January 14, 2022
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warrior basketball team was finally back in action on Thursday night, Jan. 13, after a month-long break. The team dropped a contest with the Itawamba Lady Indians, 60-42. The Loss drops the Lady Warriors to 3-4 overall and to 0-3 in MACCC play, while ICC improves to 9-3, 4-0.
It was a tough start for ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ as the Lady Indians jumped out to a 7-0 lead. The Lady Warriors got on the board three and a half minutes into the game and were able to cut the lead to just three, but a 10-5 ICC run put the Lady Indians on top 17-9 going into the second quarter.
The second quarter saw a little more pace for the Lady Warriors, but the game was ultimately kept close by stellar shooting at the free-throw line from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ. At the break, the Lady Indians led, 31-22.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ was outscored 16-8 in the third quarter after a 12-0 run grew the ICC lead to 20, 44-24. (Enterprise) finally hit back for ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ with a big three-pointer, but it was not enough as the Lady Indians were able to hang on to their lead throughout the fourth and secure the win.
(Jackson) led the way for ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ with 17 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the year. Scott was 9-for-11 from the free-throw stripe. (Philadelphia) had a strong performance off the bench as she added six rebounds and a team-high three blocks. Nadia Gillespie led ICC with 12 points, while R'Danztiny Harris scored 10. ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ shot 23 percent from the floor, and 13 percent from three-point range, while shooting 82 percent from the stripe. ICC shot 37 percent from the floor, 33 percent from beyond the arc, and 46 percent from the free-throw line, and outrebounded ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ 46-36.
The Lady Warriors are back in action on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m. as the team travels to Utica to take on the Hinds Lady Bulldogs. The contest was originally scheduled for this past Monday but was postponed for COVID protocol.
