CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's basketball team ran its win streak to four games as it garnered its third straight victory over in-state and Gulf South Conference foe, Delta State University, to the tune of 59-50 on Saturday, Feb. 5. MC improved to 12-8, 7-6 in the conference. The Lady Statesmen fell to 9-9, 7-6 in the league.
 
It's the first time in program history the Choctaws have won three consecutive in the series over its northwestern neighbors.
 
Kayla Bradley recorded her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead the way for the Choctaws. She becomes the fifth player to accomplish the feat on the campaign. NeNe Williams joined Bradley in double figures with 10 points.
 
"It's always a great day when we beat Delta State and you can really tell that we are continuing to mature and gel as a team," said head coach Greg Long. "I thought we started off really slow, but we were able to pick the tempo up in the second half and that bothered them. Our crowd was great and we are so appreciative of the continued support."

The Navy and Gold shot 36.8 percent from the floor, hit 65.0 percent of its shots from the charity stripe and collected 40 rebounds in the win.
 
MC jumped out to a 12-4 lead after the first 10 minutes of action, but only held a two-point advantage at the intermission as the Green and White outscored them 13-7 in the second period, including holding a 17-16 lead with 33 ticks left in the half. Jay Levy gave MC the lead back at the half as drained a 3-pointer with six seconds left.
 
The Choctaws pushed its lead out in the opening minutes of the third quarter as it rode a 19-4 run en route to gaining a 46-32 lead going into the fourth.
 
The Navy and Gold held its double-digit advantage until the 4:30 mark of the final period, when T'Kyra Hicks knocked down a pair of free throws. The Lady Statesmen pulled to within six at the four-minute mark, but Amelia Bell scored on a layup and Bradley drained a pair of free throws to push the lead back to double figures and never look back.
 
Zyaire Ewing led the Lady Statesmen with 17 points and 11 rebounds. DSU shot 32.0 percent from the field and posted a clip of 75.0 from the free-throw line on the night. The Green and White struggled from behind the arc as it connected on just 2-of-11.
 
Mississippi College returns to action on Monday, Feb. 7 as it makes the trip back to Cleveland, Miss. Tip-off at Walter Sillers Coliseum is set for 6 p.m.

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