2003

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EMCC takes win ver ECCC By Marty Stamper EMG sports assistant 33 alftime lead. ECCC had eight trey:; in th ::rst half. That wa~ probably one of the be~t

JucoHooPs we were going to do the old get back and lose it, but we just kept pressing and we hit free throws,'' EMCC head coach Clav Arm– strong said. "Somehow we hit some shots and found a way to win. "It was good to get that monkey off. The longer you go, the harder it is to get it off. It feels good to get this first win out of the way." Phillip Lockhart led EMCC with 23 points. Collins scored 18, Calvin Moore tossed in 13, Marcus Houston had 10, Davis eight, and Boo Ramsey seven. ECCC women EMCC 90 57 ~ Hot shooting from 3-point range in the first half enabled the Lady Warriors to erase a six-point deficit and turn it into a 50-

SCOOBA- East Mississippi Commu– nity College's Lions outscored East Central Community College 15-2 over the :final 3:46 to take a 92-83 win over the Warriors Thursday night at Keyes Currie Coliseum. The win was EMCC's :first after two losses. ECCC fell to 1-2. ECCC led 70-58 with 9:28 remaining after Jamaal Martin, Shaun Dougherty, and Tawon Walker each hit a 3-point basket. Chris Davis bit a pair of treys and Joseph Collins had six points as the Lions rallied to within 77-75 with 5:21left. The Lions took their first lead since 21- 20 when Collins connected on a baby hook with 2:15 showing for an 82-81 advantage. EMCC made all eight of its free throws during the finall:47 to get its first win. "We were down so much. I was afraid

sh ting performances I've seen since !\"e bee a head coach," ECCC head coach B-d Hodge said. "'They got after us reallv h and attacked our press good and me;· pre -:ed us. We didn't handle their pres:. at a early, but once we settled down and v; tbered the storm and hit a couple and g oo~e. they put on a shooting perform– ar.:re. 1t helps knowing we've got that poten– but we also shot 30 percent our first t games. We can go either way." With seven minutes to go, we're up 3 - 0 and we're playing as hard as we can p and playing well," EMCC coach Dale P · said. "We have turnovers and they h! about four 3s and outscore us 20·2 the r of the half.

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