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Lady Bears defeat Meridian for 8th straight win

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Ke' Asia Gray
Chuck Barnes

Women's Basketball | 1/12/2016 7:07:00 AM

Things continued to fall in place for the Lady Bears Monday night as they picked up their eighth straight win with an 80-56 victory over the visiting Meridian Lady Eagles.
 
With the win, the Lady Bears moved to 11-1 overall and, at 3-0, are tied with Jones County for the top spot in the MACJC's South Division.
 
The Lady Bears took an early 5-2 lead on Teshia Jones' three-pointer with 7:56 left in the opening quarter. A pair of Gabriella Cortez free throws gave them their biggest lead, 15-10, with 2:10 remaining on the clock and they carried a 16-14 advantage into the second quarter.
 
The second quarter belonged to the Lady Bears. Shalisa Hawthorne's three-pointer, with 8:05 left before the half moved them into a double-digit lead, 25-14. Hawthorne's trey, capping a 10-0 run, made the score 35-18 with 4:06 on the clock. The Lady Bears then scored the final seven points of the half to carry a 42-22 lead into intermission.
 
It was more of the same for the Lady Bears in the third quarter. A' Keyia McDyess' jumper with 2:31 on the clock moved the home team out to their biggest lead of the night, 62-35, and they led 64-42 heading to the fourth quarter.
 
The Lady Eagles (1-11, 0-2 South) pulled back to within 14 points, 67-53, with 5:53 left in the game. That, however, would be as close as they would come as Alissa Adam's three-pointer closed out a game-ending 9-0 Lady Bears run to give them the 24-point victory.
 
"We were very good in the second quarter," said Lady Bears head coach Brent Harris. "Our press got us some easy baskets (and) Ke' Asia Gray made some great plays. But, we are still learning how to finish games. So, we are still a work in progress."
 
Jones led four Lady Bears in double figures with 17 points.  Hawthorne finished the night with 14 points while Adam had a double-double, with 13 points and 10 assists, and Cortez had 11 points. The Lady Bears hit nine of 12 free throws.
 
Meridian's Roshonae Rice led all scorers with 26 points. The Lady Eagles were 13-21 from the free throw line.
 
The Lady Bears take to the road for their next contest as they travel to Perkinston Thursday to take on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs. Tipoff is set for 5:30.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Teshia Jones

#1 Teshia Jones

G
5' 5"
Sophomore
Alissa Adam

#10 Alissa Adam

G/F
5' 8"
Freshman
Shalisa Hawthorne

#23 Shalisa Hawthorne

G
5' 10"
Freshman
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
A

#42 A' Keyia McDyess

C
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Teshia Jones

#1 Teshia Jones

5' 5"
Sophomore
G
Alissa Adam

#10 Alissa Adam

5' 8"
Freshman
G/F
Shalisa Hawthorne

#23 Shalisa Hawthorne

5' 10"
Freshman
G
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
A

#42 A' Keyia McDyess

6' 1"
Freshman
C