CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College volleyball team fell in five sets to the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The setback is the first of the season for the Navy and Gold as they move to 3-1 and 1-1 in the Gulf South Conference. UAH improved to 1-0 overall and inside the league.
 
Kendall Platt led the Choctaws with 16 kills and added 14 digs for her second double-double of the season. The Anaheim, Calif., native recorded a double-double earlier this week in the team's five-set win at the University of West Alabama.
 
Lexie Laurendine and Jamie Boros tied with 10 kills each. Laurendine also dished out a team-best 28 assists while Levi Lennard added 17.
 
Erin Davis paced MC defensively with 27 digs while Stevie Nesbit led the charge at the net with four total blocks. Lauredine picked up three rejections.
 
The Choctaws hit .227 for the match while the Chargers compiled a clip of .219.
 
Mississippi College returns to action on Wednesday, March 10 as it hosts Christian Brothers University. First serve is set for 6 p.m.

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Game Score: Mississippi College 2 | UAH 3
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2021
Location: Clinton, Miss. | A.E. Wood Coliseum
Records: Choctaws 3-1, 1-1 GSC | Chargers 1-0, 1-0 GSC

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- After falling in the first set of the match, 25-23, Mississippi College evened the match in the second set with a 25-16 trouncing of the Chargers. MC got up 16-12 on the Yellowhammer State visitors and rode a 9-4 run, including the final five points, to a nine-point victory.
- The Choctaws followed with a 25-22 victory in the third set to take a 2-1 advantage in the match. UAh stayed within two points most of the set, but back-to-back kills from Boros and Laurendine provided the cushion MC needed to pick up the set win. Laurendine and Nesbit provided a block to secure the final point.
- In the fourth set, the two teams exchanged the lead twice, but also saw nine ties during the 46-point set. The final deadlock came at 17-all as the Blue and White went on a 7-2 run to grab a 23-19 lead en route to the 25-21 match-tying, set win.
- UAH scored the first three points of the decider. MC pulled within a point behind a kill from Lexi Richards, but the Chargers responded with a 7-2 run to take an 11-5 lead. The Blue and White scored four of the final six points to clinch the match.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- UAH improved to 14-3 and picked up its fourth straight win in the series.
- The five-set match is the second of the week for the Choctaws. They won in five sets at West Alabama on Wednesday, March 3.
- The five-setter was the first in program history with the Chargers.
- Platt's double-double is the 21st of her career.