MGCCC Women host NWCC on Monday

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast wants to keep winning to maintain a top-four spot in the MACCC women's basketball standings. That spot earns a bye in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament.

The Bulldogs entertain Northwest Mississippi on Monday at Dantzler Arena. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

The game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.

Records

• MGCCC: 12-5/7-4 MACCC, 4^th place in conference
• Northwest: 6-14/1-10 MACCC, 15^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC lost 60-57 last Monday at Meridian.
• Northwest lost 66-56 to Meridian on Thursday in Senatobia.

Previous Meeting

On Feb. 7, 2022, Northwest beat Gulf Coast 78-53 at Senatobia.

Notes

• Gulf Coast ranks third in the MACCC in scoring defense (52.7 ppg), field-goal defense (33.8 percent) and 3-point defense (22.6 percent).
• Simaru Fields (Fr., Gulfport/Gulfport) is sixth in the MACCC in scoring (14.8 ppg) and steals (46).
• Elsie Harris (So., Mobile, Ala./B.C. Rain) is seventh in the MACCC in free-throw shooting (73.5 percent) and eighth in steals (44).
• TK Catchings (So., New Hebron/Simpson Academy) is second in the MACCC in field-goal shooting (55.1 percent) and eighth in rebounding (7.7 rpg).

Three Ahead

• Thursday, Feb. 16: at Southwest Mississippi, Summit, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 21: vs. Copiah-Lincoln, Perkinston, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 23: at East Mississippi, Scooba, 6 p.m.

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