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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Union, MO- December 6, 2019 Sophomore forward, Arman Kovac, was named NJCAA Men’s DI Soccer 3rd Team All-American for his effort in his second season at East Central College. He is the 10th NJCAA All-American in ECC Soccer history. The news was announced at the conclusion of the 2019 campaign by the NJCAA National Office. […]

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A season filled with extreme temperatures and multiple injuries turned out well in the end for the (7-5-4) ECC Falcons. A big push towards the end of the season solidified the team’s confidence on the pitch. ECC went 3-0-2 in the last five games of the season to secure a winning record for 2019. The […]

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It was a cold and rainy day during the NJCAA Region 16 semifinal matchup for East Central College (7-5-4) against Crowder College (13-4-1) played on turf at Monnet High School. The Falcons went into the game with confidence and a game plan to negate some of the taller Crowder College players who at 6’5″ and 6’7″ […]

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East Central College Soccer (6-5-3) ended the regular season with a victory over Central Methodist University JV by a score of 2-1 in Fayette, MO. A late start had the Falcons traveling across the state to take on the Eagles and ECC didn’t disappoint the faithful following of fans that also made the trip. East […]

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The East Central College Soccer Falcons (5-5-3) battled deep into overtime and couldn’t find the one goal needed to gain the victory over State Fair Community College. It was a tight game with the possession going in favor of the Falcons. State Fair had 6 shots to the Falcons 5. It was a battle of […]

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A rain soaked game played on turf at Rockhurst University may have been the ideal setting for the Falcons. ECC (4-3-2) was able to climb above the .500 mark for the first time this season with a 3-1 win over the Rockhurst University JV squad. The game was delayed for an hour at half time […]

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As the Falcons (3-3-1) traveled to Springfield, IL to play Lincoln Land Community College, the team bus faced a number of construction detours, but this didn’t put a damper on the offensive output. ECC was able to chop down the Loggers 4-1 on a second half goal output. ECC was knocking on the door all […]

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As the Falcons (2-2-1) have made their way through the first third of the season, there has been one thing missing, goals. This change of fortune happened against MCCKC in the second half in a big way with a 10-2 victory. A hard fought first half had ECC up 3-0 on a early hat trick […]

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