PERKINSTON — The Mississippi Gulf Coast women's basketball team travels to Meridian on Thursday looking for its first win of the young season.

To keep attendance within the governor's COVID-19 restrictions, no tickets are available for the general public. The game will be streamed at https://mcceagles.live/.

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

Records

•   MGCCC: 0-1/0-1 MACCC South, T-5th place in standings

•   Meridian: 1-0/1-0 MACCC South, T-1st place in standings

Last Time Out

•   MGCCC tried to rally from a big second-half deficit against No. 9 Jones but fell short, losing 63-53 at Perk on Monday. Ayanna McNairy (Fr., Brookhaven/Brookhaven) and Sharisse Bridges (Fr., Jackson/Callaway) led the Bulldogs with 12 points each.

•   Meridian beat up on Hinds in Utica, winning 57-39.

Previous Meeting

Nakendra Owens' putback plus an and-1 with 53 seconds left helped lift Gulf Coast to a 57-56 at Perk on Feb. 10, 2020. She finished with what was then a career-high 18.

Three Ahead

•   Monday, Feb. 1: vs. Copiah-Lincoln, Perkinston, 6 p.m.

•   Thursday, Feb. 4: at Hinds, Utica, 6 p.m.

•   Saturday, Feb. 6: vs. Delgado, Perkinston, 2 p.m.

For more information on MGCCC's 10 intercollegiate athletic teams, follow @MGCCCBulldogs on Twitter and MGCCCBulldogs on Facebook, and go to mgcccbulldogs.com.

By Don Hammack