JACKSON, Tenn. --- The Mississippi College volleyball team fell in four sets at Union University on Saturday, Oct. 1. The Choctaw move to 14-2 on the season and 4-2 in Gulf South Conference action. UU remains unblemished in conference play at 6-0 and 13-4 overall.
 
Caroline Chastang led the offensive attack for the Navy and Gold as she pounded out a season-high 21 kills. It's the most kills this by a MC player on the campaign. She becomes the first Choctaw with 20-plus kills in a match since teammate Kendall Platt accomplished the feat in 2018.
 
Lexie Laurendine dished out a team-best 29 assists. It's the eighth time this season she has notched 20-plus assists and her 57th of the career. Ali Wiggins added 12 in the contest.
 
Defensively, Chastang, Julia Sumrall and Lydia Paulette defended the net as they collected three rejections each. Missy Beber defended the backline with a team-best 12 digs.
 
After it dropped the first two sets, MC responded following the intermission with a victory in the third set. The Navy and Gold trailed 16-10 in the set and faced being swept for just the second time this season, but the squad answered with a 6-0 run to deadlock the match at 16-all. Three service aces from Wiggins and a pair of Chastang kills spearheaded the run. The Bulldogs regained a small lead, but the Navy and Gold went on an 8-3 run to close out the third set, 25-21.
 
The Choctaw looked to extend the contest to the fifth set and fell just short of its goal as the set contained 11 ties and five lead changes. MC held a 20-18 lead late, but back-to-back miscues allowed UU to tie the contest at 20-all. The Bulldogs faced match point on three different occasions, but the Navy and Gold shook them off each time and gained a set-point decider at 26-25, but the Dogs rattled off the next three points to avenge an earlier loss to MC this season.
 
Mississippi College returns to action on Tuesday, Oct. 4 as it hosts the University of West Alabama. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
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