CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team looks to close out the 2018 portion of the schedule with a two-game, win streak as the Lady Choctaws travel to Magnolia, Ark., to face Southern Arkansas University on Monday, Dec. 31. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. in the final non-conference contest on the slate.
- Mississippi College and Southern Arkansas meet for the fifth time on Monday and the first time in series history since Dec. 30, 1996 in Magnolia, Ark. The two teams stand deadlocked with each team claiming two contests.
- SAU enters riding a two-game win streak in the series after the Lady Choctaws claimed the first two meetings. The initial affair between the two schools was Jan. 20, 1996 – a 56-47, MC victory in Magnolia.
- Mississippi College looks to draw even as it closes out the 2018 portion of the slate. The Lady Choctaws claimed a 13-point win over Christian Brothers University prior to the Christmas break. The victory gave MC its first GSC win of the season and snapped a four-game slide.
- Junior Coco Hobson recorded the team's first double-double of the season. Hobson tied a season-high with 15 points and grabbed a season-best 18 rebounds in the win. The 18 boards are tied for most in the GSC this season. The Brandon, Miss., native also tallied a season-high with three assists. Hobson's double-double was the first for a Lady Choctaw since Moriah Hurst had 13 points and 10 rebounds at Montevallo last season.
- Junior Zariah Matthews led the team with 16 points in the win over CBU while senior Jamilah Sanders matched Hobson with 15 points – career-high for the Canton, Miss., product.
- Senior Zan Ratcliffe dished out a season-high seven assists in the decision over the Lady Bucs while junior Kaitlyn Thompson became the second Lady Choctaw to record three blocks in a game this season – a career-high for the Cleveland, Miss., native.
- The Navy and Gold grabbed a season-best 47 rebounds against CBU. The board total is the most since MC grabbed 47 on Dec. 30, 2017 against Tougaloo College. The Lady Choctaws recorded 48 in the season opener last season at Southern-New Orleans and pulled down 52 at Tougaloo on Dec. 5, 2017 – the season-high.
- Mississippi College is undefeated against members of the Great American Conference this season. MC toppled the University of Arkansas at Monticello, 58-57, on Nov. 20.
- Southern Arkansas enters the New Year's Eve contest riding a six-game, losing streak. SAU fell 52-51 to Williams Baptist on Dec. 19 before the pre-holiday break. The Blue and Gold's only win of the season came on Nov. 13 in a 40-point win over Southeastern Baptist.
- Ariana Guinn leads SAU with 12.0 points per game this season. Guinn has 22 points more than her next teammate on the campaign. Alyssa Crase paces the Lady Muleriders on the glass with 6.0 boards per contest.
Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2018-19 academic year.
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The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
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