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up- for MCC JUCO Hoops winner of the Co-Lin-Northwest game and the ICC– Pf'arl Rjvcr winner. Tht• women's finals will tip off at fi p.m, on Thursday, followed br.\.hc men's fin als at Sp.m. • ECCC 04·10) and Meridian (28-2) played earlier in the year, with the Lmly l~aglcs taking a 96-74 win at the Ivy Sport~ C~utcr. MCC head coach Hilary Allen said that previous game probably wouldn't have a lot to do with .. Monday's outl'onw. "I am :-;un: (ECCC) coach (Bracl) Hodge will put in ;, t:ouplc~ ofwrink)es for I he ~anw and wt~ 'will •too," Allen said. "I ju$1 think that it's grt•at for nnnmunity t:nllc:w: hasll'OI'I' of 70·G7, hdorc falling to SnutiiW('l!t !i2 r~:: in lltC' "l«'lllilinuls (oLin (2:.1·2) won I lit• 81nte till!· on Tlrunala) wrlh a 70·Iiri win ovc.•r Soutlrw(•:;t. l"hl' lloluws 111e11 beat 17·8 Northwest 96·S~' for the IIJC'u's titlt'. In the win over Northt·ast, thl' Lady Warriors scored the last five points of the gcune, incluchug a thrcc-pointt·r hy Lori Cumberland to lie tJ1<: gmne and a two free throws by Shelly Giddings to in• lhc win. 'Iltc women's Ht•gion 2:1 winner will advance to the NJCAA Wcllllt~ll's National Tournament in Salina. Kan .. while tire• men's winner will head to Hutrhins(ln, Kw1., for the N.ICA.A \len·~ National Tournnlll(:_il1~ J u.. ~ - ...... u -

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