MCC Basketball Splits With Northeast Mississippi

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Lady Eagles used a fierce second half run to secure an 84-76 victory over Northeast Mississippi Community College on Monday night at Graham Gymnasium. The Lady Eagles trailed Northeast Mississippi 41-35 at the end of the first half and used an early scoring run in the opening minutes of the second half to take its first lead of the game.

Chasity Kearney led the charge for MCC with a pair of baskets and Arnissa Galloway drained a pair of shots to give the Lady Eagles a 45-44 lead with 17:13 left in the game. The two teams swapped the lead for most of the second half, but Meridian would hold off the Lady Tigers for the victory.

Kearney led the Lady Eagles with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Galloway added 17 points and 17 rebounds. Gelese Lampton scored in double figures for MCC with 13 points and Norianna Haynes ended the night with 11 points. Amber Jackson led Northeast Mississippi with 17 points and Anna Brooke Page added 15 points for the Lady Tigers.

Meridian improved to 4-2 with the win and Northeast Mississippi dropped its overall record to 3-3 for the season. The Lady Eagles will return to action Saturday at home against Georgia Perimeter. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start at Graham Gymnasium.


Northeast (men) 80
MCC 78

The Tigers scored a basket in the final minute of play and held off a charge by Meridian to escape with a two-point victory. The Eagles held a 38-37 lead at the end of the first half and both teams swapped the lead for much of the second half, but the Tigers prevailed in the last minute of the game.

Goivanni Smith led the way for the Eagles with 21 points and Gentry Hines ended the game with 13 in the loss for Meridian. The Eagles dropped its overall record to 2-6 for the season and Northeast Mississippi improved to 6-0 with the road win.

MCC will return to action December 8 against Jones County Junior College at home with the game scheduled for an 8 p.m. start at Graham Gymnasium.