EMCC Lady Lions fall 61-54 at home to rival Meridian

SCOOBA – The home-standing Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped a 61-54 decision to rival Meridian Community College Thursday night at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.

The Lady Lions could not climb out of an early 11-2 hole four minutes into the contest.  Trailing 38-20 at the break, the EMCC women did manage to cut the deficit to six points (55-49) by the 4:40 mark following a 3-pointer and driving basket by Takera Mitchell.  However, Meridian's Reyada Stinner answered with a three-point bucket to thwart any possible EMCC comeback attempt down the stretch.

Mitchell, a freshman from Wayne County, shared EMCC game scoring honors with fellow freshman Savannah Kimmons, of Horn Lake, with 14 points apiece.  Kimmons also added a team-high nine rebounds.

Improving to 2-1 on the young season, the MCC Lady Eagles were paced by Gelese Lampton's game-high 20 points.  Stinner followed with 19 points and Kristen Sampson added 13 points for the visitors.

The East Mississippi basketball teams stay at home for their final home action of the 2012 calendar year on Monday (Nov. 12).  Head coach Sharon Thompson's 1-2 EMCC Lady Lions will meet Shelton State Community College, while head coach Mark White's 2-0 EMCC Lions entertain Baton Rouge Community College.  A 5:30 p.m. women's game will be followed by a 7:30 p.m. men's contest at EMCC's Currie Coliseum on the Scooba campus.