CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team posted four players in double figures as it garnered its first Gulf South Conference victory of the season downing the University of Alabama in Huntsville, 83-44, on Saturday, Dec. 4.
 
Taylor Ben led the Choctaws (5-3, 1-1 GSC) with 17 points. Ally Alford added 16 points followed by Kyiah Julian with 11 points and 10 coming from Amelia Bell, who also paced the squad on the glass with nine rebounds. It's the second time this season Ben has led the team in scoring. Bell notched her fifth game as the leader on the glass, it's the most by any Choctaw this season.
 
MC shot 45.9 percent from the field, including going 7-for-16 from behind the arc, and posted a clip of 69.0 from the charity stripe. The Navy and Gold grabbed 38 rebounds.
 
Mississippi College gained its sixth win in the series and its second in the last three meetings.

"It was one heck of a team performance tonight," said head coach Greg Long. "They were focused and exciting to watch. Now we just have to keep improving. You can tell we are maturing as a team to play like that tonight after a difficult setback on Thursday. We thank our fans for coming out and supporting tonight."
 
Majah Bullock led UAH with 10 points while Sloan Mann pulled down six boards. The Chargers shot 31.8 percent from the floor, but struggled from behind the 3-point arc shooting 14.3 percent. The Blue and White connected on 75 percent from the free-throw line and managed 25 boards.
 
The Choctaws, which led 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, totaled 25 points in the second stanza to take a 40-19 lead at the break. The second-quarter, point total marked the second-highest in a quarter this season. MC posted 28 points in the opening quarter against Southeastern Baptist on Nov. 30.
 
MC duplicated the scoring output from the second in the third quarter and held the Chargers to single-digits for the second, consecutive period (eight in the second, nine in the third). The Choctaws grabbed their largest lead of the game with 5:10 left to play as they generated a 40-point advantage on a put-back from Ben.
 
Mississippi College returns to action on Wednesday, Dec. 8 as it hosts Mississippi University for Women. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.