Women’s Basketball opens MACCC play Thursday
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College | 12 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 22 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 80 |
PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast tips off the MACCC play in its women's basketball schedule at home Thursday.
Copiah-Lincoln, under a new head coach, visits Dantzler Arena for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. Conference basketball games are returning to doubleheaders after being split for three years following COVID.
Tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets, and the game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.
The Wolves are now coached by Britta Stephens, formerly the assistant at Southwest Mississippi. She replaced long-time coach Gwyn Young, who won his 1,000 game last season.
Records
- MGCCC: 7-3
- Copiah-Lincoln: 8-4
Last Time Out
- On Jan. 9, Gulf Coast beat Southwest Mississippi 77-55 at Dantzler Arena.
- On Saturday, Co-Lin lost 66-61 to Hinds at Utica.
Previous Meeting
On Feb. 21, Gulf Coast beat Co-Lin 69-49 at Dantzler Arena.
Notes
- Simaru Fields ranks fourth in the MACCC at 16.9 points per game.
- Ja'Sharreah Hunt is shooting 81.6 percent from the free throw line, fourth-best in the conference.
- Gulf Coast leads the MACCC by making 6.5 3-pointers per game.
- The Bulldogs are second at 15.6 assists per game.
Three Ahead
- Monday, Jan. 22: at East Mississippi, Scooba, 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Jan. 25: vs. Holmes, Perkinston, 5:30 p.m.
- Monday, Jan. 29: at Jones, Ellisville, 5:30 p.m.
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