2004

Lady Warriors clai~ Region 23 hoops title

By Marty Stamper EMG sports assistant

CLINTON -It wasn't their most impressive win and definitely not the prettiest of their 29 conquests this season. but Thursday's 52-45 victory over Copiah-Lincoln was definitely the one the East Central Lady Warriors have been looking forward to. The seven-point win at Mississippi College'· A. E. Wood Coliseum clinched the Region 23 championship and a berth in the NJCM Women's Division I national championship tournament, March 1&-20 at Salina, Kan. The bracket will be drawn up Wednesday following play in the other regionals. Sixteen teams advance to the national See Champions Page C4