HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The No. 2-ranked and No. 2 -seed Johnson County Community College women's soccer team pitched a 3-0 shutout over No. 7-seed Rock Valley College Sunday afternoon in the first match in pool play at the 2024 NJCAA D-II National Tournament in Huntsville, Ala.

The Lady Cavaliers (18-0-3) will complete pool play No. 11- seed Anne Arundel College (13-2-1) on Tuesday afternoon at 12:30 CSTM. A victory would propel JCCC to the national semifinals on Thursday, November 21. 

Freshman forward Lily Marshall, who recently was named as an All-Region 6/All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference D-II performer, scored what proved to the game winning goal at 13:07 of first half with freshman midfielder Brecken Hoy picking up the assist. It was Marshall's ninth goal of the season and her fourth game winner. 

Freshman defender Ashley Chaput made 2-nil in the 21^st minute off the feed from sophomore defender Sophie Abbott. It was Chaput's fifth goal of the year. 

In the 71^st minute freshman forward Jill Lenherr put the match out of reach with her sixth of the season off an assist from Marshall.

Sophomore goalkeeper Maddox Fergus, also an All-Region 6 and All-KJCCC selection, stopped all three shots she faced to earn her seventh shutout of the year and 14^th of her career. Fergus improved her record to 9-0-1 and to 19-2-1 overall.