CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team picked a 59-55 win in Gulf South Conference action over the University of West Florida. MC improved to 9-15 and 5-13 in the conference action. West Florida moved to 15-10 and 10-8 in the league.
 
Turning Point
Olivia Mabry knocked down a 3-pointer with 1:47 left in the third quarter to tie the contest at 41-all. Jamilah Sanders gave MC the lead on a layup with a minute left in the third quarter.
 
Inside the Box Score

• A pair of Lady Choctaws scored in double figures led by Moriah Hurst with 13 points. Hurst also grabbed a team-best eight rebounds. Ieisha Lacey added 11 points for the Navy and Gold.
• Mississippi College shot 336.4 percent from the field, including a clip of 43.8 from behind the arc.
• West Florida shot just 32.2 percent from the floor.
• UWF was led by Belle Bistrow with 11 points. Courtney Meyer paced the Blue and Green with 12 boards.

 
Inside the Flow

• West Florida opened the game on a 10-3 run en route to a 21-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• MC went on a 6-0 run during the second quarter to cut the deficit to 24-16 with 6:12 left before the half.
• The Lady Choctaws clipped the deficit to 27-26 with 2:47 left in the first half behind a pair of 3-pointers from Moriah Hurst.
• The Argonauts led 32-26 at the intermission after scoring the final five points of the quarter.
• Hurst drew the Lady Choctaws even at 32-all with a jumper at the 7:49 mark of the third period.
• MC grabbed its first lead of the game at 34-32 with 6:17 left in the third quarter on a jumper from Emery Wilson.
• Sanders gave MC a 43-41 lead with a minute left in the third quarter and the Lady Choctaws never surrendered the lead.
• Kelley Allen gave the Navy and Gold its largest lead of the game, 50-43, with a jumper with 6:50 remaining in the game.

 
Noteworthy

• Hurst tied a career-high in the scoring effort.
• Lacey scored in double-digits for the 13th career game and 11th this season.
• The 3-point percentage marks a season-high for the Lady Choctaws. It surpassed the previous-high of 37.5 percent posted at Auburn Montgomery on Dec. 18.

 
Next Up
Mississippi College returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 17 as it travels to Huntsville, Ala., to face the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.