Bulldogs start MACC title defense Monday

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast officially begins defense of its MACCC women's basketball title Monday when conference play opens at Dantzler Arena.

The Bulldogs will entertain East Mississippi, with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m.

Buy your tickets ahead of time to save money. It costs $7 for adults or $5 for youth online, or $10 and $7 at the gate. Tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets, and the game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.

Gulf Coast has played a rugged non-conference schedule featuring four games against top-20 teams in the Massey Ratings.

Records

• MGCCC: 6-6
• EMCC: 5-7

Last Time Out

• MGCCC lost 89-76 to Miami Dade in Pensacola on Dec. 31.
• EMCC beat Northwest Mississippi 62-51 in overtime in Senatobia on Friday.

Previous Meeting

On Jan. 22, 2024, Gulf Coast beat East Mississippi 78-47 in Scooba. Je'Mya Evans led the Bulldogs with 29 points and 14 rebounds.

Notes

• Gulf Coast is the second-best free-throw shooting team in the MACCC at 71.3 percent.
• Taelar Felton (Fr., Clinton/Clinton) is third in the conference in free-throw shooting (82.8 percent), fourth in scoring (14.5 ppg), and seventh in 3-point shooting (37.0 percent).
• Dekyra Mitchell (Fr., Durant/Holmes County) is 10^th in the MACCC with 37 assists.
• Jacylin Houston (So., Louisville/Louisville) is ninth in the conference with 10 blocks.
• Katelyn Brinkley (Fr., Ridgeland/Ridgeland) is third in the MACCC with 16 blocks.

Three Ahead

• Thursday, Jan. 16: at Holmes, Goodman, 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 21: vs. Jones, Perkinston, 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 23: at Mississippi Delta, Moorhead, 5:30 p.m.

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