 – Home Soccer vs. Marshalltown Community College
  Men at 3:30 p.m.
  Halftime Fun: All kids 12 and under can score a goal on NCC's mascot "Thunder" during halftime of the men's game.

For more information about NCC Thunder Athletics, visit https://thunder.nwicc.edu. NCC competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC).