CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team concluded the 2015-16 season with a 64-42 setback to in-state and Gulf South Conference foe Delta State at A.E. Wood Coliseum. The outcome moves MC to 5-20, 3-19 in the conference while DSU improves to 19-6, 16-5 in the league.
 
"It was just a tough night all the way around," said head coach Paul Allen Duke. "We've had a tough season with injuries and other circumstances before and during the season that has caused us not to have a lot of consistency. Tonight, we started our 10th different starting lineup."
 
Kristen Sampson led the Lady Choctaws with 20 points. The Jackson, Miss., native finished her career with 700 points in just two seasons. The point total is her eighth 20-plus point contest in her career and her 41st in double figures.
 
"Kristen is one of the top five players we've had during my 30-plus years here," said Duke. "She can play all five positions on the floor, has a great basketball IQ and is a fantastic scorer. She'll be definitely missed by me and this staff."
 
Toni Woods paced the Navy and Gold on the glass with eight rebounds.
 
The Lady Statesmen, who were led by Chelsey Rhodes' 28 points, took a 35-12 lead at the break and led by as many as 25 points with 8:17 to play. The Green and White shot an impressive 54.3 percent from the field for the contest, including a 59.1 clip in the first 20 minutes of action. DSU shot 38.5 percent the 3-point line and 69.2 percent from the charity stripe.
 
MC connected on just 30 percent from the floor spurred by a clip of 36.4 from behind the arc. The Lady Choctaws were just 53.3 percent from the free throw line for the night.
 
DSU held a 12-rebound advantage in the contest led by the duo of Aspriona Gilbert and Anissa Jackson who grabbed six boards each.
 
The season finale marks the conclusion of the careers for Jackson, Allie Hill, Khadijah Jones and Shaniqua Love.
 
"I'm really proud of those four seniors," Duke said. "They've helped lay the building blocks for this program as we transition into Division II. We couldn't have made this move without them and they've been very important to us."