MCC Upsets ICC

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Lady Eagles opened play Monday afternoon in the first round of the MACJC State Tournament in Wesson, MS with a huge task of taking on Itawamba Community College. The Lady Eagles made the tournament as the fourth seed after defeating Pearl River Community College last Thursday night at the Graham Gymnasium and the Lady Indians were a heavy favorite to potentially make a run to the final round of the tournament after winning the MACJC North Division crown.

MCC had other plans on Monday and pulled an enormous upset in the opening game of the tournament by defeating ICC by a final score of 76-74. The Lady Eagles had previously lost two games during the regular season at the hands of Itawmaba before Monday's game at the Mullen Gymnasium. The two teams swapped the lead down the stretch, but a pair of missed free throws in the final seconds by the Lady Indians would prove to be the difference.

MCC finished the game by shooting 47.6 percent from the floor and was able to out rebound the Lady Indians by a 39-38 margin. The Lady Eagles were able to dominate in the paint once again as Miaya Crowder secured another double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Tytianna Hall had one of her biggest games of the season by leading the way in the scoring department for the Lady Eagles with 22. Sophomore Londyn Thomas also had another solid performance for the green and white with 15 points.

MCC will now advance to the semi-final round of the MACJC State Tournament on Wednesday at 1 p.m. against East Central Community College. The Lady Eagles were swept during the regular season by the Lady Warriors in two meetings. East Central opened the tournament Wednesday afternoon by defeating Holmes Community College in convincing fashion by a final score of 90-69. East Central made the tournament as the number two seed from the MACJC South Division.