The Meridian Community College basketball squads closed out its three-game homestand on Thursday night at the Graham Gymnasium by playing host to Copiah-Lin Community College. 

MCC didn’t find any luck on Thursday night by falling in women’s action 76-70, and the MCC men also dropped their game to Co-Lin 73-68. The MCC women are now 8-7 overall and 2-4 in conference action, while the MCC men are now 2-12 overall and 0-6 in league play. 

MCC will return to action Monday night by travelling to Ellisville to battle Jones County Junior College. The women will play at 5:30 p.m., and the men will follow at 7:30 p.m.

The MCC women were able to hang tough for most of the game but fell short. Freshman Mary Maxwell led MCC in scoring with 18 points, while former Meridian High star Kashari Gordon finished the game with 14 points. Sophomore Takerri Cooks also had a solid game for the Lady Eagles with 11 points, and Andriel Moss ended the night with eight points off the bench for the home team.

The MCC men held a 35-26 lead at halftime but couldn’t close things out against Co-Lin to fall by a five-point margin. MCC did have a great offensive performance from sophomore DJ Mitchell, who finished the game with 19 points, while Timothy Patton had 15 points off the bench. Mike Woodard ended the game with 10 points, and Johnny Knox was able to chip in with nine points for the Eagles.