2015

SPLIT DECISION ECCC women top EMCC) Lions defeat Warriors

By Reed DeSalvo rdesalvo@the.,,e• = - anstar.com

SCOOBA- In a con– test that was fillec with tension until the \"!?.'"' end, East Central Co::n– munity College de=on– strated composure od kept its nerve to taXe a 67-65 road win o\·e: :lvaJ East Mississippi Com.mu· nity College. With five seco::l6 remaining in the g-c:.::le and, EMCC trailee '.:iy two points as it inbounC.ed from underneath iG own basket. Ki-Ki Pacte:-s~o dribbled past the ~eli::e but an errant pas- wa picked off to prese...,.e the win fo r East Centra: "We played good. 5-0lid defense to get the ba:J back at the end,'" Eas: Mississippi coach Sharon Thompson said "And we forced a shot-clock nola– tion. I didn't agree with the time put back on the game clock, but we got the ball with five seconds left, and that is plenty of enough time. We came down the floor and we had a crucial turnover .. East Central (10-1) rode the scoring of Kaly· briah Ha kin and Jalesia Jones and the in ide pla:– of Shakerya Morrison as the trio combined to score 40 points. "Jones is the staple o: our program," East Cen– tral Community College coach Crandal Porter said. "She is the heart and soul of her prograc: Haskin is a freshman ~ has just been put into th-e starting lineup from Sa;: Diego, and she's doing M rally good job for us. See SPLIT on page B2- -

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By Paula Merritt / Tlte Meridian Star East Central Community College's Shakerya Morrison gets tangled up as she battles for a rebound against East Mississippi Community College's Alecha Gibbs, left , and Ki-Ki Patterson in Scooba Tuesday night.