CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team posted an 80-65 win over the University of Montevallo in Gulf South Conference action. MC improved to 6-10 on the season and 2-8 in the league while UM falls to 2-15 and 0-9 in the conference.
 
Turning Point

• Mississippi College used an 8-0 run over a minute and half span to push its lead back out to double-digits after Montevallo had clipped the deficit to nine points with 8:29 left in the game. MC never relinquished the double figure margin the remainder of the way. Lauran Sheriff led the way during the run with six of the eight points.

Inside the Box Score

• Kelley Allen led Mississippi College with 21 points and 11 rebounds – both team bests on the night.
• Lauran Sheriff posted 16 points and 10 rebounds in the win – both marks second on the team on the evening behind Allen.
• Ieisha Lacey added 15 points while Zariah Matthews supplied 11 points.
• Free throw percentage a season-high… previous high of 77.8 against AUM.
• Jomekia Morine led Montevallo with 17 points while Nautika Philpot added 14 points.
• Mississippi College shot 46.3 percent from the field while Montevallo posted a clip of 32.3 percent.
• The Lady Choctaws posted 29 points from the free throw line as it shot 93.5 percent. UM connected on 64.0 percent.
• MC grabbed 44 rebounds compared to 34 from Montevallo.

Inside the Flow
Mississippi College jumped out early and held a 20-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, but only led by five points at the intermission, 36-31, as the Falcons outscored the Navy and Gold 19-16 in the second quarter.
 
The Falcons kept the deficit with single digits early in the third quarter, but a Lacey jumper with 7:37 left in the period pushed the Lady Choctaws lead back to double figures at 45-35. UM whittled away at the margin and pulled within 51-44 with four minutes left in the third stanza on a Kiya Sain fastbreak, but it was as close as the Falcons got the remainder of the way. MC responded with a 5-0 run to close out the quarter and take a 56-44 lead after three. The Lady Choctaws grabbed its largest lead of the game with 6:38 left in the contest as Sheriff's layup placed MC up 68-51.
 
Noteworthy

• The win snapped a four-game slide by the Lady Choctaws this season and gave head coach Paul Allen Duke his first win over Montevallo.
• Allen secured her 10th career double-double and fifth of the season.
• Sheriff recorded her second, career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
• The last time two players scored a double-double in the same game was Jan. 14, 2017 when Cortrice Golden and Ashley Minor accomplished the feat against North Alabama.
• Mississippi College is 1-1 this season when four Lady Choctaws scored in double figures.
• The free throw percentage marked a season-high as it surpassed the previous best shot against Auburn Montgomery earlier this season.
• The rebounding effort marks the first time has registered 40-plus boards in a game since Dec. 30 against Tougaloo.
• Freshman Hannah Shafer made her Mississippi College debut.

Next Up
Mississippi College returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 18 as it travels to Rome, Ga., to face Shorter University. Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m. central.