CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College volleyball team picked up its second win of the weekend as it beat Lee (Tenn.) University in four sets on Saturday, Oct. 30 inside A.E. Wood Coliseum. MC improved to 7-12 on the season and 5-6 in the Gulf South Conference.
 
Lexi Richards led the way offensively for the Choctaws as she posted 16 kills in the four-setter. Lydia Paulette joined Richards in double figures as she tallied 12 kills on the day. Lexie Lauredine guided the offensive effort with 30 dimes in the match as Ingrid Savola chimed in 10 assists.
 
Defensively, Missy Beber paced a quartet of double-digit dig gathers with 14. Laurendine and Kendall Platt added 12 apiece while Erin Davis added 10. Richards, the Bentonville, Ark., native led the charge on the frontline with four total blocks.
 
Leading 2-1 in the match, Mississippi College claimed its third straight win in the series with a 25-20 victory in the fourth. The Choctaws opened with seven consecutive points and reached as much as a 12-4 advantage. The Lady Flames chipped away at the margin and pulled within 14-12 behind back-to-back kills from Emma Flowers. MC responded and pushed the lead back to 20-17 before once again seeing a charge from LU. The Navy and Gold closed the door with three consecutive kills as Paulette and Sloane FitzHenry helped slam the door.
 
Mississippi College returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 2 as it travels to Memphis, Tenn., for a GSC contest with Christian Brothers University.
 

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Notes
- All three Mississippi College wins in the series with the Lady Flames have come under head coach Shawna Laurendine.
- Richards has tallied double-digit kills in seven matches this season and 16 is the second most on the campaign behind a career-high 19 earlier this season against Ouachita Baptist.
- Laurendine has 30-plus assists 10 times this season and today's performance marked back-to-back outings with 30-plus.