Jestiny Dixon, Tylik Weeks Pick Up Final MACCC Basketball Weekly Honors

Women's Basketball

Jestiny Dixon, Itawamba Community College
(SO, G - Foley, Ala., 14)

Jestiny Dixon (Foley, Ala.) continues to have an outstanding sophomore campaign. She averaged 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds to help ICC go 2-0 on the week, including recording a triple-double in the Lady Indians win over East Mississippi - 21 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best 11 steals. 

Men's Basketball

Tylik Weeks, Southwest Mississippi Community College
(So., F - New York, NY, 5)

Tylik Weeks put together a very strong week for the Bears who went 1-1. In Monday's 76-75 loss vs Meridian he finished two assists shy of a triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to go along with three steals and one block. In Thursday's 75-67 win at Gulf Coast, he recorded another double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five assists, three blocks and one steal. For the week, he also finished 16-of-20 from the free throw line. 

Softball Pitcher

Olivia Falcon, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
(So, P - St. Amant, La., 7)

Olivia Falcon, a sophomore from St. Amant, La., went 2-0 and struck out 11 in seven innings for Gulf Coast. She pitched two extra innings of hitless relief to beat No. 16 North Iowa Area 2-1, then threw a two-hitter to beat No. 22 Kankakee 8-0 in five innings. She struck out nine without a walk in that appearance

Softball Player

Makynlie Jones, Jones College
(R-So, OF - Vardaman, Miss., 34)

In the only competition of the week, No. 1 Jones swept a doubleheader from No. 16 North Iowa. Makynlie Jones, a sophomore outfielder from Vardaman, went 6 for 7 (.857) with three home runs, four RBIs and five runs scored. She homered and singled in an 11-3, six-inning win in Game 1. Jones then homered twice and doubled twice as the Bobcats won game 2, 5-4 in 10 innings.

Baseball Pitcher

James Vines, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
(Fr, RHP - Clinton, La., 16)

James Vines, a freshman righty from Clinton, La., struck out 15 batters and walked only one in eight innings for Mississippi Gulf Coast, which went 2-0 in his appearances. He got a win in a 3-2 victory over No. 5 Pearl River, striking out five in two innings of hitless relief. In a 4-3 victory over No. 22 Lansing, he struck out 10 in a seven-inning start. Vines had a 1.12 ERA for the week, giving up just seven hits.  

Baseball Player

Dom Jackson, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
(So, OF - Gulf Breeze, Fla., 12)

Dom Jackson, a sophomore outfielder/designated hitter from Gulf Breeze, Fla., slugged three home runs and drove in 10 during a 4-2 week for Gulf Coast. He had a three-run homer in the eighth to beat No. 12 Jones 5-4. Jackson also homered against Nunez and Lansing. 

About the MACCC

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC)  is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams. 

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.  

Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. 

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