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Meridian Community College approached the Co-Lin upset Saturday, but could not pull it off in a 90-80 defeat. The Meridian ~arne may have had lingering ef– fects on the Lady Wolves, coach Gwyn Young said. " I don't now if we wer e tired and banged up after Saturday or just not ready to play," said Young, who watched his team tumble to 15-1. "We did not play with a lot of

intensity except for a fe\\ minutes in the second half. East Central did a good job and played well, especially on defense. I didn't think we executed on of· fense, and I think they had something to do with that. We also did not hit our free throws. '' East Central coach Sammy Pace said his team had to over– come the fear of playing No. 4Co– Lin on the road. "We believed we could beat

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connect on a 1o-footer. "I hate to sound like Yogi Berra, but being ahead at the end of the game was the key," Pace said. " It was a fine ballgame to watch," he said. "Our defense helped us a lot, because we can rea11y post up and score." Edwards added 12 points for East Central and Carol Boatman scored 10. Co-Lin's Tangela Jones led all scorers with Z7. EAST CENTRAL !65)- Tutti Edwards 12, Carol Boatman 10, Kathy McDougle 3, Jackie Gladney 2. Paula Nash 17, Sadie Triplett 6. Shontel Lowe 4, Shea Oakley 10. COPIAII-LISCOL!Ioi !63) - Tangela Jones 27, Shannon Montgomery 14, Nikita Harry 6, Tera Curtis 8, Sharon Walker 4, Laura Williams 4. HALFTn!E;: ECCC, 30-26.

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