CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College volleyball team returns to the court this weekend as part of the Millsaps Invitational. The Lady Choctaws (0-4) open the Invitational on Friday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. against the host Majors.
MC wraps up Friday's competition with a 5 p.m. outing against Philander Smith. Saturday's slate is comprised of an 11 a.m. contest with Dillard and 3 p.m. against Rhodes.
"Our mindset in practice has been intense going into this weekend. We've been working on not making mistakes and making our opponents make mistakes," said sophomore
Taylor Edwards. "We need to focus on the little things. We need to be perfect in serve and reception and limit ourselves too few to no errors."
Through the first four matches of the season, the Blue and Gold are receiving offensive production from a pair of freshman and two sophomores.
Jenna Campbell leads the team with 26 kills on the season while fellow freshman
Shelby Grace Mays ranks third on the team with 22 kills. Sophomores
Kayana Mitchell and
Ashton King sit second and fourth with 20-plus kills. Mitchell is second with 23 kills while King has provided 21 kills.
Another freshman making an impact on the court is
Bailee Berringer, who leads the team with 69 assists. The Dickinson, Texas, native has double-digit assists in all four outings, including a season-high 33 in a five-set setback with Tougaloo. Sophomore
Sydney Chandler is second in assists with 49 on the season.
Defensively,
Madison Kimes paces the squad with 35 digs. A duo of freshmen sit second and third respectively as
Pearson Bell has 27 digs followed by Mays with 24. Mitchell leads the team with 11 total blocks on the season, including a team-best nine assisted blocks.
The combined record of the invitational opponents for the Lady Choctaws sits at 5-16. Millsaps is 1-4 with Philander Smith at 2-4 and Rhodes at 2-3. Dillard is winless through its first five matches of the season.
Following the weekend slate, Mississippi College opens Gulf South Conference play on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Valdosta State. Match time is marked for 5 p.m.
