MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team extended its win streak to three games as it holds off Auburn University at Montgomery, 50-47, on Monday, Jan. 31. MC improved to 11-8 and 6-6 in Gulf South Conference action. The Warhawks fall to 6-10 and 1-9 in the league.
 
The Navy and Gold held a 44-30 advantage after the first three quarters, but knocked down key free throws to ice the contest as AUM outscored the Choctaws 17-6 in the final period.
 
"A win is a win and I'm glad we got out of there tonight with this one," said head coach Greg Long. "We once again had big-time plays when we needed them tonight. It was a total team effort and we are continue to show how deep we are this year."

Ally Alford and Tamarah Sykes paced the scoring efforts for the Choctaws, who gain a 3-2 advantage in the series. Alford led the team with 13 points. It's her 11th consecutive game in double figures and 13th on the campaign.
 
Sykes notched her team-best, third double-double of the season. The Aberdeen, Miss., native scored 11 points and added a team and career-high 12 rebounds coming off the bench.
 
Amelia Bell a season-high five blocks in the contest as she led the defensive unit. MC recorded nine blocked shots in the game.
 
MC shot 27.6 percent from the field in the game and connected on 65.2 percent from the free-throw line. The Choctaws recorded 49 rebounds in the outing.
 
The Choctaws grabbed their largest lead of the game, 46-30, early in the final period on a driving layup from Kayla Bradley. AUM clipped the double-digit deficit to single digits midway through the quarter on a DeMaurea Moore layup. The Warhawks pulled within one point on a Allasha Dudley bucket, but Alford and Bradley each knocked down a free throw during the final seven ticks to hold off the charge.
 
Catlin Carter led AUM with 15 points while Tamia Willingham pulled down seven boards. The Orange and Black hit 31.7 percent from the floor, but struggled from behind the arc with a 12.5 clip. They connected on 77.8 percent from the stripe and totaled 39 rebounds.
 
The Choctaws held a slim, three-point advantage after the first 10 minutes of play, but increased their margin as they outscored AUM 34-23 over the next two quarters to gain the double figure lead heading into the final 10 minutes.
 
Mississippi College returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 3 as it travels to in-state and conference foe Delta State University. Tip-off in Cleveland, Miss., is set for 6:30 p.m.
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