“It’s a blessing to be able to continue my career at West Alabama,” said Collins. “I’ve learned a lot during my time and it’s been a great two years at ICC. I’m bless and what to thank everybody that contributed to help me on and off the court.”
Sophomore basketball player Leslie Robinson (Belmont) earned the NJCAA Superior Academic Achievement Award after finishing her final season as a Lady Indian with a 3.94 GPA.
Itawamba Community College Athletic Director Carrie Ball-Williamson will be inducted into the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Sports Hall of Fame in a special ceremony held on Tuesday, April 29 at the Muse Center at the Rankin County Campus of Hinds Community College.
Sophomores Lytia Coleman (Memphis, TN) and Latoya Collins (Jackson) will represent the 2013 NJCAA Region 23 champion Lady Indians with Alex Anderson (Memphis, TN), Johnthan McGee (Jackson) and Tory Rice (Starkville) representing the 2014 MACJC Champion Indians in this year’s All-Star game.
Freshman Jayla Chills and sophomore Latoya Collins earned second-team honors when the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State team was released on Monday.
“We are extremely proud of Jayla,” said Coach Nanci Gray. “We look forward to seeing her build on such an outstanding freshman season and come back for an even better sophomore season.”
The South Division dodged an upset and pulled off another to sweep the North women in the quarterfinals of the MACJC Tournament at Itawamba Community College on Tuesday.
“This is always a special night for our program,” said Coach Nanci Gray. “We are really proud that the Community Relations Department pushing to make this year’s event one of the biggest nights we’ve had since we started our Breast Cancer Awareness games.”
Jasmine Golden made a lay-up to tie the game, 67-67, with 6.1 seconds left on the clock. Three Rivers inbounded the ball and dribbled the length of the floor, missed a shot, and was fouled on the rebound with 4.4 seconds left in the game.
“I was proud of the effort the girls played with,” said ICC head coach Nanci Gray. “I felt like our defensive pressure helped create some early momentum for us to be able to build some confidence we’ve been missing the past few weeks. Hopefully we can build on all the positives from this game to keep getting better and continue to come together as a team.”
Chills averaged 16 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals, 2.5 assists, and 1 block per game to help the Lady Indians defeat Northwest Mississippi Community College and Holmes Community College to remain unbeaten in North Division play.
Leslie Robinson (Belmont) buried a three-pointer in the final seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime before a missed free throw allowed the Lady Lions to race down the floor and send the game into a second overtime with a buzzer beating jumper.
Jayla Chills scored a game-high 15 points while Lytia Coleman recorded her fifth double-double of the season in the Lady Indians’ 70-54 win over the Lady Bulldogs.
“We didn’t finish the game with the intensity it takes to win on the road,” said Coach Gray. “Luckily, we made some free throws and was able to limit their second shot opportunities down the stretch to be able to pick up the win.”
The Lady Indians (6-6, 2-0 MACJC North) struggled from the floor connecting on 16-of-72 from the floor and only managing to hit 2 of 25 three point attempts.
Trailing by 15 with 2:30 left to play, the Lady Indians (6-5, 2-0 MACJC North) rallied to make it a six-point game, 73-67, before Jones County was able to hit their free throws down the stretch to hang on for the victory.
“This was a big win,” said ICC head coach Nanci Gray. “It’s always big when you can get a win against a tough team like Snead State to be able to carry some momentum into the Christmas break.”
Jayla Chills (Ripley) scored a team-high 15 points and Lytia Coleman (Memphis, TN) added 10 in the Lady Indians’ 75-62 loss to Meridian Community College on Thursday.
"We have the best fans in the state," said Williamson. "We want to say thank you to all our faithful fans by giving them free admission to come enjoy an afternoon of basketball and support both our teams against a very good Snead State program."
Kaelin Kneeland (Center Hill) came off the bench to score a career and game-high 16 points while Jeronia Allen (Minden, LA) had a career night with 14 points in her first start of the season.
“I didn’t think we played with much intensity in the first half,” said ICC head coach Nanci Gray. “We were able to heat up a little bit on offense in the second half and were able to control the boards a lot better.”
ICC Athletic Director Carrie Ball-Williamson advises fans planning to attend Monday’s game against Coahoma Community College to be prepared to take an alternate route to the Davis Event Center to avoid traffic problems and delays in the news of the Fulton Parade being rescheduled to the same night.
The Lady Indians dropped their third game of the season behind an 84-66 loss to the No. 9 ranked Shelton State Community College Lady Bucs (8-0) Thursday night at the Davis Event Center.
Meridian connected on 51-percent of their shots and made 19-of-28 from the charity stripe while the Lady Indians only manage 38-percent from the floor while going to the line 9 times and making 8 of those attempts.
“It was a great come-from-behind win,” said Coach Nanci Gray. “I was really proud to see the way the girls stepped up in that last part of the game to be able to find a way to win through a great combined team effort.”
Chills scored a combined 40 points with 14 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 blocks to help the Lady Indians (2-1) open the season with an 89-75 upset win over No. 12 Three Rivers Community College and a 63-48 road win over Snead State Community College.