EMCC’s Lady Lions drop 72-45 home decision to seventh-ranked Shelton State
In the opening game of Monday’s hoops twin bill on the Scooba campus, seventh-ranked Shelton State Community College claimed a 72-45 triumph over the EMCC Lady Lions at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
SCOOBA -- In the opening game of Monday's hoops twin bill on the Scooba campus, seventh-ranked Shelton State Community College claimed a 72-45 triumph over the EMCC Lady Lions at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
The visiting Lady Bucs scored the game's first 10 points en route to opening up an early 15-point (22-7) advantage. The Lady Lions managed to cut the deficit to single digits on a couple of occasions late in the first half and trailed by 11 points (32-21) at the halftime break.
Aided by EMCC's 35 turnovers on the night, Shelton State's margin stayed at double digits throughout the second stanza en route to moving to 4-0 on the season. Balanced scoring for the visitors had Brianna Lancaster leading the way with a dozen points. Juliser Harper and Katherine Goldsby followed with 11 points apiece.
Freshman Wilma Davis, of West Point, led the 1-3 Lady Lions with 12 points - all in the second half - while Takera Mitchell and Nockeyia Qualls each added 10 points.
Coach Sharon Thompson's EMCC Lady Lions travel to Perkinston to play in the two-day Gulf Coast Classic prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. After meeting Baton Rouge Community College on Monday (Nov. 19), the EMCC women will take on the host MGCCC Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday.