1994

Lady Warriorsranked nation's seventh Following their seven point loss

with four seconds lifted East Central to the one-point victory. Reed ted the Lady Warriors v.;tt: 25 points, followed by !1-:elson with 23; Leflore, 16; Odom and Hunter, 6 each; Cynthia Ellis; and Davis, 2. Stacy Nesbitt led dte Lady Danes with 33 points. The Lady Warriors led 42-41 a• halftime. Reed also led East Ccrtra against Casper 'With 15 points. Also scoring were Nelson and Leflore, 14 each; Odom, 10; DaVIs 6 Vance, 1 and Ellis, 1. EC led 39-31 at halftime. In their open.ng-round lo~e to Central Arizo!\a, Lady Warrior pointmakers were Reed, 17, Nelson, 16; Davis, 1::!; Hunter, 8; Od~m, 7; Leflore and Va"l.re. 4 each; and Ellts 3. Central A.-.zo-.a led 41-37 at half·

Central Arizona on March 22 which placed the Lady Warriors in the Consolation bracket. In their win over Independence for the Consolation title Carla Le– flore paced East Central with 18 points. Also scoring were Rena Reed, 17; Monica Davis, 13; Evelyn Nelson and Memory Hunter, 10 each; Dane Vance, 2; and Jamala Odom, l. Reed was one of only 10 players selected on the All-Tournament Team. East Central, which led 34-30 at halftime, also held a 37-22 rebound advantage over the Lady Pirates who ended the season with a 30-6 mark. Independence finished fourth in last year's tournament. Against Truett-McConnell in semi-final action, Odom's field goal

to perennial power Central Arizona during first round action of the Women's National junior College Basketball Tournament held In Tyler, Texas, East Central head coach Sammy Pace commented his Lady Warriors were determined t!> prove they belonged in the 16-team competition. They obviously proved much more as the East Central women defeated Independence (Kansas) 71-62 Saturday afternoon to win the Consolation Champi· onship and a seventh place finish in the nation! The Lady Warriors, who ended 1993-94 competition with a 20 to 7 record, earlier defeated Truett-Mc– Connell (Georgia) 85-84 on Friday and Casper (Wyoming) 68-58 on Tuesday to advance to the consola– tion fi nals. East Central fell 78-71 to