2003

EC teams advance to state tourney Britney Burks' Ia\- p end of regulation.

head menror Billy Smith, can also make it t the Region 23 Tou.-nament unless Itawam– ba - coached by former \\amor head coach Marty Cooper - wins the state tournarrent, according to a -..cenario provided by the Mi...... i~: .. ppi Association of Community and Juruor Colleges. Copiah-Lincoln is servmg a., host of this year's state tournament, scheduled Feb. 24-27 in Wesson. First-round action has the women com– peting on Monday with men's games set for Tuesday. EC's women, the num– ber-four seed from the South, will challenge top-seed Mississippi Delta. The Lady Warriors dropped both decisions to the Lady Trojans in regular season action, by scores of 82- 79 and 74-65. EC's Warriors, who are

also seeded fourth in the South, begm toumrunent play by taking on Holmes '\orth ~o. 1 c;eed). The \\·amors split deci– siOns\\ 1th the Bulldogs in the ~ar season. EC fell 92-84 at Goodman and posted a 76- 73 VIctol"'· on the Decatur campus. The Reg.on 23 Tourna– ment 1 c:cheduled March 3-6 at Mississ1ppi Colleg-e in Clinton • EC women 77, Gulf Coast 76 COT): E b o n e ' e Leverette .ed the Lady Warriors in scoring against Gulf Coast with 17 points. Also scoring were Trumekia Foley with 16, Lenore Gray with 12, Miranda Rosar \

\Nith ju-.t second.;; remammg in overtime not onl} ga\'e East Central Commuru College a hard-fought T--6 win over the Gulf Coast Lad) Bulldog-. Thursda) rught m Perkinston. but her bucket also provided the Lad) Warrio~ with a berth m this week's c;tate tournament and a spot in the Region 23 Tournament <.cheduJed the foJlm,;ng week. The Lady \\amors, '"ho finished the regular seas<>n with a 15-9 0\·erall n.->cOrci and a 9-5 mark in the South Division under second-\ ear head coachBrad Hodge, qualified for post-season play two days after the Warriors clinched a plavoff spot with their 90-85 win over Jones County Junior College in Ellisville. EC's men, who went 14- 10 and 8-6 under second-year

• Gulf Coast men 84, EC 68: Corey Hornsby led the Warriors with 23 points. Also scoring were Donzell Crenshaw with 13, Dewayne Hughes with 11, Demario Qualls with seven, and Desmond Jones and Brandon Mason with six each. The Bulldogs led 37-36 at the break. • EC men 90, Jones 85: The Warriors, led by Hornsby's 33 points, held on for a 90-85 decision onFeb. 17 at Ellisville and qualified for the state tournament. Other EC scorers were Hughes with 18, Qualls with 13, Mason with 11, and Crenshaw with nine. EC led 46-45 at halftime. • EC women 72, Jones 55: Foley led EC with 21 points, while McKee tossed in 19. The Lady Warriors also got 13 from Leverette.

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