Keiara Williams’ 16 points leads Lady Bulldogs

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast jumped on Bishop State early and again late, cruising to a 74-49 victory at the Weathers/Wentzell Center.

Keiara Williams (6-1, Fr, New Orleans/Warren Easton) scored 16 points and had nine rebounds lead the Lady Bulldogs (3-1).

"I'm thankful for the W. We need to win them at home," Gulf Coast coach Jason Conner said. "You want to execute better and be more efficient. I want us to improve our play a little bit, and we've got to defend better longer."

Bishop State falls to 1-5.

Gulf Coast ripped off a 14-point run in the first quarter, then a 22-3 run to start the fourth.

Williams was 8-for-10 from the field.

"I think we played at a good pace," she said. "We slowed it down, and ran our offense."

She was aided by an 11-point night by Eanna Sims (5-11, Fr, Jackson/Forest Hill) and a stellar 13-assist performance by Whitney Williams (5-5, So, Ocean Springs/St. Martin).

"She played well," Conner said. "I just expect that from her. Wow. I didn't realize it was that many."

Fredricka Dortch (6-3, Fr, Lucedale/George County) had seven points and eight rebounds.

Gulf Coast returns to action Saturday when the Lady Bulldogs travel to LSU-Eunice. Tipoff is at 6 p.m.

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