OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The Johnson County Community College women's soccer team had two players represented on the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II National All-Tournament Team after helping the Lady Cavaliers to a national runner-up finish. JCCC lost 2-0 in the National Championship Match to top-seeded Northwest Mississippi Community College.
Sophomore goalkeeper Maddox Fergus and freshman midfielder Lily Marshall were the two JCCC players named to the 13-player team.
Fergus allowed just three goals in the three matches she started, posting a 1-1-1 record. She tallied 15 total saves which rank as the second most recorded in national tournament play by a JCCC goalkeeper, but her most noteworthy saves came during the 12-round shootout in the national semifinal victory over Heartland.
Facing a possible loss, Fergus saved the shot she faced in the fifth round to keep JCCC's chances alive. She also forced a miss in the 10th round. The Lady Cavaliers went on to win the shootout in 12 rounds.
Marshall was the team's top offensive player in the tournament and was key in helping get the Lady Cavaliers advance out of pool play and to the championship bracket. She recorded a goal and an assist in the 3-0 opening match win over Rock Valley and followed with a goal in the 2-0 victor over Anne Arundel in their second match. Both of her goals were game-winners.
Marshall's five total points in the tournament are the most by a JCCC player in national tournament play, along with her two game-winning goals.