FLORENCE, Ala. --- The Mississippi College softball team could not hold onto an early lead in a 7-2 loss to #4 North Alabama on Friday afternoon in the GSC Tournament at the UNA Softball Complex.

With the loss, the Lady Choctaws (29-16) will face West Florida in an elimination game at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Lions (44-5) will now play on Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. with a chance to move on to the championship game.

With inclement weather expected on Saturday, the schedule is subject to change. Follow @GoChoctawsSB on Twitter for updates on any changes.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The game would be scoreless over the first three innings, as junior Adrianna Morgan stranded seven UNA baserunners in the first three frames.
- The Lady Choctaws would crack the scoreboard in the fourth inning as junior Makenzie Nieto doubled to left field with two outs, scoring pinch-runner Haley Muller from second base.
- The Lions wasted no time getting the advantage in the fifth as they put two runners on base and took a 3-1 lead on a three-run home run from Hannah Shollenberger.
- UNA would tack on two more runs in the sixth with a pair of solo home runs and would extend the advantage to 7-1 with two more runs in the seventh.
- Freshman Jessica Aron tripled with one out in the seventh inning and scored on an RBI groundout from junior Alexia Harmon, but the Lions would hang on for the win.
 

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KEY STATS
- Sophomore Carly Crawford had two more hits for the Lady Choctaws, while Nieto and Harmon each drove in a run.
- Morgan (9-2) took the loss for MC, allowing five hits and two earned runs over 3.0 innings.
- Junior Penny Nichols got the final six outs in the circle, giving up just two hits and one earned run.
- Kara Brewer led the UNA offense with three hits, while Shollenberger and Reagan Tittle each had two.
- Megan Garst (22-2) went all seven innings, giving up six hits and striking out seven.
 

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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 started 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.