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East Central wins atNJCAA tourney , By Marty Stamper EMG sports assistant ~ - , Weatherford next for Lady Warriors

SAl INA, Kan.- The Kansas jinx was officially put to rest on Thursday as East Central Community College knocked off Lake Region (N.D.) State Col– lege 74-66 in tlw NJCAA Division I Women's National Basketball Championship. ECCC got its 30th win of the season and advances to a noon contest today with Weatherford (Texas) College, 25-10. · ECCC went 0-2 in the 2001 tournament at Salina's Bicet'ltennial Center and was 0-1 this time around. ECCC snapped its 0-for-Kansas skid by the method that's seen the Lady Warriors win 30 of their 33 games thus far... a lot of players con– tributing. Eleven Lady Warriors had seen action by half– time. Kristin Chaney finished with 18 points. four rebounds, two steals, and two assists. She played a team-high :H minute~. Kimyalta Viverette had 11 See ECCC Page C5

By Marty Stamper EMG sports assistant

Lithuania, 5-foot-~) sophonwn• Erka Smith, 5-foot- 3 freshman Christian Jackson, 5-fool-9 sopho– more Laura Kizyte from Lithuania, 6-foot sopho– more Karolina Sokalska from Poland, and 5-foot-5 sophomore Mallory Williams. Viksryte had 22 points against Louisburg and 24 against Hiwassee. Kizyte had 16 against Weatherford and eight against Hiwassee. Sokalska had 13 against Louisburg and four against Hiwassee. Smith had 12 against Louis– burg and 14 against Hiwassee. "We•re going to make sure (Viksryte) doesn't get the open looks that s he got against Louis– burg." ECCC head coach Brad Hodge said 11 She 1 1l probably get some shots. Shoolt•rs likt: that f11HI ;1 way to get shots. but wt·•n: not gnill!! to J;ivt~ hr.1 those open look;; likl" I mu<.hurg hy f:.i ll i11g ilt tlial 1-- 2-3 ZOilf'." . U

SALINA, Kan. - Thanks· to, their 74-66 win over Lake Region (N.D.) State College Thursday morning, the East Central Community College Lady Warriors live to play another day in the NJCAA Division [ Women's National Basketball Tournament. Next up in the consolation bracket are the Coyotes ofWeatherford (Texas) College. Weath– erford had Thursday off after sending Louisburg (N.C.) College packing 8·1-68 on Wednesday. The Coyotes lost 73-71 to Hiwassee (Tenn.) College in first-round action. Weatherford entered the tournament as the No. 11 seed. The Coyotes have players from five stairs and two other countries. Top performers indudt: ().foot sophomorf ~andra Viksryte from

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