1995

WEEK OF

ECCC women bow out in first round of Region 23 tourny

By MARTY STAMPER Democrat sports editor

ionshlp game. EC Jed 21-17 m the first half before Tonya Norment hit back-to– hack 3-pointers to give Coahoma a 26-23 lead. The Lady Tigers took a 31-27 advantage into halftime. A 14-6 Coahoma run to start the second half gave the Lady Tigers a 45-33 advantage. Coahoma took its largest lead of the contest at 49-36 with 13:45 re– maining only to have EC close to within 49-44 on back-to-back baskets from Brandi Harber. Norment added five points as Coahoma stretched tls lead up to 56-44. The Lady Warriors got back to

within 65-63 on a three-point play by Melody Reed with 2:07 remain– ing only to have Coahoma score two straight baskets off EC tur- novers. . Reed got the Lady Warriors back to within 69-66, but neither team scored over the final 31 seconds. Monica Davis led EC with 19 points. Reed had 17, Harber 12, Genia Griffin six, Cyntia Ellis five, and LaDonna Robinson scored four. Coahoma improved to 18-9 be- · hind 37 points from Norment. Coahoma . . . . . . . . . 31 38 - 69 East Central .. . .. . . .27 39 - 66

The East Central Community College women's basketball team had its hopes of defending its region championship snuffed out with a 69-66 loss to Coahoma in first-round action of the Region 23 Tournament at Mississippi Col– lege's A .E. Wood Coliseum on Feb. 28. The Lady Warriors concluded their 1994-95 season with a 22-7 mark. Coahoma went on to finish sec– ond in the eight-team event, losing 81-74 to Pearl River in the champ-

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