2004

WEEK OF ~~-~----------

EC women up to No. 15 The East Central Comm– unity College women used Warriors got their 20th win Monday at Meridian. Kotreece Bender led EC

wins over Hinds and Southwest by Mississippi last s:W~r week to move up P

with 21 points. Lenore Gray had 16, Rita Birden, Kristin Chaney, and Monique

to No. 15 in this week's NJCAA

Overstreet each had nine, and India Backstrom had eight. EC led 45-32 at

MACJC

South Division

poll.

Standings

The

Lady

(Through Feb. 9)

Warriors knocked off Meridian Mon– day to improve to 20-2 and extend their win streak to beat Hinds and Meridian while to Southvyest. They hold a 9-12 record. • EC women 81, Southwest 63: The Lady Warriors improved to 19-2 losing 13. The EC men

Women

East Central Co-Lin Gulf Coast Jones Southwest Pearl River Hinds Meridian Peart River Jones Hinds Co-Lin Gulf Coast Southwest East Central Meridian

halftime.

10·1

9·2 7·4 6·4 5-6 4·7 1·9 1-10

• EC men 82,

Meridian

79:

Dewayne Hughes had 20 points to lead the Warriors to Monday's win at Meridian. His late 3-pointer pro– vided the winning margin. Jamaal Martin had 15 points, Ryan Hudson and Desmond Jones

Men

8·3 8·3 6·5 5·6 5·6 5·6 4-7 3-8

overall and 9-1 in South Division action following Thursday's 81-63 blowout in Decatur. Lenore Gray pumped in 23 points to lead EC. Monique Overstreet had nine, Kristin Chaney Kotreece Bender and Rita Birden each had eight, and Ebone'e Leverette had five. Dawanna Addison had 15 points to lead Southwest, which fell to 8-12 and 5-5. EC led 35-23 at halftime. • Southwest men 89, EC 64: Jamaal Martin had 13 points to lead the Warriors, who fell to 8-12 and 3-7. Desmond Jones had 12, Al Willis had nine, Neil Tadlock eight, while Tellas Burnside, Tawon Walker and Stephen Dyess each had five. Nic Gamble led Southwst (8-12, 5-5) with 19 points. The Bears led 30-24 at halftime. • EC women 91, Meridian 74: The Lady

both had 11, Stephen Dyess had eight, and Al Willis added seven as the Warriors improved to 9-12. EC held a slim 36-34 half– time advantage. EC goes to Copiah– Lincoln Thursday and hosts Jones on Monday.

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