2009

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Lady Warriors avenge earlier loss to EMCC Danielle Cote blistered the backboards for 26 points and led the Ea...,t Central Communi– ty Collt:ge Dld} Warriors to their fifth sttaight victory, a 72-64 decision over the East Mis:>issippl Community Col– legt' women Monday night in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education in Decarur. eight; Yolanda Jones of Lake, seven; Sierra Croff of Newton County, six; and Quentinette Odom of Scott Central, three. Slocum and Odom were the top rebounders with six each. Eryn Gray poured in 13 points to lead the udy Uons, who dropped to 3-2. feU to 34 under fourth-year ht:ad coach Maurice Bowie. Kenneth Thomas, a 64 sophomore guard from Jack· son Provine, led EC in scoring with 24 points. Grace, a 5-7 sophomore guard from New– ton, pumped in 23 pounds and led in rebounds with 11. break. East Mississtppi earlier defeated the Warriors by a 63- 56 margm on the Scooba cam– pus.

Next up for the ECCC squad!. are non-division con– tests with Northeast Mississip– pi Community College Thurs– day night.The women's game begins at 5 p.m. followed by the men's matchup at 8 p.m. on the Booneville campus. The Lady Warriors andWar– riors return to action after the Thanksgiving holidays by hosting Copiah-Uncoln Com– munity College on Thursday, Dec. 3, in the MACJC South Division opener.The women's game is set for 6 p.m. followed by the men's battle at 8 p.m.in the Brackeen-Wood Physical Education Building.

Also scoring were Titus Mims, a product ofAlief Hast· ings High School in Houston, Texas, 10; Kendall Jackson of Columbus, eight; Aquill Bay– nard of FJ.isk High School in Houston, Texas, and Jonathan McLeoden, also of Alief Hast– ings, three each. and Keondre Hodges and Steve Edwards, both of Newton. two each. Coco Ware had 19 points to lead the Uoos,who improved to 6-L EC trailed 42-41 at the

EC, which held a 31-28 advantage at halftime,avenged an earlier 58-56 setback to the Lady lions on the Scooba cam– pus. ln the men's game,Warrior Antonio Grace's left-handed lay-in to possibly win the game was blocked with 2.5 seconds left and East Missis– sippi added two late free throws to seal a 78-75 victory and earn a series sweep of the long-time rivalry. With the loss, the EC men

Cole, a 5-7 ophomore guard and product ofPhiladel– phia High chool, also had four rebounds and three assists as EC improved to 6-1 under fifth-year head coach Bill Smith. ln addition ro Cole,other EC scorers were Demetria Slocum, a product of Bradford High School in Starke, Fla., 13; Hannah Lee of Leake Acade· my, nine; Shantel NeeJy, of Searcy (Ark.) High School,

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