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ECCC Lady Warriors, Itawamba Meet in State Tourney Action ECCC's lady wamors beQon tirst·I'OLI1d MAC.JC State Basketball Tournament action by tak11'19 on top North seed and toumament host ltawamba Community College. Reporter: Easr ent a •mm ~ C ~'-

East Centrlll Communoty College's lady Wamors beQm first·round MAOC State Basketball Toumament actiOn by taking on top North seed and tournament host ltawamba Community College at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Davis Event Center on the Fulton campus. The East Centrlll women, who quailed for the Single eltminadon event as the Soutl1's No. 4 seed with a 7·5 d•viston mark, hope t11e third time will be the cllarm in defeating the highly regarded Lady Indians who received votes In the latest NJCAA poll. Jtawamba, whtd11inl5hed the regular season at 21·2 overall and 12·0 m league play, swept the season series with EC by scores of 99-63 and 76·66. The Lady Wamors got off to rough start at 0·11 Lroder seventh-year head coach 8111 Smttl1, but the squad rallied to wtn e.ght d the followmg nme contests before comple~ng the regular season with narrow defeats to South top·seed Coplah·Uncoln and No. 2 Pearl River. Other matdlups In first-round women's ac:tJon Tuesday 111dude Co·lm and Northeast at 1 p.m., followed by HOlmes and Jones

County at 3 p.m. and Pear1 Rr.rer and Coahoma at 8 p.m. Semi-finals are scheduled at 1 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. The champoonsll•p game Is set for 6 p.m. Thursday

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