Pictured: Coach JD Perales picked up his first win as head coach against Coastal Bend.
By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
The Northeast Texas Community College Men’s Soccer team opened conference play against Coastal Bend College (Beeville, TX) on Saturday, September 3rd. The Eagles defeated the Cougars 2-1 to get Coach JD Perales his first win as Head Coach of the Eagles.
For coach Perales this was technically his first win as head coach, back in the Spring of 2021, he stepped up as coach of the men’s team when playoff schedules forced the Eagle men’s and women’s teams to play on the same date at different locations. As interim Head Coach he picked up a playoff victory then.
The win that earned Coach Perales his first official win as head coach was completed on goals from Taine Garner (England) with the assist from David Imbert (France) to start things off. Imbert would add the second, and game winning goal on an assist by fellow Frenchman, Yannick Chapelon.
Goalie Enzo Camps (France) would have eight saves on the day to seal the win for the Eagles and Coach Perales.
The Women’s Soccer team for NTCC would take on NJCAA number 10 ranked Navarro College on Saturday as well. Navarro took a 2-0 lead but Osiris Duarte (Corpus Christi, TX) cut the lead to 2-1 when she scored on a Penalty Kick. Unfortunately, that would be the only offense the Eagles could muster against the nationally ranked Bulldogs from Navarro and fell 4-1 to open conference play.
The Eagle soccer teams will travel to Brenham, Texas on Wednesday, September 7th to take on Blinn College in more conference soccer action. The women will play at 5:00pm and the men to follow at 7:00pm. The next home soccer matches will be on Saturday, September 17th against Jacksonville College. You can keep up to date with NTCC athletics by visiting our website at www.ntcceagles.com.
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