CLINTON, MS - The Mississippi College women's basketball team scored 44 second half points to come-from-behind to defeat Concordia Texas University, 66-59, in A.E. Wood Coliseum on Saturday night.
Seniors Jalessa Taylor and Jennifer Wair led MC with 14 points in the game. Wair tallied a double-double with 11 rebounds and also led the team with seven steals. Taylor went 4-7 from the floor and made 6-7 free throws.
Senior Randa Lee and junior Brigit Taylor added 13 points apiece. Despite shooting only 2-10 from the floor, Lee made 8-9 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
The Lady Choctaws led the ASC, shooting 54% from the floor, but had to overcome a poor shooting night (21-57, 36.8%).
Concordia was led by Brianna Smith with 18 points. Dominique Mayberry and Margaret Milling each finished in double-figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Lady Choctaws held Tornado leading-scorer Shamika Singleton to only two points in the game.
The Lady Choctaws will play their final game before the Christmas break on Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. when they host Mary Hardin-Baylor in the "Golden Dome."
Concordia Texas vs Mississippi College 12/11/10 5:30 p.m. at Clinton, MS / A.E. Wood Coliseum At Clinton, MS / A.E. Wood Coliseum MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 66, CONCORDIA TEXAS 59 CONCORDIA TEXAS (2-4, 2-3 ASC) Brianna Smith 5-10 5-5 18; Dominique Mayberry 4-8 2-3 11; Margaret Milling 5-6 0-0 10; Lashanda Luckey 4-9 0-0 9; Alex O'Neal 1-3 2-2 4; Shamika Singleton 1-4 0-0 2; Christen McLee 1-3 0-0 2; Skylar Lott 1-2 0-0 2; Tiesha Martin 0-2 1-4 1; Deja Thomas 0-0 0-0 0; Kaleigh Landry 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 10-14 59. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (9-0, 5-0 ASC) Jennifer Wair 6-12 2-3 14; Jalessa Taylor 4-7 6-7 14; Randa Lee 2-10 8-9 13; Brigit Taylor 4-7 5-8 13; Traci Rodgers 2-6 0-0 4; Valeri Stewart 1-6 0-2 3; Lindsay England 1-1 0-0 2; Caitlin Brown 1-5 0-0 2; Elizabeth Brooks 0-2 1-2 1; Karli Kenley 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 21-57 22-33 66. Concordia Texas............... 31 28 - 59 Mississippi College........... 22 44 - 66 3-point goals--Concordia Texas 5-11 (Brianna Smith 3-5; Dominique Mayberry 1-1; Lashanda Luckey 1-1; Kaleigh Landry 0-3; Alex O'Neal 0-1), Mississippi College 2-15 (Valeri Stewart 1-2; Randa Lee 1-7; Traci Rodgers 0-3; Elizabeth Brooks 0-2; Karli Kenley 0-1). Fouled out--Concordia Texas-Margaret Milling; Skylar Lott, Mississippi College-None. Rebounds--Concordia Texas 37 (Shamika Singleton 9), Mississippi College 39 (Jennifer Wair 11). Assists--Concordia Texas 9 (Alex O'Neal 2; Christen McLee 2; Lashanda Luckey 2), Mississippi College 9 (Randa Lee 3). Total fouls--Concordia Texas 29, Mississippi College 17. Technical fouls--Concordia Texas-TEAM, Mississippi College-None. A-429