Men’s Soccer

Diego Navia was named an NAIA All-American in his first season with the Columbia College Cougars.  Navia may have only played one season in a Falcon uniform, but his impact was amazing the way he patrolled the midfield for ECC. He was named 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-Region during the Covid shortened season […]

Second-year sophomore Stephen Akot was honored by the NJCAA Region 16 by being named the NJCAA Region 16 DII Men’s Soccer Player of the Year. The award goes to the player receiving the most votes from the region coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. Akot in his 3rd season at East Central College, […]

The East Central College Falcons improved to 10-4 on the season with a 4-1 win over the Crowder College Roughriders. Stephen Akot was able to score three goals for the hat trick in the match with two coming from penalty kicks. The match scheduled at ECC on Saturday, Oct. 16 was moved to Union Middle […]

NJCAA #19 East Central College knocked of NJCAA #11 Mineral Area in a fast paced match filled with goals. The Falcons found themselves in the lead quickly when Joao Louzada Pimenta fed a ball to Stephen Akot in the 10th minute of the match to give ECC an Early 1-0 lead. Mineral Area answered back […]

The NJCAA #18 ECC Falcons (8-4) remain in the top twenty ranked teams in NJCAA DII soccer after a 2-1 victory of NJCAA DI #13 Lewis & Clark in Godfrey, IL. ECC nabbed a win after scoring the first two goals of the match.  Joe McInnes was able to open up the scoring with an […]

A region seed was on the line as East Central College (7-3) took on State Fair Community College in an important match moved to Union Middle School turf field due to heavy rain in the morning. The change of venue didn’t stiffle the Falcons home field advantage as they took full control of the match […]

A hot evening in late September kept the Falcons on fire from a goal scoring perspective as they scored 6 goals for the second straight game. This time the Falcons knocked of the Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm by a score of 6-0 with a trio Falcons finding the net twice. The scoring opened in the […]

The Falcons (5-3) on the season found themselves trailing in the third minute of the match 1-0 against MCCKC, but wound up finding the back of the net six times to prevail with a 6-3 win over the Wolves. A great touch on the first goal was scored by Sam Ennis as he tied the […]

The Falcons (4-2) are now at a place in their season where playing at top form means a lot to overall team performance and putting up W’s the win column. ECC was was able to put the hammer down on Missouri Baptist JV for a 7-0 victory. The scoring parade was opened by Stephen Akot […]

The East Central College Soccer Falcons (2-1-1) were able to knock off NJCAA DII #6 ranked St. Charles CC by a score of 2-1 at home. The Falcons came out with a game plan and left the pitch with a victory after a hard fought region/conference match-up against St. Charles. ECC was in top form […]

The ECC men’s soccer team (1-1-1) opened up the scoring quickly against the Archers by netting two goals in the first five minutes of the contest. The Falcons put the first tally up on the board with a goal by Joao Pimenta just one minute in as he dribbled down the sideline and struck quickly […]

The Falcons (0-0-1) came out to play despite the heat and played well the first 65 minutes against Indian Hills in an interstate match up. The Falcons struck first as Stephen Akot buried his first goal of the year on assist from Joe McInnes in the 48th minute. ECC didn’t waste time and struck again […]

High Honors for Top Men’s Soccer Falcons The East Central College Falcons finished the season 8-4 and ended up ranked #16 in the final NJCAA DII Men’s Soccer poll. Despite a postponed and shortened season, excitement was proven by hard work and determination by some of the top players on the team. Several Falcons were […]

The East Central College men’s soccer team took home honors at the conclusion of the season that included the following accolades: Missouri Community College Athletic Conference Champions Martin Clayes – MCCAC Coach of the Year Joe McInnes- 1stTeam All-Region, 1st Team All-Conference   Diego Navia-  1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-Conference   Miguel Gonzalez- 1st […]

The ECC Falcons (8-3) were able to glide through the first round of the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament with a 5-0 win over Metropolitan Community College Kansas City in an away match. The first goal came from the Falcons as Joe McInnes headed a shot off the cross bar and Julio Gonzalez put the rebound […]

The East Central College Falcons (7-3) were able to knock off the Mineral Area Cardinals for a second time this year. This time the game was less dramatic than the previous overtime match as the Falcons won by a score of 3-2. Goals in the match were scored by trio of Falcons. Miguel Gonzalez put […]

The NJCAA #20 East Central College Falcons (6-2) improved their conference record to 4-0 with a 3-2 victory over the State Fair Community College Roadrunners. ECC didn’t waste any time by striking first as Joe McInnes netted the first goal on an assist from Miguel Gonzalez in the first minute of the game. Another goal […]

The East Central College Falcons (5-2) have improved their MCCAC conference record to 3-0 after a win over NJCAA DI #5 Jefferson College. The Falcons lit up the scoreboard first with a goal scored by Guy Baskerville on a cross from Scott Peggie. Baskerville came into a crossed ball with his entire body and put […]

A thriller in overtime wasn’t what ECC Coach Martin Clayes was hoping for in a match up against Mineral Area College, but that is how the game shaped up as ECC ended up with a 1-0 overtime victory. The Falcons were on top of the Cardinals throughout most of the match hitting the post and […]

The Falcons (3-1) spent 43 minutes of the first half down 1-0 after giving up an early goal in the 1st minute to the St. Charles Community College Cougars in an NJCAA Region 16 and MCCAC match-up at the St. Louis Soccer Park in Fenton, MO. ECC scored an equalizer with 1-minute left in the […]

ECC Men’s Soccer (2-1) was able to come back from Sedalia, MO over the weekend with a 3-1 victory over State Fair Community College despite trailing 1-0 at halftime. Scott Peggie opened the scoring with a free kick that ricocheted off a defender and into the upper corner of the net to tie the match. […]

The East Central College men’s soccer team (1-0) opened up the season with a change of game plans, but that didn’t matter as the Falcons were ready to play anyway.  ECC was scheduled to play Metropolitan Community College Kansas City and the game was postponed due to COVID exposure on the MCCKC side.  Instead the […]

The East Central College women’s soccer team took to the pitch for the first time in the history of the program with an exhibition match against Mineral Area. The teams were both brand new and trying to field squads to compete in the spring of 2021 due to a delayed NJCAA start.  Both teams were […]

It is a new academic year, new coach, many new team members and definitely a new look to sports in 2020 for the East Central College Falcons. Coach Martin Clayes has the ECC Soccer team playing in uncharted territory as this is the first fall without regular season NJCAA soccer. The Falcons made quick work […]

The NJCAA made the announcement on Tuesday, July 14 that fall sports for 2020 will be moved to the spring of 2020. East Central College will move its men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball seasons into an abbreviated format in the spring semester. Planning for the spring has begun and the seasons will be compacted […]

After an unprecedented transition to all on-line classwork and spring seasons that were cancelled due to the pandemic, ECC is still the top performing academic athletic department in the conference with a 3.18 GPA.  This marks eleven straight years 2010-2020, the ECC Athletic Department has posted the highest overall GPA in the conference. The Missouri […]

The Falcons are sending one of their finest to the next level as Gary Dunne (Dublin, Ireland) transfers to his four-year institution this fall. A two-year captain and starter, Gary hopes to continue his academic and athletic career at King University in Bristol, TN. The KU Tornado compete in the Conference Carolinas at the NCAA […]

Another sophomore Falcon has found new home to roost for their junior season. Samuel Marchi a native of London, England has signed with William Penn University in Okaloosa, Iowa. The men’s soccer program was 15-5-1 last season and made their way deep into the NAIA post season. Marchi who played two years as a left […]