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Bench players step up to lead Lady Pirates to 72-59 win

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 PJC women’s basketball head coach Chanda Rigby said that she’s starting to see improvement and more contribution from her young players off the bench. Several of those young players, including freshman forward Geneshia Dunbar, helped lead the Lady Pirates to a 72-59 win Saturday night over Gadston...

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Defense helps Lady Pirates to Victory in Nova Care Classic

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC women’s basketball team played a very aggressive defensive game on Friday night in a 63-41 win over Cleveland State (Tenn.) during the Nova Care Classic. The Lady Pirates held Cleveland State to a mere 28 percent field goal percentage and dominated the boards with 44...

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Lady Pirates split games in Florida JUCO Shootout

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC women’s basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend in the Florida Women’s Junior College Shootout in Gainesville, Fla. On Friday, the Lady Pirates defeated Broward Community College 94-52. Head coach Chanda Rigby said that she and the coaching staff incorporated a new defensive press scheme...

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PJC and Delgado game precedes Hornets and Grizzlies

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC men’s basketball team was allowed to play Delgado Community College in Downtown New Orleans on Friday at the New Orleans Arena, home of the New Orleans Hornets. The game preceded an NBA game between the Hornets and the Memphis Grizzlies. PJC won handily by a...

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PJC defeates Faulkner State 67-61

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 PJC gathered a 67-61 road win against Faulkner State University Tuesday night in what head coach Paul Swanson described as a “wild game.” Swanson pointed to signs of questionable officiating towards the end of the game. “It was an extremely physical game,” said Swanson, who was proud...

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PJC sweeps opponents in Lady Raiders Classic

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC women’s basketball team won both of their games in the Okaloosa Walton Lady Raider Classic, which was held on Friday and Saturday. In Friday’s game, PJC defeated South Georgia Tech 70-52. Sophomore Dominique Sutton had a breakout game with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore...

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PJC drops second straight game

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC men’s basketball team lost their second straight game in the Panhandle Shootout to ABAC at Marianna, 75-72. Like Friday’s game, the Pirates had a chance to win the game but came up on the short end. Down by one with 5.1 seconds to play, PJC...

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PJC loses 65-63 in Panhandle Shootout

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 PJC lost their first game of the Panhandle Shootout to IMG Academy at Marianna. 65-63. It was a back and forth game throughout. Down by two with just 14 seconds left, forward Miles Taylor missed a game tying lay-up as time expired. Taylor lead the team in...

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Lady Pirates make second half comeback to win by six

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 After having a week to prepare for Tuesday night’s game against LSU-Eunice, the PJC Lady Pirates came out very sluggish in the first half. PJC committed nine turnovers and shot very poorly from the field. The Lady Pirates found themselves trailing by nine points at halftime. The...

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PJC gets big Thanksgiving win

By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 Thanksgiving Day was not only a time for the PJC men’s basketball team to settle down after a long road trip to and from Missouri last weekend, but it also marked a big step forward in their season as they defeated the New York Technical Career Institute...