February 18, 2022
The East Central Community College Lady Warriors moved to 11-10, 7-7 on the year with a 64-61 victory over Northeast Mississippi Lady Tigers on Thursday night, February 17, to wrap up the 2021-22 regular season on sophomore night. The Lady Warriors finished the year in ninth place in the MACCC, just one spot out of the MACCC Conference Tournament, but will play in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament. The opponent and time will be announced when they are determined.
The Lady Warriors were lights out in the opening moments as an 11-0 ECCC run spanned the first three minutes of action. That lead grew to as much as 18, 28-10 with seven minutes to go in the second quarter, but the Lady Tigers of Northeast began to fight back. Over the final seven minutes, that lead was trimmed down to just four, 35-31.
In the second half, the Lady Tigers knotted the game at 35-35, but ECCC did just to know to pull back in front and hang on to the lead. A big three-pointer from Wynter Taylor(Dallas, Texas) late in the third pushed the Lady Warrior advantage to four, 43-39, but Northeast continued to threaten. The Lady Warriors fired off a 6-0 run early in the fourth, but once again the Lady Tigers responded. Back-to-back lay-ins from Taylor in the final two minutes sealed the win for the Lady Warriors.
Taylor finished the game with a team-high and career-high 20 point performance as she was four-for-four from three-point range. Sylvia Jones (Brighton, Tenn.) added 16 points, while Myeisha Scott (Jackson) poured in 13 and had a team-best seven rebounds. JaQuasia Dorrough led Northeast with 25 points and nine rebounds, while Calysia Phillips netted 10. Northeast outrebounded ECCC 48-37.
As of now, the Lady Warriors will be back in action in the first round of the NJCAA Region 23 playoff on Monday, February 28. More information will be provided as the final games of the season wrap up around the region.
