CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team returns to A.E. Wood Coliseum as the Lady Choctaws host Valdosta State on Thursday, Feb. 2. Tip-off for the Gulf South Conference affair is slated for 5:30 p.m.

GAME COVERAGE
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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE	VALDOSTA STATE
Record: 10-7, 7-6 GSC	Record: 12-8, 9-5 GSC
Head Coach: Paul Allen Duke	Head Coach: Carly Kuhns
Record at MC: 354-197 (22 seasons)	Record at VSU: 12-8 (1 season)
Career Record: 354-197 (22 seasons)	Career Record: 12-8 (1 season)
STATS LEADERS	STATS LEADERS
Points: Kelley Allen - 14.5	Points: Madi Mitchell - 17.0
Rebounds: Kelley Allen - 7.2	Rebounds: Madi Mitchell - 8.7
Assists: Lanae' Bickham - 4.6	Assists: Sonya Franklin - 3.4
Steals: Kelley Allen - 2.9	Steals: Kenya Samone' Dixon, Sonya Franklin, Aaliyah Cheatham - 1.3
Blocks: Kelley Allen - 0.9	Blocks: Jarfaith Jones - 1.0

THE SERIES
Mississippi College looks for a season sweep of Valdosta State after claiming a 65-63 win at VSU 13 days ago. The Lady Blazers lead the all-time series 16-10. 

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE NOTES
Mississippi College looks for its third win in four games over Valdosta State on Thursday. MC has claimed the last two meetings on the Blazers' home floor.

Kelley Allen and Ashley Minor continue to lead the MC offense. Allen leads the team avaeraging 14.5 points per game while Minor has averaged 14 points. Allen has scored in double figures in a team-best 13 games. Minor has 29 career double-digit scoring outings, includingn 11 this season.

Mississippi College leads the GSC in steals and assists per game. The Lady Choctaws are averaging 10.6 steals and 14.4 assists per game.

The Lady Choctaws went 7-3 over the month January, including a stretch of five straight. 

VALDOSTA STATE NOTES
Valdosta State won its last two outings heading into the GSC contest onn Thursday. The Lady Blazers claimed a 68-62 victory over West Georgia on Thursday and followed with a 69-60 win at West Alabama on Saturday.

VSU ranks second in the GSC in rebounding offense and rebounding defense. The Red and Black are averaging 42.9 offensive boards per game and 34.2 on the defensive end.

NEXT UP
Mississippi College returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 4 as it hosts the University of West Florida. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.