2013-14 Lady Indians Basketball
“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.
Latoya Collins (Jackson) scored 4 while Lytia Coleman (Memphis, TN) added in 3 points in the win.
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.
