CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team could not overcome a tough shooting night as they fell to Alabama Huntsville, 67-49, on Saturday afternoon in A.E. Wood Coliseum.

The Lady Choctaws fell to 8-12 with a 5-9 Gulf South Conference record, while the Chargers improved to 11-8 with an 8-5 league mark.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The first quarter saw the Lady Choctaws jump out to an 8-6 lead, but the Chargers closed on an 11-2 run to grab the 17-10 advantage.
  - In the second stanza, MC was able to cut the lead down to 22-18, but UAH would end up taking a 34-23 lead into halftime.
  - In the third quarter, the Chargers used an 18-3 run to take their largest lead of the night at 52-26.
  - While the Lady Choctaws were able to cut the deficit down to 16 in the fourth, UAH would pull away for the road win.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws shot just 31% (18-of-59) from the field and went just 3-of-15 from the three-point line.
  - The Chargers shot nearly 50% from the floor and the three-point line, also taking advantage of the glass with a 46-32 rebounding edge.
  - Zariah Matthews led MC with 20 points, four assists and three steals.
  - Moriah Hurst also scored in double-figures with 12, while Coco Hobson had a team-high seven rebounds.
  - Holly Harris scored a game-high 21 points, while Aryn Sanders had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will be back in action next Saturday when they head to Alabama to face Auburn Montgomery at 2:00 p.m.
 

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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 began 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.