2019-20 East Central Women's Basketball News

  • NJCAA Honors 40 ECCC Student-Athletes for Academics
    July 10, 2020
    Forty East Central Community College student-athletes have been honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association for their academic performance during the 2019-2020 school year.
  • ECCC's Thompson, Covington Named Basketball All-State
    February 26, 2020
    East Central Community College freshman guard Kareem Thompson today was named First-Team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges, while sophomore guard Jariyah Covington was named Second-Team All-MACJC.
  • Southwest Tops Lady Warriors on Sophomore Night
    February 21, 2020
    The East Central Community College basketball seasons came to an end Thursday, Feb. 20, as the Warriors and Lady Warriors both fell to visiting Southwest on Sophomore Night in Brackeen-Wood Gym in Decatur.
  • Lady Warrior Basketball Completes Sweep of Hinds
    February 18, 2020
    The East Central Community College Lady Warriors completed the season sweep of the Hinds Lady Bulldogs with a 62-57 win Monday, Feb. 17, while the Warriors fell to the Bulldogs for the second time this season, this time by a score of 73-68.
  • Strong Second Half Earns Lady Warriors Win Over MCC
    February 14, 2020
    The East Central Community College basketball teams got back in the win column with a sweep of the teams from Meridian Community College Thursday, Feb. 13, in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the campus in Decatur.
  • No. 10 Jones Tops Lady Warrior Basketball 72-59
    February 11, 2020
    Jones College completed the season basketball sweep of East Central Community College with a pair of wins Monday, Feb. 10, on their home court of A.B. Howard Gymnasium in Ellisville.
  • Lady Warriors Drop Home Contest to Co-Lin
    February 07, 2020
    The East Central Community College Warriors got 20 points from freshman guard Kareem Thompson and 18 from sophomore forward JaQuarius Smith to earn a hard-fought 79-76 overtime win and season sweep over the Copiah-Lincoln Wolves Thursday, Feb. 6, in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the campus in Decatur. The Co-Lin Lady Wolves prevailed over the cold shooting Lady Warriors 62-44 in the women’s game.
  • Lady Warriors Defeat Pearl River 58-47
    February 04, 2020
    The East Central Community College Warriors put a scare in the nation’s No. 2 and last undefeated team before the Pearl River Wildcats prevailed with a 72-70 win Monday, Feb. 3, in Brackeen-Wood Gym in Decatur. The East Central Lady Warriors picked up a 58-47 MACJC South Division win over the Pearl River Lady Wildcats in the opener.
  • Lady Warriors' Late Rally Falls Short Against Gulf Coast
    January 31, 2020
    The East Central Community College Warriors avenged a December road loss to Gulf Coast with an 88-69 win Thursday, Jan. 30, at Brackeen-Wood Gym in Decatur. A furious fourth period comeback by the Lady Warriors fell just short in a 66-64 loss to the Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs.
  • Lady Warriors Fall 61-51 at Southwest
    January 28, 2020
    The East Central Community College basketball teams suffered a couple of double-digit losses to Southwest on Monday, Jan. 27, in MACJC South Division basketball action in Summit.
  • Lady Warriors Get South Division Win Over Hinds
    January 24, 2020
    Behind the 14 points from current National Player of the Week Jariyah Covington, the East Central Community College Lady Warriors earned a 64-57 win over the Hinds Lady Bulldogs in MACJC South Division basketball action Thursday, Jan. 23, at Brackeen-Wood Gym on the ECCC campus in Decatur. The Hinds Bulldogs defeated the Warriors 71-54 in the men’s action.
  • Lady Warriors Fall 61-46 at Meridian
    January 22, 2020
    The East Central Community College basketball teams made the short drive east on I-20 to face MACJC South Division rival Meridian Community College Tuesday, Jan. 21, and came home with a pair of losses.
  • EC's Covington Adds National Player of Week to Honors
    January 22, 2020
    Just a day after being named the MACJC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, East Central Community College sophomore guard Jariyah Covington added to her honors by being selected as the National Junior College Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Division I Player of the Week.
  • EC's Covington Named Women's Basketball Player of Week
    January 21, 2020
    East Central Community College sophomore guard Jariyah Covington has been selected as the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges’ Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her play Jan. 13-19.
