COLUMBUS, Ga. --- Mississippi College senior Katherine Lee set the school record for career stolen bases in an 8-3 win over Georgia Southwestern on Saturday afternoon at the Southern Softball Showdown.

Lee (Monroe, La.) tallied three swipes on the night to give her 85 for her career, breaking the record of 84 set by Jennifer Jones (2008-11) and Shay Mickens (2014-15).
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Choctaws got things going in the first inning after Lee drew a walk and stole one of her three bases on the night.
- Freshman Kayla Murphy singled her home, stole second and scored on an RBI single from junior Brianna Caldwell.
- After the Canes tied the game with a couple runs in the fourth, freshman Jessica Aron gave the Lady Choctaws a 3-2 advantage in the fifth with an RBI double to score sophomore Shayla McKissock after she walked to lead off the inning.
- Lee would set the new school record for stolen bases in the fifth inning when she singled to left field and swiped second base.
- GSW wasted no time tying the game back up in the sixth with a two-out RBI double from Graysen Sand to score Allee Denney.
- MC finally got the offense going in the sixth inning with five runs on three hits that was sparked by a pair of walks and a double-steal from juniors Makenzie Nieto and Alexia Harmon.
- After a great at-bat by junior Shelby Miller to load the bases with a walk, McKissock gave the Lady Choctaws the lead for good with her first two career RBI on a single up the middle.
- Lee would drive in a run of her own in the sixth, and Murphy brought home McKissock and Lee with a single to give the game its final score.
 

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KEY STATS
- Junior Adrianna Morgan (1-0) tossed a complete game in the circle for MC, allowing just four hits and one earned run.
- She was able to record 15 of the 21 outs on the ground with just two balls going for flyouts.
- Lee finished the game 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI to go along with her three stolen bases.
- Murphy and Caldwell each had two hits in the contest, while Murphy drove in a team-high three runs.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to play Lynn (9:00 am CT) and Flagler (11:30 am CT) on Sunday at the Southern Softball Showdown.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is 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 2016-17 academic year.
 
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.
 
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.