Bulldogs dominate All-MACCC Team

PERKINSTON — As you’d expect, the conference-champion Mississippi Gulf Coast women’s basketball team dominated the All-MACCC Team announced Tuesday.

Four Bulldogs were named to the First Team: Simaru Fields, Tytiana Buckley, Je’Mya Evans and Ja’Sharreah Hunt. Jacylin Houston was named to the Honorable Mention list, and Hope Adams earned Co-Coach of the Year honors.

The group led the Bulldogs to a share of the MACCC title with a 13-1 record in conference play. They are 23-4 after winning the NJCAA Region 23 championship last week in Jackson and are preparing for the school’s first trip to the national championship since 1977.

Gulf Coast will open play at the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship on Wednesday, March 27. Tipoff against Three Rivers will be at 1:15 p.m. CT.

Simaru Fields, a silky guard from Pass Christian, averaged 14.2 points, the seventh-best total in the conference. Here 3.3 steals per game were 10^th in the league, and she made the fifth most 3-pointers (54).

Tytiana Buckley, an all-around guard/forward from Meridian, averaged 13.6 points, which was ninth in the MACCC. She shot 37.0 percent from the 3-point line for fourth in the conference and was sixth at 8.0 rebounds per game. She shot 48.7 percent from the floor to finish ninth.

Je’Mya Evans, a powerful forward from Gulfport, averaged 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds. She had the fifth-most field goals in the conference (150). 

Ja’Sharreah Hunt, a shifty guard from Roxie, averaged 11.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists. She shot 39.2 percent from behind the arc, third-best in the league. Her assists ranked eighth.

Jacylin Houston, a talented swing player from Louisville, scored 9.6 points and had 4.9 rebounds per game. She picked up 1.5 assists per contest.

Hope Adams is in her seventh season in charge of the Gulf Coast program. She has a 98-65 record, and her teams have gone 55-20 over the last three years.

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