CLINTON, Miss. – The Mississippi College volleyball team swept the University of West Georgia on Friday, Nov. 2 at A.E. Wood Coliseum. The win avenged a four-set setback in Carrollton, Ga., earlier this season and snapped a three-match skid against the Wolves.
A pair of Choctaws posted double figures in kills in the straight sets victory as
Lexie Laurendine posted her fourth triple-double of the season. Laurendine and fellow freshman
Kendall Platt tallied 11 kills each. Laurendine added a team-best 23 assists and 13 digs. The double-digit kills mark the 19th time this season that Platt has reached 10-plus kills and the fifth for Laurendine this season.
Julia Martin led the team with 15 digs while Brown tied Laurendine for second on the team.
Autumn Frost and
Hannah Rue defended the net for the Navy and Gold. Frost finished with four blocks while Rue chimed in three.
Game Score: Mississippi College 3 | West Georgia 0
Date: Friday, Nov. 2, 2018
Location: Clinton, Miss. | A.E. Wood Coliseum
Records: Choctaws 8-23, 2-13 GSC | Wolves 11-14, 5-10 GSC
TURNING POINT
After taking the first two sets in the match, the Choctaws rallied from an early deficit to tie the set at 21-all. The Wolves regained the lead at 23-21 and looked to extend the match to a fourth set, but the Choctaws halted the attempt scoring the next four points to clinch the match in straight sets. MC received kills from Platt and Frost in the closing points along with capitalizing on two UWG errors to close out the contest.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Laurendine ranks seventh in the NCAA Division II in triple-doubles this season as stands as the only Choctaw in program history with multiple triple-doubles.
- Brown stands third in career digs with 769 and second in single-season digs with 506 as she surpassed Holly Tupper.
- Frost moved to ninth in program history as she surpassed Jamila Biglow with 103. The Largo, Fla., native also moved to second in single-season block assists with 73.
NEXT UP
Mississippi College closes out the 2018 campaign on Saturday, Nov. 3 as it hosts Valdosta State University. First serve is set for 12 p.m. MC will honor its lone senior
Jill Brown prior to first serve against the Blazers.
