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Region XXIII Tourney: Co-Lin 66, East Central women 64 East Central comeback falls short against Co-L.in By Jeff Edwards assistant sports editor

minute left. After a Co-Lin turnover, ECCC had a chance to take the lead. but Harris was whistled for traveling with 17.1 seconds on the clock. Co-Lin'~ Nikki Williams was fouled in the lane with 7.3 seconds left and made both of her free throws for the winning points. Ea~t Central turned the ball over in the final second before getting a shot off. "We gave ourselves a chance to win at the t!nd,·· Smith said. "It just wa~n't to be.'' The Lady Warriors trailed 31-29 at haltlimc, but Co-Lin steadily pulled away in the first 10 minutl'S of the second half. The Lady Wotves built their biggest lead of the game See ECCC Page 84

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CLINTON- Tht! East Central Lady Warriors have made a habit of losing close ~ames this season.

you lose some. That's just the way it goes.

The Region 23 Tournament was no different. The Lady War– riors came back from a 12-point "e<:ond-half

Billy Smith, ECCC head coach

Lady Warrior coach Billy Smith said. "You win some and you lose some. That's just the way it goes." East Central was down 64-59 with 90 s econds left before Tancsha Brown nailed a huge 3 with 1:12 rPmaining. Co-Lin's Hanna Porter then mi,sed the front end of a one– and-one free throw situation and the Lady Warrior~ took advantage, tying the game wh~n Valerie Harris ~ot a pass inside and made a layup wtth a

'------ deficit but still dropped a 66-64 decision against Copiah-Lincoln in the tournament quarterfinals at A.E. Wood Coli– seum on the Mississippi College campus. ending their st!ason with a 16-10 record. Seven of ECCC's 10 losses were by hvo points or less. . , "It's just one of those thwg~.

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