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women's basketball team go after its second straigh Mississippi Junior Colleg~ Association overall basketbal championship tonight afte defeating rival East Mississ' 64-56 here Wednesday night. ECJC will meet host Gul Coast Junior College at 7:3l tonight for the overall crown. Gulf Coast routed Coahom: 105-67 behind Connie Winstead'! 12 points to gain the bertl 3pposite East Central. East Central came into thf tournament as the defendin4 :hampion, but as No. 2 team ir :he South Division, while tht Lionettes of EMJC were the P 1 team in the North. But the Warriorettes usec :ollapsing defense on EMJ( nain gun, 6-2 center Jessie 3rown, and overall balance tc .opthe Lionettes. "Brown didn't get the ball hat much," ECJC coach Jucille Wood said. "We :ontained here pretty well. She cored when she got the ball nqide, but she didn't get it that n." !fore the game it was l ~ u g h t the key matchup vould be between Brown and CCJC's 5-11 center Diana Lyons, an All-Stater last year when the Warriorettes defeated Itawamba for the state ,hampionstup. But Wood ordered an outside .ttack and that seemed to hrow the Liwettes off. "They seeiped like they were iaiting on Lyons all night and eannette Barnes had the ball lost of the time." Wood said. Barnes threw in 23 points for ECJC honors while Lyons had 18. Brown scored 24 points, but the next closest Lionette was