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Lady Bears vs. East Central
Chuck Barnes

Women's Basketball Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information

Lady Bears celebrate Sophomore Night with 77-47 win over East Central

The Southwest Lady Bears' continued their quest for a berth in the upcoming MACJC state tournament Monday as they closed out their home schedule and celebrated Sophomore Night with an easy 77-47 victory over visiting East Central.
 
With the win, Southwest moved to 17-5 on the season and remained in second place in the South Division with a 9-4 mark (the Lady Bears hold the tiebreaker over Jones County and currently hold the tiebreaker over Meridian, both also 9-4 in the South). East Central dropped to 8-13 and 3-10.
 
East Central took an early 3-0 lead Monday night on Bryanna McClendon's three-pointer. A Katrina Littlepage jumper and Tee Myers' layup then served as bookends to a 16-2 run that put the Lady Bears up 16-5 with 12:12 to play in the first half.
 
A Madison Mault three-pointer with 2:01 on the clock extended the Southwest lead to 43-22. A late pair of Talisa Sherman free throws then gave the home team a 46-22 cushion at the break.
 
Southwest was never threatened in the second half. A 9-0 to open the final frame game the Lady Bears a 57-22 lead with 15:40 to play and cruised on to the victory. Two free throws by Janeesha Sherman provided the final margin of victory.
 
"We obviously were very good offensively," said Southwest head coach Brent Harris, "and the best part was we were so balanced. Talisa and Damiya McCullough continue to be sparks off the bench. All in all, it was a great sophomore night."
 
Sherman led the Lady Bears with 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Courtney Epting and Myers were also in double figures with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
 
Littlepage totaled eight points in the game while Mault and Elayne Robinson both scored six (Robinson topped the Lady Bears on the boards with 11 rebounds). McCullough picked up four points with April Levy and Raven Reyes both scoring three. Booth and Aaliyah Williams both netted two points and Eyonna Wolfe added one. The Lady Bears hit 17 of 24 free throws.
 
Anna Nowell led the East Central offense with eight points. The Lady Warriors hit 18 of 25 free throws.
 
Southwest close out the regular season Thursday night at Meridian in a scheduled 5:30 South Division contest. A win puts the Lady Bears in next week's state tournament while a loss means they will have to await the outcome of other games.

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