Kensley Woolbright Leads Big Week for ICC, Zach Howard Picks Up Player of the Week

Volleyball - Offense

Bree Lyons, Itawamba Community College
(SO, OH/DS - Oxford, Miss. , 1)

Sophomore Bree Lyons of Oxford helped the Indians open the season with a pair of hard-fought wins over Chattanooga State and Calhoun. Lyons, an outside hitter, had 32 kills (13 vs Chattanooga; 19 vs Calhoun - one shy of her career-high).

Volleyball - Defense

Kensley Woolbright, Itawamba Community College
(SO, DS/L - New Hope, MS, 20)

Sophomore Kensley Woolbright of New Hope helped the Indians open the season with a pair of 3-2 wins over Chattanooga State and Calhoun. Woolbright, a libero, had a team-best 52 digs (19 vs Chattanooga State and a career-high 33 digs vs Calhoun).

Women's Soccer - Goalkeeper

Annabelle Holman, Itawamba Community College
(FR, GK - Amory, MS, 30)

Freshman Annabelle Holman recorded a clean sheet in her collegiate debut to help the Lady Indians pick up a 4-0 win at Southwest Tennessee. The Amory native allowed one goal in the Lady Indians' 2-1 win over Pellissippi State, before leaving the match with an injury.

Women's Soccer - Offense

Isobel Kinsella, Itawamba Community College
(FR, F - Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, 9)

Freshman Isobel Kinsella helped the Lady Indians open the season with pair of wins over Southwest Tennessee and Pellissippi State. In the 4-0 win at Southwest Tennessee, she had 2 goals and an assist. The forward from Gloucestershire, UK had the game-winning assist in the Lady Indians 2-1 win over Pellissippi State.

Men's Soccer - Goalkeeper

John Sones, Southwest Mississippi Community College
(Fr., GK - Lucedale, MS, 1) 6)

John Sones had a strong first week as a Bear. The freshman from Lucedale went all 90:00 in goal recording three saves while giving up no goals in a 1-0 win Saturday at Jacksonville College in Texas.

Men's Soccer - Offense

Zach Howard, Pearl River Community College
(Fr, F - Ocean Springs, Miss. , 24)

Zach Howard (Ocean Springs) made the most of his freshman debut, bagging a pair of incredible goals against No. 11 Gulf Coast to help the Wildcats earn a drew in their first contest of the season.

About the MACCC

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC)  is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams. 

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.  

Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. 

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