Mississippi Christian women beat Spring Hill 72-68 on Sanders’ late 3-pointer
Mississippi Christian’s women’s basketball team beat Spring Hill 72-68 in Clinton on Friday, with Kameron Sanders’ 3-pointer with 21 seconds left putting the Choctaws ahead for good. The game featured 11 ties and six lead changes, and Mississippi Christian overcame a four-point first-quarter deficit.
Mississippi Christian turned a 22-16 second-quarter deficit into a 29-22 lead with a 13-0 run, then took a 37-35 advantage into halftime on Aria Jefferson’s jumper with eight seconds remaining. Jayla Alexander scored 11 consecutive points in the third quarter, including three 3-pointers, as the Choctaws built a 56-47 lead.
Spring Hill rallied with an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to tie the game 66-66 with 2:18 left. With the score tied 68-68, Alexander stole the ball with 32 seconds remaining, setting up Sanders’ go-ahead shot. Alexander added a late free throw. Mississippi Christian finished with 12 3-pointers, 15 assists and 33 bench points; Spring Hill had 17 bench points.
Spring Hill’s Kamaiyah Pruitt had 17 points and 10 rebounds, including six offensive rebounds. Carlyn Burdette also scored 17 points, making four 3-pointers and grabbing seven rebounds. Mississippi Christian was scheduled to host Clark Atlanta at A.E. Wood Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m., in the second day of GSC-SIAC Crossover action.
Source: Mississippi College Athletics.
