CLINTON, Miss. – The University of West Alabama volleyball team was taken down in three sets by Mississippi College in a Gulf South Conference (GSC) match, Friday night from A.E. Wood Coliseum. 

With the result, the Choctaws improved to 4-8 and 3-2 in GSC play, while the Tigers dropped to 3-12 and 1-4. 

In the opening set, MC took off with an 11-4 run thanks to three kills by Lydia Paulette. 

Later in the frame, UWA did make it 23-17 with kills from Jaida Alvin and Ally Craig, but back-to-points by the Choctaws gave the home team the 1-0 set lead. 

West Alabama, trailing 8-5, won five of the next seven points to even the set at 10 points apiece. Mississippi College had four attack errors and a Cloe Bonvillian ace during the rally. 

The Choctaws saw an attack error on the other end of the net to get the momentum back on their side with a 13-4 run. Trailing 23-14, UWA did win the next three points on mistakes by MC, but two straight points by the home team made it a 2-0 set lead. 

Mississippi College, falling behind 3-2 in the third set, secured the match by finishing the set on a 23-7 run. 

MC used 11 aces and a .250 attack percentage to secure the straight-set victory. 

Quiara Dunson led the Tigers with eight digs, while Jaida Alvin posted six kills and an ace for seven total points. 

Lydia Paulette had nine kills and committed one error on 15 swings for the Choctaws. 

UWA will wrap up the two-match road swing with a trip to Pensacola on Tuesday to battle No. 16 West Florida. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.