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game averaging 8.5 poir·ts per game, hit two 3-pointers on her way to 10 points in the first half. Lee's first trey gave the Lady War– riors their first lead at 5-4 a little more than a minute into the game.

in the second half. However, ECCC could never dig themselves back out When Dale pulled ECCC within 39-38 just six minutes into the half, Co-Lin responded with a 3-pointer from Latoria Holder to jumpstart a 6-0 run. After, the Lady Warriors pulled back witl;lin 2 on a tre} from Lee. Holder again had the answer to give the Lady Wolves a 51-46 lead with 5:41 rcmammg. l'he 3-pointer prompted a 10-0 run to give Co– Lin it's largest lead at 58-46 with just more than 2 minutes left. "I thought we played hard,'' Smith added "We did a good job of not giving up. We had a couple of chances there to tie it up, but never did get over the hump." Holder, who nailed three 3- pointers in the second half scored 15 points, while Shareka Hunt led the Lady Wnlves with 22.

think we won either one of those," East Central coach Bill Smith said. "They have a good squad 'They're not ranked ninth in

the country for nothing. We gave them a heck of a battle." The Lady Warriors (18-9) certainly didn't win the rebounding battle in

Her second 3-point basket tied the game at 14 with 9:14 left. "She carried us in the first half," Smith added. Co-Lin, though,

responded with a 6-0 run and would never trail agam. for East Central went 6 minutes between buckets b~:fore a Mystee Dale layup with 28 seconds remaining in the half ended the drought. The late bm:ket sparked Dale, the former Choctaw Central star. who scored 15 of her team-leading 1~ points in the second half. •With Dale leading the way, the Lady Warriors battled back often

the first half where they allowed Co-Lin 10 offensive rebounds, leading to 11 second-chance points as the Lady Wolves opened up a 29-20 lead with 4 minutes remaining in the pt-riod. E( CC also turned the ball over 25 times in the gam(. East Central. though, hung close behind Leake Academy product Hannah Lee. The 5-foot- 11 freshman, who entered the

Tinth-ranked Copiah-Lincoln proves too much for ECCC's ladies By Jamie Wachter sports wnter CLINTON - The 1hird time was not the charm for the East Central Community College women's basketball team Tuesday night at the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament. After two close lo""I:!S to 1\o. 9 ( opiah-Lincoln in the n•gular season, the Lady Warrior.;; fell in another tight battle, 68-6:S, at 1\fissi..;..;ippi College' A E Wood Coli~t'um. The Lady Wolves (25-3)

· NE NE ME advance to the semifinal round. where they will face Meridian Community College at 8 p. m. today. The Lady Eagles defeated - --– Itawamba h7-79 on Tut'sday night. ---- "We knew we had to limit turnovers and Will the ---- Cl re bounding battle and I don't--- -

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