1982-1986

Lady Warriors hope to*pick up preholiday pace By George Miller m% wards Regina Amos ( 5 - B ) , Barbara Jones (5-7) and CFlstmas break Tracy Donald (5-8) to complement his talented We have a lot of games left to play In the South The Meridian Star freshmen. Division against stronger teams," Pace said "If Center Melissa Jimmerson (6-0) is leading. the we come back on the same track and it's Still Qnthe ~ - . - .~--. D ---- DECATUR - If the East Mississip i Junior Col- team in scoring with 20 points-per-game. She also upswing, then we can expect better things. A lot can lege Lady Warriors pick up after t g e Christmas leads the team in rebounds with 10. happen during a month during a layoff. holidays right where they left off, they it would be Guards Fay McDonald (5-7) and Tracy Stewart "It's just a wait-and-see situation. I hope that the pleasing to coach Sammy Pace. (5-2)both have adapted well to Pace's program and layoff will help us relax and they are ready to get ECJC snared two South Division wins right also to the press. Forward Delois Griffin (5-11) is back to work," Pace added. before the holiday break commenged to post a 4-5 scoring nine points and six rebounds each game. East Central will resume action when it hosts overall record and a 2-2 loop mark. Pace has also received some good play fromWynne Jones on Jan. 8. ECJC's last game was against the '$1 felt like we we are on the uphill rise," Pace Stribling (5-9), coming off the bench. Lady Bobcats on Dec. 8. ECJCiwon the game 87-80. said. "We seemed like we were getting stronger "Our inside game is beginning to materialize and The Lady Warriors lost loop games to Southwest and our freshmen were beginning to adapt to play- our rebounding is doing well," Pace added. "Our and Gulf Coast before rebounding to defeat Pearl ing college basketball. weakness has been our handling of the ball. We lost River and Jones. "I hope they won't lose that over the holidays. We several close games on it and hopefully we will "We could have lost or won any of the games that count on a lot of freshmen and that makes for a long have all of that worked out by second semester." we have played this season," Pace said. "Our first semester, but it gives you a lot to look forward record is a true assessment of our season, but with t Standing 2-2 in division play, Pace believes that a break here or there, we could have a-break-even in for- his Lady Warriors will be a contender in it after the record."

1 TRI-COUNTY CHAMPS The "EC Superstars"women's intramural basketball champions defeated the East Mississippi Junior College women's intramural champions 36-35 /to become the Ri-County Extramural champions for 1981. Members of the team are, left to right, Yvette Gill, Louisville; KathieHenry. Philadelphia; Mildred Triplett, Noxapater; Chiquita Jones, Meridian; Jennifer Young, Noxapater.Second row, coach Willie Rush. Philadelphia; Tammie Moore, Philadelphia; Arlene Edwards, Meridian; Alice Foster, Morton; and Stephanie Nichols and Cindi Moore, Philadelphia. Other school par- ticipating in the tri-county tournament were Meridian Junior Collece and College.-ECJC photo