NEW ORLEANS – For the sixth time during the 2018 campaign, the Mississippi College volleyball team went to a deciding set, but came up on the short end of the match as it fell 3-2 at Loyola (La.) University at New Orleans. MC moved to 7-15 on the season while LUNO evened its mark at 12-12.
Game Score: Mississippi College 2 | Loyola (La.) 3
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018
Location: New Orleans, La. | University Sports Complex
Records: Choctaws 7-15 | Wolf Pack 12-12
TURNING POINT
After forcing the set to a fifth and deciding set, Loyola opened the final set on a 7-1 run en route to a 15-7 decision to clinch the match. The Wolf Pack evened the match with a 25-19 win in the fourth set.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Freshman Kendall Platt has moved to a tie for fourth in single-season kills with 262.
- Freshman Lexie Laurendine posted her second triple-double of the season – the most in program history and only the ninth in NCAA Division II with multiple triple-doubles this season.
- Laurendine added her 10th match with 20-plus assists.
- Freshman Jamie Boros tallied her 13th double-digit kill effort of the season.
- Freshman Kendall Platt with her 16th match in double-digits.
- Freshman Rylee Markham recorded her fourth double-double.
- Junior Shelby Grace Mays recorded seven kills and moved within three of moving into the top in career kills.
- Senior Jill Brown cracked the top 10 in career digs.
NEXT UP
Mississippi College returns to this action with a trio of matches this weekend. MC opens on Friday, Oct. 12 with a road contest at Lee (Tenn.) University. First serve against the Flames is set for 6 p.m. central.
