2016 Combined

Photo courtesy of ECCC

Members of the East Central Community College women's basketball team pose after winning the MACJC State Tournament Thursday evening at Itawamba Community College.

ECCC from page Bl leading by as many as 14 at one point before the final score of 7S 63. The three-point shooting of sophomore guard Samantha Duncan, a product of Oak Grove High School, kept the Lady War riors in the game through the first two periods. Duncan had 18 points in the first half, inclml ... from beyond the thr(' oint i.: Johnta' Hughes, a so111 r r ·01

guard from Hattiesburg High School, scored all 12 of her points in the second hall. Alexia McDonald out of Petal High School tied Duncan for game high with 20 points, and Meridian High School product Miracle Rushing had another big night on the boards with 14 rebounds lo go with 16 points and six assists. East Central improved its season record to 24-2 with the win over the

Lady Indians. Itawamba fell to 20-6. East Central advanced to the championship game with a 72-68 win over East Mississippi Commu nity College and a 65-61 win over Copiah-Lincoln Community Col lege. Itawamba's road to the title game included a 58-52 win over Southwest Mississippi Community College and a 58-48 victory over Jones County.

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