CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team tied a 2017-18 Gulf South Conference mark with 11 blocked shots in an 84-67 win over Tougaloo on Saturday afternoon in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

The Lady Choctaws improved to 5-6 on the season, while the Bulldogs fell to 5-7.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a tight first quarter, junior Shuntavia Rodgers hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lady Choctaws a 23-19 lead after one period.
- MC would go on to score the first 16 points of the second quarter and would lead by at least 12 the rest of the game.
- A three-pointer in the final seconds of the first half by freshman Lauran Sheriff would give MC a 50-29 advantage at the break.
- In the second half, the Bulldogs would make a run and cut the advantage to 12, but the Lady Choctaws would hold off any late charge and grab the win.
 

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KEY STATS
- The Lady Choctaws shot 45% from the floor and held Tougaloo to 34% shooting.
- Senior Kelley Allen recorded her fourth double-double off the season with 14 points and 16 rebounds.
- Sheriff led the block party for the Lady Choctaws, sending away four shots, while junior Emery Wilson and sophomore Kaitlyn Thompson each blocked two shots.
- Sheriff was the other Lady Choctaw in double-figures as 10 of the 11 MC players to see action scored at least five points.
- Chesha Lewis had a team-high 16 points for Tougaloo, while Montoria Atkinson had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Lady Choctaws will be back in action on Tuesday (Jan. 2) night when they host North Alabama at 5:30 p.m. in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
 
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
 
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.
 
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