MOBILE, Ala. --- The Mississippi College volleyball team fell in straight sets at Spring Hill College on Tuesday, Sept. 12 on the court of the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreational Center. MC falls to (0-4) on the season while the Badgers (7-1) grabbed their third consecutive win on the campaign.
 
A pair of Alabama natives led the way offensively in their home state. Caroline Chastang, who hails from Bay Minette, Ala., led the team with eight kills and added a team-best 12 digs. Lydia Paulette, product of Tuscaloosa, Ala., added six kills in the three sets. The Choctaw picked up 10 assists each from Ali Wiggins (Enterprise, Ala.) and Caylin Pixley (Baton Rouge, La.) to round out the offensive effort.
 
Defensively, the Blue and Gold totaled eight blocks led by Adi Kizer with four on the night. The block total equaled a career-high for the Memphis, Tenn., sophomore. Sloane FitzHenry and Julia Sumrall added three blocks respectively. Missy Beber provided seven digs to finish second on the team.
 
Felicity Pratt and Rhaia Davey made their debuts in the Blue and Gold. The duo become the fifth and sixth Choctaws to make an appearance this season.
 
The Purple and Gray, which picked up votes in the latest installment of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll, jumped out to an early lead in the first set, as it grabbed a 12-2 advantage, and rode the momentum to a 25-14 victory. Clinging to a narrow two-point advantage in the second set, the Badgers rattled off a 9-1 run in the middle of the frame to grab a 23-13 lead. The Choctaws picked up three of the final five points of the frame behind a pair of Paulette kills and a Wiggins' ace, but SHC claimed the set 25-16.
 
The Badgers grabbed an early lead in the third at 16-7. MC rallied to clip the deficit to 20-16 behind a 4-1 run, but it would be the closest the Magnolia State program would get the remainder of the way as back-to-back kills from Airyonna Weaver and Brooke Borgmeyer clinched the contest. The Badger pair led the squad offensively as Borgmeyer finished with a team-best 13 kills while Weaver supplied nine on the night.  
 
Mississippi College returns to action on Friday, Sept. 15 as it faces the University of South Carolina in Aiken in the first contest of the Peach Belt Conference-Gulf South Conference Crossover. First serve is at 5 p.m. central.
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