Box Score - Season Stats
CLINTON, MS - The Mississippi College women's basketball won their fourth consecutive game with a 59-50 victory over Ozarks on Saturday afternoon in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
The Lady Choctaws (10-6, 8-4 ASC) held their sixth consecutive opponent under 36% shooting in the victory. The Lady Eagles (8-9, 6-8 ASC) only shot 30% (19-64) from the floor in the loss.
Head coach
Paul Allen Duke won the 302nd game of his career, and in the process, got to double-digits in wins for the 17th time in 17 seasons.
Ozarks grabbed a 10-6 lead on a free throw by April Young with 12:12 remaining in the first half. MC tightened up and held the Lady Eagles to just six points over the rest of the period as the Lady Choctaws took a 26-16 advantage into the halftime break.
MC opened the second half on an 11-0 run to take a 37-16 lead with 14:58 to go. The Lady Eagles chipped away and Lacey Phillips made a layup to cut the lead to 47-40 with just over five minutes remaining.
Ozarks could get no closer and MC made 8-10 free throws over the final two mintues to clinch the victory.
Junior #
Caitlin Brown# led the Lady Choctaws, recording a career-high 16 points and 11 rebounds. Junior #
Ebony Williams# scored 10 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and tallied five assists for MC.
For the Lady Eagles, Sabrina Goddard led the way with 23 points on 8-22 shooting. Goddard also paced Ozarks with nine boards. As a team, Ozarks went 4-25 (16%) from the three-point line, including April Young going 1-11.
The Lady Choctaws were strong on the glass, outrebounding the Lady Eagles, 44-38.
MC will hit the road next week to face LeTourneau on Thursday night in Longview, TX.
