LIVINGSTON, Ala. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team fell 72-58 at the University of West Alabama on Saturday afternoon. MC moved to 8-15 overall and 4-13 in the Gulf South Conference. UWA improved to 13-11 and 10-7 in the conference.
 
Turning Point
West Alabama used a 7-0 run over during a two-minute span to grab a 21-point lead midway through the second quarter. Tazsa Garrett-Hammett led the charge during the run with back-to-back baskets. Peyton Parker added a 3-pointer during the spurt.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Zariah Matthews led Mississippi College in scoring with 18 points. Lauran Sheriff added 12 points for the Navy and Gold.
• Kelley Allen led MC on the glass with seven rebounds.
• Four Tigers scored in double figures led by Garrett-Hammett with 17 points. Chloe Culpepper added 16 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Elaine Field and Parker each added 14 points.
• Mississippi College shot 32.8 percent from the field while UWA connected on 39.7 percent. The Tigers posted a clip of 35.3 from behind the arc.
• West Alabama held the advantage on the glass with 54 rebounds to 33.

 
Inside the Flow

• MC trailed 16-6 midway through the first quarter.
• The Lady Choctaws held UWA without a field goal for over two and half minutes late in the quarter. Kim Parrish broke the streak with a layup with 39 seconds to play in the period and helped UWA led 27-16 at the end of the first quarter.
• The Tigers opened the second quarter on a 13-3 run as they knocked down 6 of their first 8 field goals.
• Both teams went cold in the final minutes of the second quarter as the two were a combined 3 for 18 from the floor. MC's last field goal in the quarter came with 2:31 left before the half on a layup from Matthews.
• West Alabama led by 17 points at the intermission, 45-28.
• The Lady Choctaws opened the third quarter with the first, five points to pull the deficit to within 45-33, but went cold late in the quarter as they only connected on 1 of its last eight field goals.
• UWA grabbed its largest lead of the game with 8:41 left to play (62-39).

 
Noteworthy

• Matthews posted double figures for the second straight contest and the ninth time this season. The Bogue Chitto, Miss., native finished one shy of matching her career-high.
• Sheriff has scored in double-digits in 16 games this season and five of her last six.

 
Next Up
Mississippi College closes out the home slate on Wednesday, Feb. 14 as it faces the University of West Florida. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.