EMCC Lady Lions fall 54-47 at home to Mississippi Delta
The home-standing EMCC Lady Lions dropped a hard-fought 54-47 decision to Mississippi Delta during Thursday's MACCC women’s basketball action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
SCOOBA -- The home-standing EMCC Lady Lions dropped a hard-fought 54-47 decision to Mississippi Delta during Thursday's MACCC women's basketball action played at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum.
The contest stayed to within a single-digit margin throughout the entire 40 minutes of play. Following a couple of early ties, the Lady Trojans owned a slim 11-10 edge at the initial quarter break before building a 26-17 lead late in the opening half.
The Lady Lions spent the third quarter chipping away at Delta's lead before Micaiah Satcher's three-point basket late in the quarter gave EMCC its first lead (39-38) since the score was 6-4 during the game's opening minutes.
The final quarter of play featured three ties and three lead changes through the first seven minutes. The Lady Lions looked to have the momentum when Dukiaha Jones' three-point play was followed by a subsequent 10-second backcourt violation called on Delta at the 2:46 mark.
The game's final stretch belonged to the Lady Trojans, however, as they held EMCC scoreless for the remainder of the contest in pulling away with the seven-point road victory.
Jones and Satcher led the EMCC women with 16 and 12 points, respectively. Ariana Crimm followed with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field in the second half.
Coach Isaiah Butler's EMCC Lady Lions (5-17, 2-8 MACCC) have an open game date to begin the week before heading to Goodman to take on the Holmes Bulldogs on Thursday (Feb. 19).
