2004

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Lady Warriors grab Win By Marty Stamper EMG sports ass1stant SALINA, Kan. - Mission accom– plished. After losing their first round game in the NJCAA Division I Women's National Basketball Championship on Tuesday, the Lady Warriors of Ea~t Central Community College had to zling first 11 minutes from 3-point range, the Lady Warriors defeated Weather– ford (Texas) College 63-52 Friday after- .____ __..__ ___, . the College of Southern Idaho. The winner of today's game will place sev· enth, while the loser will finish eighth. Southern Idaho (28-7) advanced with a 60-58 win over Vincennes (Ind.) Friday. 'That was our objective, to find a way to get here on Saturday," hCCC head coach Brad I lodge said. "Our performance in the first game was not a typical performance for us. I think we've gotten better each yame we've played, and hopefully, we can come out and demonstrate some more improvement (today)." noon to reach today's 1 p.m. contest with revise their goals here. Making it to Saturday became their new cause. Thanks to a siz–

Against Weatherford, the Lady Warriors were a remarkable 6·of-9 from behind the arc in the first half with all six baskets conung in the first 10 minutes, 15 seconds. Kristin Chaney started the trifectas with Kotreece Bender knocking down the next three over a span of just under three minutes. Kim Cox came off the bench to bury two bombs fot a 26-11 lead with 9:45 left in the half: The Lady Warriors shot 52 percent (13-of-25) from the floor in the first half and 85.7 percent (6-of-7) from U1e free-throw line. They also had a 21-14 advantage on the boards. ..Knowing it's playing to ge~ to Sat· urday, to get off to a good start, to get a good feeling and take a lot of pressure off our defense, that was an awesome beginning to the game," Hodge said. "That group that started the game carne out ready to play and demonstrated it in that first 10 min– utes or so." Two baskets by Kimyatta Viverette and a basket and two free throws from Ebone'e Leverette gave the Lady War– riors their biggest lead of the game at 34-14 wiU1 6:16 to go before halftime. Weatherford went on a 9-0 run, capped by a three-point play by Kristen Harrell to close to within 34-23 with 4:17left before intermission. 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 zonq 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. Thal gave them an opportunity to get bac~ in it. "Defensively, we were not rotating in the press when we picked them up."

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