IHCC Gets OT Win at Home

Ottumwa -- An overtime goal by Edith Jones allowed the Indian Hills women's soccer team to post a 2-1 win over Iowa Lakes at the Walsh Soccer Complex on Tuesday.

Jones' game-winner came in the match's 103rd minute and evened IHCC's season record at 1-1. The Warriors had lost to Parkland College, 7-0, last Saturday to open the season.

IHCC's first-year head coach Doug Seigle commented on Jones' winning goal. "Edith just happened to be in the right spot at the right time. To score the game-winner I think will help her confidence going into our next game."

Caitlin York had opened the scoring for Indian Hills with a goal in the first half and Iowa Lakes tied the score in the second half.

Abby Donnolly was solid in goal for the Warriors with five saves. IHCC outshot the Lakers 12-8.

Indian Hills is idle until playing at Iowa Western on Sept. 11.

Duea and Gagliardi Sign with 4-Year Schools

Ottumwa -- Five players from last fall’s Indian Hills Community College soccer teams have signed letters-of-intent with four-year schools to continue their education and soccer careers.

From the IHCC men’s team, Ryan Culbertson from Ft. Madison has signed with Grand View University, Aaron Rose from Ottumwa has signed with William Penn University, and Gustavo Scorzelli from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has signed with Judson University.

IHCC women’s players who will play soccer this fall are Brooke Duea from Earlham with Northwest Missouri State University and Caroline Gagliardi from Sao Paulo, Brazil with Florida Memorial University.

Duea led the IHCC women with 11 goals and added five assists in the 2009 season. Gagliardi had a team-high six assists and five goals. Both were named to the All-Region 11 team.

Culbertson was a first-team All-Region selection and Scorzelli was named Honorable Mention.

Youth Soccer Clinic at IHCC

Ottumwa -- Area youth have been invited to attend a soccer clinic that will be held in the Tom Arnold Net Center on the Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa campus on Saturday, March 13. IHCC head soccer coach Kirk Artist and members of the Indian Hills soccer teams will help with the instruction at the clinic.

The clinic for the U-8 and U-10 age groups will start at 8:30am; the U-12 and U-14 age groups will begin at 1pm.

Those who participate will take part in drills for dribbling, passing/receiving, and shooting.

The Indian Hills soccer teams and Ottumwa Soccer Club are teaming up to provide instruction for the clinic.

Indian Hills Has Nine on All-Conference Academic Team

Ottumwa, IA -- Indian Hills placed nine players on the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference All-Academic team. IHCC had six players receive a first-team academic award and three more accorded second-team honors.

Named to the ICCAC All-Academic first team from Indian Hills were sophomores Chelsea Bryant (Darnell, IA) and Caroline Gagliardi (Sao Paulo, Brazil) along with four freshmen -- Abby Donnolly (Mt. Pleasant, IA), Ashley King (Hudson, IA), Stephanie Lopez (Ottumwa, IA) and Cassie Pietz (West Point, IA).

Sophomore Brooke Duea (Earlham, IA) and freshmen Anna Kuckelman (Keokuk, IA) and Sarah Sosa (Ottumwa, IA) were named to the All-Academic second team.

Four From IHCC on All-Region Team

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills placed four players on the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference All-Region XI women's soccer team, announced by the ICCAC.

The all-conference players from Indian Hills included first-team selection Brooke Duea, a sophomore from Earlham, who led IHCC in goals with 11 and added four assists; Caroline Gagliardi, a sophomore from Sao Paulo, Brazil, who tallied five goals and a team-high six assists, and was chosen for the second team; and two freshmen from Centerville, Crystal Maldonado and Jordan Davis, who were both named to the honorable mention list. Maldonado was second on the squad with six goals.

Ashley King added three goals for the Warriors this season while Sara Sosa, Angel Daub and Cassie Pietz all had two goals. Freshman Abby Donnolly was the lone goalkeeper used by IHCC.

IHCC first-year head coach Kirk Artist complimented the Warriors for the effort they played with this season. "These young ladies came into the season and worked hard for each other. They showed a lot of heart playing through injuries and many other obstacles throughout the season. This was a very tight-knit group that enjoyed each other's company and played because they enjoy the game of soccer. I am proud of them for representing Indian Hills with such class.”

Maldonado Has Lone Goal in IHCC Defeat

Bettendorf, IA --The Indian Hills' women's soccer team went on the road Monday and was beaten by Scott CC, 11-1. The Warriors had lost a 4-3 decision to Scott earlier in the season, but got routed in the return match.

Crystal Maldonado scored the only IHCC goal on an assist from Caroline Gagliardi.

Indian Hills will conclude the regular season schedule with a match in Waterloo against Hawkeye CC on Thursday.

No. 6 Iowa Western Blanks IHCC

Council Bluffs, IA -- Iowa Western, ranked sixth in the nation in the latest NJCAA Division I poll, was too much for Indian Hills on Saturday with the Reivers taking a 14-0 win in women's soccer on the IWCC campus.

The Warriors will go to Fort Dodge on Wednesday to take on Iowa Central, a team they lost to 4-0 earlier in the season.