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steals. Lenore Gray had seven point:o, seven rebounds, and three steals. Viverette had four points. eight rebounds three assists, two blocks, a~d two steals. Kristin Chaney had five points, three rebounds, three assists. "I told the group they had nothing to be ashamed of" Hodge said. "After all the oth~r games we've lost. I've told them l hoped it stung a little bit. Let's don't let this one sting long because this sophomore group h~s done an outstanding job wtlh their leadership this year. They should be highly com– mended for the job they've don~>. "To go 31-4 with the group we had is pretty spectacular. We finished in the top eight in the country. Our objective was to find a way to play Saturday and we did that. 'Tm very proud of what these ladies have done. They've made me a better coach. They're pretty special." Sidney Orndorff led CSI with 13 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Halaufia had I?. points, while Zimova had 11 points, llrebounds, and three blocks.

CSI went up 45-34 on a 3- pointcr from Zimova with 9:07 left in the game. ECCC closed to withm 45- 38 on a basket from Rita Birden and a steal and layup by Cox with 7:49to go. The Golden Eagles pulled out to their biggest lead of the game at 52-34 on a 3-pointcr from Andrea Sivakova of Slo– vakia with 3:51 showing. ECCC went scoreless for four min– utes, 46 seconds until Bender made a free throw with 3:03 left. Bender's shot sparked a 10-0 ECCC run that pulled the Lady Warriors to within 52-48 with 45 seconds still remaining. During the Lady Warrior run Kimyatla Viverette scored tw~ baskets, the first of which came after she battled :for a pair of offensive boards. Bender closed the run 'A-itb a 3-pointer from just left of the top of the key. CSI made all six of its free throws over the final 44 sec– onds to seal the win. Bender led ECCC with 10 points and five rebounds. ((ox had nine points and three

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