MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team pounded out a hard-fought 69-61 road victory over Auburn Montgomery on Saturday afternoon at the AUM Gymnasium.

The Lady Choctaws improved to 9-12 with a 6-9 Gulf South Conference record, while the Warhawks fell to 10-12 with a 3-11 league mark.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - AUM took an early 9-7 lead, but the Lady Choctaws responded with a 9-0 run and would eventually take an 18-13 lead into the quarter break.
  - In the second, the Warhawks would take a 22-20 lead when Jordan Brewster hit a three-pointer with 7:10 remaining.
  - It would be the last lead AUM would have as MC went on a 6-0 run and would not relinquish the lead the rest of the way.
  - They would eventually take a 38-32 lead into the halftime break and would keep the six-point lead after three with a score of 53-47.
  - The Warhawks made things close in the final minutes as Alexia Wallace scored with 2:09 remaining to make the score 62-59.
  - Shanell Kitchens answered with a bucket on the next possession, and the Lady Choctaws would go on to get the road win.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws shot 49% (26-of-53) from the field and held the Warhawks to just 39% (23-of-59).
  - MC turned the ball over just 11 times and scored 21 points off 17 AUM turnovers.
  - Mikeba Jones led MC with 17 points, while Moriah Hurst had 14.
  - Zariah Matthews just missed out on a double-double with 10 points and tied a career-high with nine assists.
  - Coco Hobson added 11 points with a team-high eight rebounds.
  - Victoria Morales led the Warhawks with 17 points.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will be back in action on Thursday night in Clinton when they host Valdosta State at 5:30 p.m. in A.E. Wood Coliseum.
 

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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.