Ellis signs with the University of Arizona

Holmes Community College's Cariel Ellis, a sophomore forward from Madison, signed Wednesday with the University of Arizona Wildcats soccer team.

Ellis, who helped lead the Holmes Lady Bulldogs to their first MACJC and Region XXIII titles in 2019, originally signed with Mississippi State University in Fall 2019 after her freshman season but decided to return to Holmes for her sophomore season.

COVID-19 forced NJCAA member teams to flip their 2020 fall seasons to the spring. Ellis and her 2020-21 team members will now make their debut in late spring on April 2 versus Pearl River.

Ellis was Holmes' first Holmes women's soccer player to be named to the NJCAA Women's All-American Team in 2019 after being named to the Second Team. She was named Region XXIII's Player of the Year after her freshman season.

Cariel dominated the MACJC during her freshman season. Of the 21 matches played, she scored multiple goals in 16 of those. For the season, Ellis finished third in the NJCAA with 48 goals including five game winners. She was 20th in assists in the NJCAA with 15 and was third in points with 111 and third in shots with 155.

Ellis played at Madison Central before coming to Holmes.