Lady Indians survive Coahoma rally

Lady Indians survive Coahoma rally

The Lady Indians struggled from the floor but survived to defeat Coahoma, 60-56, on Tuesday.

Trailing 32-22 at the break, the Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Indians 34-28 to nearly pull off the upset.

Whitney Watkins (Decatur, Ala.) and Tabreea Gandy (Starkville) led the Lady Indians with 12 points each. Xhiir Burgess (Oxford) and Kealy Wilson (Olive Branch) each had 10 points in the win.

Jurnee McLaurin led Coahoma with 14 points.