CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team dropped a 71-54 contest to Christian Brothers in Gulf South Conference action. MC moves to 2-4 on the season and 0-2 GSC play. CBU improved to 2-4 and 1-1 in the league.
KEY NOTES
Kelley Allen tallied her seventh, career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds – both marks tied for tops on the team in the game.
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Ieisha Lacey reset her career-high with 10 rebounds in the game. The mark surpassed her previous high of nine with the last coming against Union on Thursday.
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Lauran Sheriff posted 17 points in the setback. The point total was two off her season-high of 19 set against Southern-New Orleans on Nov. 25.
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Jamilah Sanders made her MC debut in the contest. The Canton, Miss., native played 12 minutes and garnered two rebounds, a steal and block.
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Kenzie Jones led Christian Brothers with 21 points in the win.
TURNING POINT
Christian Brothers posted a 9-0 run in the latter half of the third quarter to extend its margin to the largest lead of the game at 19 points. Emily Reeves' knocked down a 3-pointer with 3:12 left in the period to start the scoring spurt and closed by a pair of free throws from Rafaella Angelidou.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a 14-all contest at the end of the first quarter, Christian Brothers outscored the Lady Choctaws by six in the second quarter and held a 31-25 lead at the half. CBU grabbed the first double-digit lead of the game at 30-20 with just under two minutes before the break as Emily Reeves completed an old fashion, 3-point play with a free throw. The free throw capped a 13-2 run by the Red and Black in the quarter.
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The Lady Bucs expanded on their halftime lead in the third quarter as they grabbed their largest lead of the game at 52-33 at the 1:37 mark. MC's Allen hit three free throws down the stretch in the quarter to cut the deficit to 52-36 through the first 30 minutes.
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The Lady Choctaws attempted to cut into the deficit, as it pulled within 11 points on several different occasions, but couldn't overcome the double-digit lead.
NEXT UP
Mississippi College returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 2 as it hosts Christian Brothers University. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. inside A.E. Wood Coliseum.
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