  • No. 11 Jones Tops ECCC Lady Warriors 72-68
    January 17, 2020
    The East Central Community College Lady Warriors dropped a hard-fought 72-68 decision to the No. 11 ranked Jones College Lady Bobcats, while a second half comeback gave the Jones men an 80-76 win over the Warriors in MACJC South Division basketball action Thursday, Jan. 16, at Brackeen-Wood Gym in Decatur.
  • Lady Warriors Defeat Co-Lin For First Time 4 Years
    January 14, 2020
    The East Central Community College Lady Warriors and Warriors finally got into the win column in MACJC South Division play with a road sweep of Copiah-Lincoln Monday, Jan. 13, in Wesson.
  • Lady Warrior Basketball Drops Contest at Pearl River
    January 10, 2020
    The East Central Community College basketball teams opened the 2020 portion of their seasons with a pair of MACJC South Division road losses at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville on Thursday, Jan. 9.
  • Lady Warriors Defeat Delgado in Final Game of 2019
    December 18, 2019
    The East Central Community College basketball teams closed out 2019 play with a sweep over visiting Delgado Community College Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the campus in Decatur.
  • Lady Warriors Drop South Division Opener at Gulf Coast
    December 10, 2019
    The East Central Community College basketball teams dropped a pair of MACJC South Division contests to the undefeated teams from Mississippi Gulf Coast Monday, Dec. 9, in the Weathers-Wentzell Center on the Gulf Coast campus in Perkinston.
  • Lady Warrior Basketball Falls to EMCC at Home
    December 06, 2019
    The homecourt was no friendlier to the East Central Community College basketball teams as the Lady Warriors and Warriors were swept by their rivals from East Mississippi for the second time this season in non-division action Thursday, Dec. 5, in Brackeen-Wood Gym in Decatur.
  • Meet the 2019-20 Lady Warrior Basketball Team
    December 04, 2019
    Members of the 2019-20 East Central Community College women’s basketball team, and their respective hometowns and high schools.
  • Lady Warrior Basketball Defeats Holmes 71-53
    December 03, 2019
    Behind the 17 points of sophomore guard Jariyah Covington, the East Central Community College Lady Warriors defeated the Holmes Lady Bulldogs 71-53 in non-division basketball action Monday, Dec. 2, in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the campus in Decatur. Despite a combined 43 points from JaQuarius Smith and JaMichael Wilson, the Warriors fell to the Holmes Bulldogs 85-81 in the nightcap.
  • Lady Warriors Go 1-1 in EC Basketball Classic
    November 27, 2019
    The East Central Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams were among 10 squads that participated in the annual EC Basketball Classic Nov. 25-26 in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the ECCC campus in Decatur. 
  • No. 12 Chipola Tops ECCC Lady Warriors 70-57
    November 23, 2019
    The No. 12 ranked Chipola College Lady Indians defeated the East Central Community College Lady Warriors 70-57 in women’s basketball action Friday, Nov. 22, on the Chipola campus in Marianna, Fla.
  • Lady Warrior Basketball Defeats Holmes 83-59
    November 19, 2019
    Just three days after being swept on the road at East Mississippi, the East Central Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams responded with a road sweep over Holmes Community College Monday, Nov. 18, in Goodman.
  • Lady Warriors Drop Non-Division Basketball Game at EMCC
    November 15, 2019
    The East Central Community College basketball teams made the short drive to Scooba Thursday, Nov. 14, and were swept by the homestanding East Mississippi Community College teams in MACJC non-division action.
  • Wings and Warriors Basketball Event is Nov. 19
    November 06, 2019
    The 2019-20 East Central Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will be introduced along with an evening of fun and entertainment at Wings and Warriors scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m. in Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium on the campus in Decatur.
  • Lady Warriors Top Baton Rouge 68-33 in Season Opener
    November 04, 2019
    The East Central Community College Lady Warriors opened the 2019-20 basketball season with an impressive 68-33 win over Baton Rouge Community College Saturday, Nov. 2, in the Lady Bears Classic at the Bonne Sante Wellness Center in Baton Rouge, La.
  • EC Women's Basketball to Host Little Warrior Camp Oct. 19
    October 03, 2019
    The East Central Community College women’s basketball program is hosting a Little Warrior Basketball Camp for ages 7-11 on Saturday, Oct. 19.