CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College athletics communications department will be releasing All-Decade Teams beginning on Monday, July 13. Each of the school's 17 NCAA-sponsored sports will be represented, and the teams will be comprised of student-athletes that competed in the second decade of the 20th century. Today we feature the volleyball program.
 
The teams were selected by the athletics communications department with assistance from the coaching staffs of each sport. A student-athlete had to have competed in two seasons during the decade, and they were selected to the teams based on national, regional and conference honors, as well as, personal achievements and effects on the program, as a whole. For those student-athletes that competed in just one season, they were recognized on the Honorable Mention list.
 
The Choctaws and Lady Choctaws went through quite the transition from Division III and the American Southwest Conference to Division II and the Gulf South Conference. Both divisions and conferences are well-represented, and it was a pleasure to go back through the last 10 years of MC Athletics. We hope you enjoy going back down memory lane, and please do not be upset with David or Kyle as this was quite the difficult undertaking.
 

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Volleyball
Sydney Chandler (2014-17) holds the program record for assists with 1,756. Chandler was a mainstay in program for four seasons as she helped anchor the setter position and transition the program back to Division II and the Gulf South Conference. Chandler excelled in the classroom as a four-time Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll member.
 
Lexie Laurendine (2018-pres.) became the first All-Gulf South Conference selection since 1994 and the first all-conference member since 2013. She's the only player in the GSC over the last two seasons with a triple-double and has a program-record nine over her two seasons in Clinton. She's been a member of the Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll during her two seasons.
 
Kayana Mitchell (2014-17) ranks second in program history in total blocks (292), including the all-time leader in block assists (240). She also ranks in the top 10 in the program in kills (668) and solo blocks (52). In the classroom, she was a two-time member of the Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll.
 
Courtney Nordyke (2008-11) sits among the program leaders in career kills (672), solo blocks (54), block assists (151) and total blocks (205). She also grabbed All-American Southwest Conference laurels during the 2010 campaign – the second of her career – and was named to the ASC All-Academic Team three times during her stint with the program.
 
Kendall Platt (2018-pres.) has etched her name in the program's record book in her two seasons in Clinton. She holds the program record for kills in a match and ranks among the leaders in the program in kills. She's been a member of the Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll during her two seasons.
 
Jessica Torick (2008-11) ranks second in career kills (773) and sits among the leaders in solo blocks (50), block assists (159) and total blocks (209). She was also a three-time American Southwest Conference All-Academic Team selection during four seasons in Clinton.
 
Holly Tupper (2011-14) stands as the program leader in digs with 1,825. She was a three-time, All-American Southwest Conference member during her four-year stint in Clinton. She was also a three-time American Southwest Conference All-Academic Team selection during four seasons in Clinton. She returned to campus following her playing career to serve on the coaching staff.
 

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Honorable Mentions
Katie Askew (2009-10), Kate Bass (2019-pres.), Jamie Boros (2018-pres.), Megan Deen (2007-10), Lauryn Hamrick (2009-12), Nicole Horton (2010-13), Julia Martin (2016-19), and Katie Rowland (2007-10).
 

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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.