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Both MCC Hoops Fall to Prairie State
Men can't rebound from rough first half while the women were never in the game.
With a logjam in the middle of the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference standings, Tuesday night’s home game against Prairie State College was almost a must-win game if the Scots wanted a home game for the beginning of regional play.
couldn’t get back from a double-digit halftime deficit and fell 76-57 to drop to 4-7 in ISCC play.
The Scots (10-15, 4-7) were led by Eric Wilde’s 17 points while Marcus Marshall added 11 and LeBarron Hull had 10 points. Mershon Wilkes had ten rebounds and seven assists as well for the Scots, who will play Thursday night at Morton College in Cicero in their final ISCC road game of the season.
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Prairie State College 76, McHenry County College 57
PRAIRIE STATE (76)
Hardy 4 4-5 12, Lockhart 5 6-8 20, Williams 7 2-2 16, White 6 3-6 15, Andrade 2 0-0 4, Nissen 3 2-2 9. Totals 27 17-23 76.
MCC (57)
Coleman 2 0-0 4, Serrano 0 0-0 0, Lovett 3 0-1 6, Wilkes 2 0-2 4, Wilde 7 1-2 17, Hull 5 0-0 10, Wash 1 1-2 3, Marshall 5 0-0 11, Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Gonzaga 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 2-7 57.
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Halftime: Prairie State 42, MCC 27. Three-point goals: Prairie State 5 (Lockhart 4, Nissen), MCC 3 (Wilde 2, Marshall). Fouls: Prairie State 15, MCC 18. Fouled Out: Williams.
MCC Women Tumbles in ISCC Play
On a night where McHenry County College tried to “Pack The Place," the Scots looked to break out for their first win in Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference play against Prairie State College.
fell behind early and couldn’t recover in an 83-27 loss.
Jerrica Graham scored 13 points to lead MCC (2-25, 0-11) while Alyssa Haayer scored nine points and pulled down nine rebounds.
MCC will play their final road game of the regular season at 5:15 p.m. Thursday at Morton College in Cicero at 5:15 p.m.
Prairie State College 83, McHenry County College 27
PRAIRIE STATE (83)
Merriweather 7 0-0 15, Edwards 4 0-0 9, Cooper 0 2-2 2, Ezell 1 0-0 2, Avery 3 0-0 6, Garcia 3 1-2 7, Dill 4 0-0 10, Wilcoxson 1 0-0 3, Ollie 4 0-0 11, Guider 0 0-0 0, Zandstra 7 4-5 18. Totals 34 7-9 83.
MCC (27)
Campbell 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Haayer 4 1-2 9, Appner 0 0-0 0, Friday 0 0-0 0, Struck 0 0-0 0, Dixon 1 3-4 5, Graham 5 3-6 13, Mejia 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 7-12 27.
Halftime: Prairie State 43, MCC 16. Three-point goals: Prairie State 8 (Ollie 3, Dill 2, Wilcoxson, Edwards, Merriweather). Fouls: Prairie State 10, MCC 7.
— Andy Schmidt
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