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t rea ly think we great toni['ht." co ch ;:,ammy Pace ·•we made a lot of mis– but v. e did a lot of good ... too. <0;1 m ju!'t happy to win. ~ are a good team. If it been two points, I'd have The Lady Warriors got 19 pomt." from Anna Udicova, 18 from Nikki Lacour, 17 from Margo Porter. 15 from Sophia Reed, and 13 froM ~ c le Cox. Alberta 1'orman auuea ..---_,__ th been happy to win." 1 -13. had nly tw p . in double figu res, Rhonda Cooper wilh 25 and Crystal - Boyland with 21. Most of Northwest's offense consisted of spreading the floor and let– ting Cooper, a 5-foot-9 sopho– more from Birmingham, ,Ala.,

PaulaMerritt/The Meridian Star THE CHAMPS - East Central Community College's Nikkie Lacour races across midcourt against Northwest's Eren Shawduring the Region 23 Gins Championship game. it. It's kind of an unorthodox jumper in the lane with 6:45 free-throw line. style and I'm an orthodox- to go before intermission. Northwest shot 31 free "There was more slapping the post players, run screens, the Lady Warriors scored 15 and knocking going on out etc. of the last 23 points of the there than I've ever seen," "They just give it to (Coop- first half to lead 45-33 at Pace !'laid. "It was a rough er) and let her go. I don't halfbme. ~ really think you can be sue- Urucova, a 6-foot-2 ,opho- ,ful o" er the long run more center I type person when it comes to Northwest closed to within throws, making 20 (64.5 per– what we do. I like to set up 30-25 on a putback by Boy- cent). and move the ball and use land with 5:28 showing, but

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1 - 44 t E 50-35 lead and the Ladv War– riors hit 21-of-30 ~econd-half free throws to claim their first Region 23 championship since 1994 . The '94 squad went on to finish seventh in tn<> nAtion p a_ _

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were ECCC on the All-Regton 23 Tourna– ment team Making the team from Jones was Tammika Sims from Quitman and from Meridian Communi~~-Colleg~

A 3-pointer from Porter gave ECCC a 23-18 lead with 9:45 left in the first half and the Lady Warriors led the rest ofthe contest. • 1 • ·-- 1 ........... h .., 'RooM