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Kyle Lewis --- Mississippi College

Women's Basketball Kyle Lewis---Assistant Sports Information Director

Women's Basketball Preview: LeMoyne-Owen

CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 18 as it faces LeMoyne-Owen College. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE VS. LEMOYNE-OWEN
WHEN                     Saturday, Nov. 18
WHERE                   A.E. Wood Colisem | Clinton, Miss. 
FOLLOW                 LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
SOCIAL MEDIA      @GoChoctawsWBB

•             Mississippi College and LeMoyne-Owen meet for the third time in series history on Saturday. MC leads the series 2-0 with a 90-22 win in the inaugural meeting on Feb. 4, 1993 and followed with an 88-64 victory over the Magicians on Dec. 6, 2016.
 
•             Four Lady Choctaws made their debut on Tuesday at SUNO. Freshmen Lauran Sheriff, Moriah Hurst and Marlee Tubby all made their collegiate debuts with Sheriff drawing her first collegiate start. Emery Wilson took the court for the first time for the Navy and Gold. The sophomore comes to Clinton from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where she played one season for the Warhawks.
 
•             MC opened the 2017-18 campaign with a 74-57 win at Southern-New Orleans. Six Lady Choctaws scored in double figures while sophomore Emery Wilson posted her first collegiate double-double in her debut with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
 
•             Tuesday's win at SUNO moved Mississippi College to 19-4 in season openers under head coach Paul Allen Duke. MC seeks its 20th home opening win under Duke. The Lady Choctaws are 19-3 under Duke in his 23 seasons at the helm.
 
•             Sophomore Ieisha Lacey led all scorers with a career-high 15 points at SUNO. Senior Olivia Mabry added 13 points followed by freshman Lauran Sheriff's 12 points. Sophomore Zariah Matthews added 11 points while sophomore Kaitlyn Wilson rounded out the double-digit producers with 10 points.
 
•             Zariah Matthews recorded a career-high five rebounds at SUNO. The board total surpassed her previous high of four set against West Florida last season.
 
•             Emery Wilson's 12 rebound performance stands among the single-game leaders in the GSC this season. The Jackson, Miss., native ranks eighth in the league.
 
•             Olivia Mabry dished out a team-best six assists at SUNO on Tuesday, which notched her a spot among the leaders in the GSC. The Meridian, Miss., product is tied for fourth in the league in assists.
 
•             Olivia Mabry went 7-for-10 from the free throw line at SUNO on Tuesday evening. The senior stands as an 80.2 percent shooter from the charity stripe, which ranks seventh in program history. Only eight Lady Choctaws have shot 80 percent or better from the free throw line in their careers.
 
•             LeMoyne-Owen looks for its first win of the season as the Magicians enter the weekend 0-4. LOC's led by Tenesha Wright with 20.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Dana Gettis is also averaging double figures scoring with 18.3 points.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ieisha  Lacey

#23 Ieisha Lacey

F
5' 7"
Sophomore
HS
Olivia Mabry

#4 Olivia Mabry

G
5' 7"
Senior
2L
Zariah Matthews

#3 Zariah Matthews

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
HS
Marlee Tubby

#5 Marlee Tubby

G
5' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
HS
Emery Wilson

#1 Emery Wilson

F
6' 2"
Sophomore
Moriah Hurst

#0 Moriah Hurst

F
5' 9"
Freshman
Lauran Sheriff

#30 Lauran Sheriff

C
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ieisha  Lacey

#23 Ieisha Lacey

5' 7"
Sophomore
HS
F
Olivia Mabry

#4 Olivia Mabry

5' 7"
Senior
2L
G
Zariah Matthews

#3 Zariah Matthews

5' 8"
Sophomore
HS
G
Marlee Tubby

#5 Marlee Tubby

5' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
HS
G
Emery Wilson

#1 Emery Wilson

6' 2"
Sophomore
F
Moriah Hurst

#0 Moriah Hurst

5' 9"
Freshman
F
Lauran Sheriff

#30 Lauran Sheriff

6' 2"
Freshman
C