2004

Lady Warriors extend By Marty Stamper EMG sports assistant

' I don't know ifthere's any easy win. Any time you match up with people you know and they know you well, anything can happen We just got fortunate. They missed some shots early and we made some. "A lot of fouls were called," Hodge added. "It wasn't the most balanced officiating, but we'll take it. That's definitely positive when you can get on the line and make them and penalize your opponent for fouling." . The Lady Warriors scored the game's first stx points and led 15-3 just over six minutes into the con– test after back-to-back baskets by Lenore Gray. lady Warriors coach Brad Hodge

DECATt;R- The 17th-ranked Lady Warriors of East Central Community College led by as many as 27 points in the squad's whipping of Southwest

~1ississippi Community College 81-63 in the Brackeen-Wood Phys– ical Education Building Thursday night. The victor y extended the Lady Warriors' win streak to 12 and snapped Southwest's modest three-game win streak.

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The Lady Warriors went to the free-throw line 46 times and made 33, while Southwest was 10-of-18 from the charily stripe. "I don't know if there's any easy win," ECCC head coach Brad Hodge said. "Any time you match up with people you know and they know you well, anything can happen. We just got fortunate. They missed some -hot early and we made some.

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but the Bears used another 9-0 run to go up 48-36 with 13:38 remaining. The Warriors got to within eight points at 5fr48 vvith 9:36 to go before the Bear" pulled out to as much as the final 25- point differential. ECCC got 13 points from Jamaal Martin, 12 from Desmond ] ones, nine from Willis. eight from Neil Tadlock, and five each from Tellas BUt n· side, Tawon WalkN, and Stephen Dyess. Southwest (8-12. 5-5) got 19 points from Gamble. 18 ft om Torry Crumedv, 13 from D.J . Jones. 12 from B.]. Griffith, 11 from Toby Coleman, and nine from Chris Wats n.

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ECCC led 35-23 going into halftime. Twelve of the 13 ECCC players scored. ."The only one that didn't was (starter) Kimyatta {Vtverette) and we actually asked her if she wanted ~o go back in afl:d sh~. said to let the .others get some more expenence, Hodge said. "A Iot ofcredit goes to her on that. We played a lot of people and were fortunate they came through." , Gr~y, a soph?more from Newton, led ECCC with 23 y~mts. Momque Ovcrstre~t scored nine, while Knstm Ch~ney, Kotreece Bender, and Rita Birden each had e1ght. ECCC improved to 19-2 overall and stayed on top of the MACJC South Division standings with a 9- lleague mark. S?uthwest (8-12, 5-5) got 15 points from Dawanna Add.ts?n, 13 from Natasha Funchess. and 12 from ChnsUn Bradford.

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East Central 64 'The Warriors saw their faint hopes for postseason play grow dimmer as each minute ticked off the second half clock. ECCC (8-12 overall, 3-7 divi– sion) grabbed an early 14-8 lead. After three ties, the vis– iting Rears took the lead for good on a basket by Nic Gamble with four minutes left in the first half. Gamble's ba.,ket began a 9-0 run as Southwest carried a 30- 24 lead into halftime. ECCC dosed to within 35- 34 on a 3-point<•r from AI Willis,

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