1982-1986

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Mattie

Burnside of basketball career at ECJC. game but one.

In addition to her athletic

Noxapater, a sophomore at During her sophomore year

ECJC, is one of five she averaged 24.0 pointsper accomplishments, Miss collegiate basketball players game and was the leading Burnside has demonstrated namcd Lo the Kodak All- scorer in the Mississippi outstanding leadership Dlstrict Women's Basketball Junior College Association, abilities serving a s Team for District VI of the finishing sixth in the nation President of the Fellowship Junlor-Community College in scoring in the National of Christian Athletes, Vice Division, which includes Junior College Division. President of the Army ROTC Arkansas, New Mexico, Other honors include Wig and was recently named to Texas, Louisiana, and named All-Region XXIII, appear in the 1983 edition of Mississippi. The team is first team Mississippi Junior Who's Who Among Students , s d ~ t e dby the Women's College All-State and being inAmericanJunior CollegeS. B a s k e t b a l l C o a c h e s selected to play in the AU- Association. Star game. ECJC Women's Coach The five athletes were In a home game against LucilleWood states, "Mattie chosen for this honor through Clarke college, Miss lhrn- is fine example of what a selection process that side set an ECJC W record junior college athletics can involved all ~ 0me n ' S for WOnlen with 45 do for a student. Mattie basketball coaches and The 45 points ties a came to East Central as an universities that are WBCA record set by Diana Lyons of unknown player and leaves members and involved at the Neshoba Central against two years later known Junior-Community College Gulf Coast there in 1978- For throughout the nation. She Division level. the Year, Miss Burnside has an admirable attitude Miss Burnside, 5 foot 1 scored 40 p i n t s or more in and has worked hard. I am inch basketball standout at two games, 30 f)pointsor more happy for her and hope other Noxapater High School, has in seven games, 20 p i n t s or players can see what can be achieved outstanding ac- n10l-e ln 13 games and scored accomplished a t East complishments in her in double figures in every Central.'

Mattie Burnside