2008

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EC Lady Warriors hang on to beat MCC Special to The Record Mystee Dale pmnped in 25 points .. nd Rashima Jenkins added 20 as the 13th ranked East Central Conunw1ity College Lady Warriors held on for a 79-76 nail-biter o\·er division rival ~Iendian Thursday night in Decatw.: With the win. East Cen– tral improved to 11-1 over– all and 2· in the :\IAC.JC South Di\ Is ron. while the Lady Eagks dropped to 11-2 and 1-1. East Central lecl by as many 14 pointsduringflrst– half action and held a 37-28 • advantage at the break But MCC battled back in the, second half and alternated~ leads with ECCC w1til Chotsani Henderson·s two free throws gave the Lady Warriors a 77·71 advantage with 39 seconds remaining. Howeve1: the Lady War– riors made just two of sL'i: free throws in the game·s final moments ancl MCC closed the gap to 79-76 with 10 seconds remaining. MCC was unable to convert a three-point play as time expired and EC held on for the hard-fought victory.

"We came out and played really good the flrst five or six minutes and got the 14- point lead." said Bill Smith, now is his third year as Lady Warrior head coach. In addition to Dale, a 5·8 freshman forward from ChoctawCentral, and Jenk- - - - - ;.,.______ ins, a 5-9 freshman forward

from Airline High School in Bossier City, other EC point makers were Alisa Matlock of Carthage, 10; Tawayatha Evans of New- Sec ECCC, Page 2B

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