4th-place Bulldogs hit the road Monday

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast aims to keep its hold on fourth in the MACCC women's basketball standings with a road trip to Utica on Monday.

The Bulldogs take on Hinds, with tipoff set for 6 p.m. The game will be streamed at https://hindsccsports.net/. 

Records

• MGCCC: 10-4/5-2 MACCC, T-4^th place in conference
• Hinds: 2-13/1-5 MACCC, T-13^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC blasted East Central 77-47 at Perk on Thursday. Tytiana Buckley (Fr., Meridian/Meridian) had a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
• Hinds lost 80-31 at Thursday at Meridian.

Previous Meeting

On Dec. 5, the Bulldogs beat Hinds 61-39 at Dantzler Arena. Simaru Fields had 19 points, six steals and five assists.

Notes

• Gulf Coast ranks third in the MACCC in steals (11.0 spg), field-goal defense (34.4 percent) and 3-point defense (22.9 percent). The Bulldogs are fourth in scoring defense (53.2 percent) and free-throw shooting (66.9 percent).
• Simaru Fields (Fr., Gulfport/Gulfport) ranks sixth in the MACCC in scoring (14.7 ppg) and ninth in 3-pointers made (28).
• Elsie Harris (So., Mobile, Ala./B.C. Rain) leads the MACCC in minutes played (36.2 mpg) and is third in free-throw shooting (80.0 percent) and sixth in steals (40).
• TK Catchings (So., New Hebron/Simpson Academy) is second in the MACCC in shooting (55.3 percent) and ninth in rebounding (7.4 rpg).
• Tytiana Buckley (Fr., Meridian/Meridian) is fourth in the MACCC in free-throw shooting (79.4 percent).

Three Ahead

• Thursday, Feb. 2: vs. Itawamba, Perkinston, 6 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 6: at Meridian, Meridian, 6 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 13: vs. Northwest Mississippi, Perkinston, 6 p.m.

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