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ECwomen go one and out at state The 2009-l 0 basketball season came to an end for the East Central Community College Lady from Warriors, whose school sec on d- h a l f reports rally came up short in an 80-74 defeat to Northwest Mississippi Community College on February 23 in first-round action of the MACJC State Tournament at Scooba. EC, which finished 13-11 under fifth-year head coach Bill Smith, trailed by 15 points during second-half action but cut the lead to 79-74 on Hannah Lee's 3-point shot with 20 seconds remaining. But the Lady Warriors - the No. 4 seed in the South - could get no closer and the Lady Rangers, the top-seeded North squad, held on for the win. Sophomore guard Danie lle Cole of Philadelphia led EC with 2 1 points and 15 rebounds. Lee, a Leake Academy product, added 19 points, including four baskets from 3-point range. Also scoring were Yolanda Jones and Demetria Slocum with nine points each and Shantel Neely with eight. De'Kisha Fondren and Hope Adams poured in 16 points each to lead Northwest, 14-6. The Lady Rangers held a 37-36 advantage at halftime.

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