ELLISVILLE – No. 11 Jones College placed three players in double figures and never trailed en route to a 72-57 victory over Copiah-Lincoln here Friday afternoon at A.B. Howard Gymnasium.
It was the 39th consecutive home victory for Jones dating back to 2017.
The Bobcats are now 9-2 overall and 4-0 in the MACCC. Co-Lin falls to 7-6 and 1-3.
Meloney Thames (Choctaw Central)) led the Bobcats with 19 points,
Olivia Knight (Pearl) added 18 and
Sakyia White (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) added 15.
After Co-Lin jumped out to a 4-0 lead, Jones went on a 15-2 run and led 15-6 when
Nakyah Jones (Mobile, Alabama) made a layup with 2:50 left in the opening stanza. The Bobcats led 20-13 after the first quarter.
The Wolves pulled within 30-29 with 1:34 left in the second quarter on a free throw by Tandria Minor. The Bobcats led 34-31 at halftime.
Co-Lin was within 37-35 early in the third quarter, but a Thames' layup capped an 8-0 run and put Jones ahead 45-35 with 2:38 remaining in the quarter. Jones was up 50-42 heading into the final period.
Two Aniya Sanders' free throws cut the Bobcat lead to 51-48 with 7:55 remaining. But Jones went on an 11-2 run with White's layup making it 62-50 with 3:55 to play.
Jones took its largest lead at the end of the game.
White led Jones with eight rebounds and Knight had six assists. Knight and
Arianna Patton (Meridian) each had three steals.
Sanders topped Co-Lin with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Minor added 11 points and Madelynn Webster had 10.
The Bobcats were 25-of-55 from the floor for 44 percent, 8-of-26 from 3-point range for 31 percent and 16-of-18 from the free throw line for 89 percent.
Co-Lin made 21-of-66 shots for 32 percent, 2-of-11 from beyond the arc for 18 percent and 13-of-18 free throws for 72 percent.
The Wolves outrebounded Jones, 45-35. Each team had 21 turnovers.
Co-Lin outscored Jones 32-28 on points in the paint and Jones had the edge on points off turnovers, 23-19.
Jones visits East Mississippi for a 6 p.m. game on Tuesday.
Co-Lin hosts Mississippi Delta on Tuesday.
