Defending champs open playoffs vs. Holmes
Mississippi Gulf Coast opens defense of its NJCAA Region 23 women's basketball championship on Thursday, when the Bulldogs host a first-round game.
The seventh-seeded Bulldogs (13-13) will be playing 10th-seeded Holmes (13-16) at Dantzler Arena. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
Buy your tickets ahead of time to save money. It costs $7 for adults or $5 for youth online, or $10 and $7 at the gate. Tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets, and the game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.
Gulf Coast finished in a three-way tie with Southwest and Meridian for sixth in the final MACCC standings. The Bulldogs finished second in that tiebreak to get the seventh seed.
Holmes finished tied for 10th and won a tiebreaker with Northwest.
Gulf Coast beat Holmes 67-51 on Jan. 16 at Goodman. The winner advances to the quarterfinals and heats to Fulton to play Itawamba on March 10.
NJCAA Region 23 Women's Basketball Tournament
First Round
Higher seed hosts
Thursday, March 6
No. 5 Mississippi Delta vs. No. 12 East Mississippi, Moorhead, 5:30 p.m.
No. 6 Southwest Mississippi vs. No. 11 Northeast Mississippi, Summit, 5:30 p.m.
No. 7 Gulf Coast vs. No. 10 Holmes, Perkinston, 5:30 p.m.
No. 8 Meridian vs. No. 9 LSU Eunice, Meridian, TBA
Quarterfinals
Higher seed hosts
Monday, March 10
No. 1 Pearl River vs. Meridian-LSU Eunice winner, Poplarville
No. 2 Itawamba vs. Gulf Coast-Holmes winner, Fulton
No. 3 Coahoma vs. Southwest Mississippi-Northwest Mississippi winner, Clarksdale
No. 4 Northeast Mississippi vs. Mississippi Delta-East Mississippi winner, Booneville
Semifinals
Played at Poplarville
Friday, March 14
Finals
Played at Poplarville
Saturday, March 15
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