2009

WEEK OF ->1'1/t 1

TilE NEWI'ON COUNTY APPEAl,

Wednesday, Mareh 11, 2809

ECCC women s.ee season end By Marty Stamper Appeal Sports Editor A successful title defense was not in the cards as the East Central Community College Lady Warriors were eliminated in the opening– round of the Region 23 Tournament with a 68-63 loss to Copiah-Lincoln Com– munity College on March 3 at Mississippi College. Co-Lin advanced to the

MACJC South Division

Stan.dings Through March 11 Women

Dlv. All 11-1 26-4 9-3 23-7

Copiah-Lincoln Jones East Central

17-10 14-10 11-14

7-5 7-5 5-7

Southwest Gulf Coast Pearl River H1nds

2-22 4-21

2-10 1-11

Men

Jones Gulf Coast Pearl River Dlv. All 10-2 24-5 9-3 20-9 9-3 20-7 Copiah-Lincoln 7-5 15-14 H1nds 4-8 9-16 East Central 2-10 8-17 Southwest 1-1 1 3-1 9 Rashima Jenkins and Yolanda Jones both scored five. DeShouri Spates and Allison Phillips both had four. Jenkins led in rebounding with 10. EC shot just 30 percent from the floor, making 18- of-59 attempts. The Lady Warriors were hot at the free– throw line, knocking down 27-of-35 attempts. CC committed 25 turnovers. Hunt led Co-Lin with 21 points. Latoria Holder scored 15. "I thought we played hard." Smith said. "We did a good JOb of not giving up. We had a couple of chances there to tie it up. but never did get O\ er the hump."

finals before losing 52-43. to East Mississippi Community College. The Lady Warriors wrapped up their season with a 17-10 record after losing six of their last eight games. Co-Lin, ranked ~o. 9 1ationally, improved to 25-3 with the win. "We knew we had to limit urnovers and win the rebounding battle and I don 't think we won either one of those," EC head coach Bill Smith said. ·'They have a good squad and arc not ranked ninth in the country for nothmg. We ga\'e them a heck of a battle." The Lady Wol\'es used I 0 offensive rebounds to build a 29-20 lead in the first half. EC closed to within 31 -25 going into halftime. A close-range jum~r from Mystee Dale trimmed CC\, AF deficit to 39-38 with 13:43

Lady Warrior Rashima Jenkins (dark jersey) tries to maintain possession while being pressured by a pair of Co-Lin defcndea·s during East Central's 68- 63 loss to t he Lady Wolves in first-round women's action of the Region 23 Tournament held a t Mississippi College. Jenkins had fhe point!. and 10 rebounds for the defending Region 23 champion Lady Warriors who completed season action with a 17-10 record.

l:.C photo Shareka Hunt and Rhonda Dumas scaled the win with two free throws each in the closing seconds. freshman Hannah Lee of Leake \eadem~ led EC's sconng. with IS point Dale tim hcd '' nh 17 \hsha lc \fee added e ~:t..

remammg. but the Lady Woh c~ prompt!) I!:\ tended thc1r lead to 45-JR over the ne\t three and a half minutes. Co-Lin led 5X-46 \\ 1th ~=~ I to pia~ on I~ to hR\ e EC battle to ' ' ithin 64-61 on another ha-.ket b~ Dale '' ith 14.2 '

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