1994

headed to national tourney

By Aaron Derr The Meridian Sta·

CLINTOX - The fourth time proved to be charm for the East Central 1mmunity College women asketball team, and as a the Lady Warriors are n eaded to Texas for the~ al Junior College Tournam ECCC beat P

team it had fallen vious times thL 62 Thursday in Coliseum on the College campu– Region XXIII championship a. the national to Tyler, Texas. For Lady W... Sammy Pace, ju:, ing the Lady Wil sweet as winnmg ment. "I've haven't re::..... about the consequ win yet, although players have," Pare saw it as a gam team that we h a

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·en yet whom we were !:!;~~e of beating. "We had beaten in Mississippi exceJ:& And now ECCC _- has beaten them, thanh part to a 19-point perfor from Rena Reed and a ,.-point showing from Carla ::.:nre. Pearl River v; ed by s uper-freshman Elaine Powell's 26 point O\\ ell's older sister Karen a 14 for the Lady Wildcats. ECCC seemed to \'e the game in its hand=> en the younger Powell coiJUL.:ted her fifth foul with 14 2 ft and the Lady Warriors g 51- 40. But Pearl River

comeback behind Powell. A three– Lawann Dorsey ca Lady Wildcats run her team to '", at 53-49 mt play