CLEVELAND, Tenn. --- The Mississippi College volleyball team was toppled on Saturday afternoon as the Lady Choctaws (7-9, 1-4 Gulf South Conference) fell 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-16) at Lee University. The Lady Flames improved to 10-3 and 4-2 in the conference.
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KEY NOTES
Mississippi College's offensive production was spread around in the match as
Amanda Torres,
Madison Girndt,
Kayana Mitchell,
Gracie Liljenquist,
Sophia Smith and
Krista Zieschang each posted a team-best three kills.
Madison Frazier supplied two kills.
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Sydney Chandler directed the offensive effort with a team-best 11 assists while
Madison Kimes added seven digs on the defensive end of the net. Torres and
Jill Brown each totaled six digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mississippi College led 9-8 in the first set, but an attack error helped Lee equal the contest at 9-all and started a run of seven straight points to place the Lady Flames up 15-9. The spurt helped LU close the set out on a 17-4 run.
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MC held a 6-4 lead early in the second set, but again Lee posted a run and claimed a 9-6 advantage. The Lady Flames continued to place pressure on the Navy and Gold and grabbed a 21-9 en route to a 25-10 set win.
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The Lady Choctaws opened the third set with a 6-1 advantage behind two kills from Mitchell, one from Torres and capitalizing on Lady Flame miscues. MC remained on top until Lee took its first lead of the set at 9-8. The two squads exchanged leads until the Lady Flames grabbed a 13-12 margin on a block. The Red and Blue increased lead to 16-12. MC attempted to rally behind a kill from Mitchell, Torres and Zieschang to clip the deficit to 19-16. However, LU answered and closed the set with a 5-0 run.
NEXT UP
Mississippi College returns to action on Friday, Oct. 6 as it welcomes the University of West Georgia to A.E. Wood Coliseum. First whistle is set for 6 p.m.
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