EMCC women drop 72-58 home hoops decision to Coahoma
EMCC's Lady Lions closed out the month of January by dropping a 72-58 home decision to Coahoma during Monday's MACCC women's basketball action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
SCOOBA -- EMCC's Lady Lions closed out the month of January by dropping a 72-58 home decision to Coahoma during Monday's MACCC women's basketball action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
After EMCC held a 13-9 lead late in the first quarter, Coahoma scored the last 10 points of the quarter to grab a 19-13 advantage following the opening 10 minutes of action. The Lady Lions outscored the visitors, 16-11, in the second quarter to make it a one-point game (30-29) at the half in favor of CCC.
The breakeven third quarter featured eight consecutive lead changes as the teams exchanged baskets coming back from the halftime break. Sukkima Suell's put-back basket at the end of the quarter kept it a one-point contest (47-46) heading into the decisive fourth quarter.
Following a pair of ties early in the quarter, Tiara Abron's consecutive three-pointers fueled an 8-0 Coahoma run that put the visitors ahead, 59-51, with 6:10 remaining in the game. EMCC managed to cut the deficit in half (59-55) after back-to-back steals by DJ Williams and Shakira Wilson led to breakaway baskets.
That was as close as the Lady Lions would get, however, as Coahoma then responded with 10 unanswered points, including treys by Ashanti Backus and Nakia Cheatham, on the way to owning a 25-12 advantage during the final quarter and a 14-point road victory.
Dropping to 8-9 overall and 5-4 in the MACCC, head coach Sharon Thompson's EMCC Lady Lions were led by Williams' 14 points. Kyunna Thomas, Siarra Jackson and Markiema Lancaster followed with nine points apiece.
Moving to 12-5 overall and 6-3 in league play, the Coahoma women had four players score in double figures. Backus led all scorers with 20 points, followed by Cheatham and Elishia Wilson with 15 points each and Tiara Abron with a dozen points.
The East Mississippi basketball teams are scheduled to continue MACCC action by taking on East Central Community College on Thursday (Feb. 3). The EMCC men are set to play host to the Warriors in Scooba, while the Lady Lions will travel to Decatur to meet ECCC in women's action. Both games are slated for 6 p.m. tip-offs.