LORMAN, Miss. – The Mississippi College volleyball team evened its record with a pair of victories at the Alcorn State tri-match. The Choctaws (5-5) opened with a straight-set win over the host Braves to open the day at the Whitney Complex. The Navy and Gold followed with a four-set win over William Carey.
Game Score: Mississippi College 3 | Alcorn State 0
Date: Thurs., Sept. 6, 2018
Location: Lorman, Miss. | Whitney Complex
Records: Choctaws 4-5 | Braves 0-5
TURNING POINT
- After winning the opening set 25-19, Mississippi College took a 2-0 lead in the match as it claimed the second set in commanding fashion 25-13. The straight-set victory gives the Choctaws their fourth win in the series with the Braves and breaks a two-match skid against the Purple and Gold.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Freshman Kendall Platt led the offense with a team-best 10 kills. The Anaheim, Calif., native has a team-best seven matches with 10-plus kills this season. Fellow freshman Jamie Boros was second on the team with nine kills in the match.
- With two digs in the match, junior Julia Martin recorded her 300th career dig.
- Autumn Frost tied a career-high with six blocks in the match. The mark tied her effort at Southern Arkansas on Aug. 25. The six rejections was a team-best in the match against the Braves.
- Mississippi College trailed for the first time 15-14 in third set.
- The 11 team blocks are the most this season in single match.
- Rylee Markham distributed a team-best 11 assists in the match.
Game Score: Mississippi College 3 | William Carey 1
Date: Thurs., Sept. 6, 2018
Location: Lorman, Miss. | Whitney Complex
Records: Choctaws 5-5 | Crusaders 3-5
TURNING POINT
- After splitting the first two sets, Mississippi College claimed a 25-13 win in the third set to take a 2-1 advantage in the match en route to a 3-1 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX
- Platt and Boros led the Choctaws in kills for the second straight match. Platt led the team with 14 kills while Boros chimed in 13.
- Senior Jill Brown finished one dig shy of her season-high with 26 in the four sets.
- R. Markham claimed her fifth match with 20-plus assists as the freshman dished out 20.
- Frost posted her third match with five-plus blocks as she recorded five in the match.
- The victory was the second in program history over William Carey.
- The win is the first, four-set win of the season for the Navy and Gold.
NEXT UP
Mississippi College opens Gulf South Conference action on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the University of West Alabama. First serve in Livingston, Ala., is set for 6 p.m. The road trip closes an 11-game, road swing to open the season for the Choctaws.
