EMCC women fall 58-42 on the road to 21st-ranked Georgia Highlands
The visiting East Mississippi Community College women’s basketball team fell 58-42 to 21st-ranked and unbeaten Georgia Highlands College Monday evening on the GHC campus.
ROME, Ga. – The visiting East Mississippi Community College women's basketball team fell 58-42 to 21st-ranked and unbeaten Georgia Highlands College Monday evening on the GHC campus.
Head coach Sharon Thompson's EMCC Lady Lions battled the Lady Chargers tough throughout the first half and during the early portion of the second stanza. Down 31-26 at the half, the visitors cut the deficit to three points (35-32) on a pair of Nockeyia Qualls free throws five minutes into the second half.
The GHC women responded with seven unanswered points before EMCC freshman post player Savannah Kimmons trimmed GHC's lead to eight points (42-34) by scoring inside with 11:22 remaining. However, that was the only field goal the Lady Lions would manage during a turnover-filled dry spell. During that time, the Lady Chargers' cushion ballooned to 19 points en route to posting their eighth victory of the year in as many outings.
With four of their six losses coming to teams ranked nationally at some point this season, the EMCC Lady Lions fell to 1-6 on the season. Freshman Takera Mitchell, of Wayne County, paced the visitors with 10 points.
Improving to 8-0 on the year, the Georgia Highlands women received a game-high 19 points from Manon Cherubini on the strength of 5-of-6 field goals from beyond the three-point arc.
The East Mississippi basketball teams remain on the road to tip off MACJC North Division play at Holmes Community College Thursday evening in Goodman. A 6 p.m. women's contest at Frank Branch Coliseum will be followed by the three-time reigning division champion EMCC Lions taking on the host Bulldogs at 8 p.m.