1994

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Lady Warriors edge Holmes in OT, men beaten by Gulf Coast CC By A. Stacy Long The Mendian Star CLINTON - They couldn't quite catch up. The East Central

Community College Warriors trailed Gulf Coast almost the whole game Tuesday in the Region 23 junior college basket– ball tournament, held at Mississippi College. And although ECCC man– aged to get to within two points on a tip-in at the buzzer, it could not avoid suffering a 70- 68loss to the Bulldogs. The East Central women remained alive in the tourna– ment., outlasting Holmes Community College in overtime, 88-87. The Lady Warriors will face Nmthwe:,t today at 6 p.m. The Warriors finished the season at 23-5. "We had our chances in the second hlllf," ECCC coach Marty Cooper said. "We didn't make the plays. We made a cou– ple of mistakes late but they were aggressive mistakes, unlike the fll'St half" The Warriors tied the game at 14-14 with an Anthony Coleman basket with 14 min– utes left in the first half. The Bulldogs (19-6) then went on a 16-4 spurt. Gulf Coast. capped off the run, scor– ing six straight points using

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- ... ...- - -- second-half points.

ECCC's Rena Reed puts one up against Holmes.

.a.-..vu"",." •• .........""'... ..,...,•• ··-- -- __.. _ Evans added 10. Coleman followed Mann with 12 points for East Central. • East Central (women) 88, Holmes 87 (OT): Lots of coaches try 1t. Few are successful.

''We assumed they were com– ing to her," Pace said. "We still couldn't stop her." Coggins totaled 14 for Holmes. ..

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