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From then on, the Coyotes were content to get a basket here and there and let ECCC run the shot clock down without fouling. Viverette led ECCC, 31-3, with 15 points, ll rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Bender had 14 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Lenore Gray had ll points, four rebounds, and two assists. Chaney bad seven points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Cox had six points and three rebounds, while Rita Birden had four points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals.

Leverette had four poinL'i. ECCC shot 50 percent from the floor, making 22-of-44 attempts. The Lady Waniors were 12-of-21 at the charity stripe. ECCC out rebounded the Coyotes 42-32. Weatherford shot only ~2.8 percent (21-of-64) from the floor and 53.8 per– cent (7-of-13) from the line. The Coy– otes forced ECCC into 29 turnovers, while turning the ball over only 17 times themselves. Weatherford. 25-11, w.as led by Viksryte with 21 points and lO rebounds. Harrell had eight points.

three-point play by Kristen Harrell to close to within 34-23 with 4:17 left before intennission. ECCC took a 38-27 lead into the break after being outscored 13-4 over the final six minutes. "We knew we started out hot and they were willing to stay in that zone and pack it in on us," Hodge said. 'They rolled the dice and stayed with it and we quit making those (3-point) shots and quit attacking inside. That gave them an opportunity to get back in it. "Defensively, we were not rotating in the press when we picked them up." The Lady Waniors went scoreless for six-and-a-half minutes midway through the second half as the Coyotes rallied to within 46-39 on a 3-pointer of their own with 10:30 left in the game. Viverette stopped the 8-0 run with a basket with 9:19 remaining. She missed a free throw after getting fouled on the play, but when ECCC came up with the rebound, Viverette stuck it back in for a 50-39 lead w\th 8:58 to play. "We were making good stops, we just weren't making any shots on our end,'' Hodge said of the drought. ''When that happens, that rim gets a little tighter and you start doubting some things. "We just had to keep doing what got us to that point. "Fortunately, we had that cushion that took that pressure off our defense early." The Coyotes got to within seven again at 52-45 with 7:37 left on back– to-back baskets by Sandra Viksryte.

APPEAR ECCC's India Backstrom- a for- mer Neshoba Central standout -just LAKE ME ~at the shot clock for a 54-45 lead w1th 7:04 left. SC0 TT C The fmal damage was done when Bender buried her fourth 3-pointer UNION A with 3:35 to go for a 63-48 lead.

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