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The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the dean's list after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average, based on a 4.0 system. The student must take a full course load of at least 12 semester hours of undergraduate credit with all academic courses impacting their grade point average.

The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president's list after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must maintain a 4.0 grade point average, based on a 4.0 system. The student must take a full course load of at least 12 semester hours of undergraduate credit with all academic courses impacting their grade point average.

The Mississippi College Department of History and Political Science announced the 2022-23 academic year award winners. Kaleb Jefcoat received the Martha Hudson Social Studies Education Teacher in Training Award. This award is presented each spring to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance and promise in the field of Social Studies Education. Chase Ezell was named Outstanding Senior in Political Science. This award is presented each spring to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance and promise in the field of Political Science. Lauren Hill was named the Outstanding Senior in Pre-Law. This award is presented each spring to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance and promise in Pre-Law studies Faith Scott received the Outstanding Senior in Paralegal Studies award. This award is presented each spring to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance and promise in the field of Paralegal Studies. Will Grames is the Outstanding Senior in Administration of Justice. This award is presented each spring to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance and promise in the field of Administration of Justice Ellen Quinn received the Edward L. McMillan Award for Excellence in History. The McMillan Award is presented each spring to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance in the discipline of History. Noah Watson received the P.I. Lipsey, Jr. Award. The Lipsey Award is presented each spring to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance in courses related to European and/or ancient history. Joseph Gipson received the Phi Alpha Theta Award. This award is given to a first-year student who has demonstrated excellence in History classes.

Mississippi College recently hosted the 2023 Student Experience Awards Gala, honoring students for leadership, service, and campus involvement. The Freshman Female of the Year and the Freshman Male of the Year are each recognized for their ability to emulate the vision and mission of the university throughout the course of their first year at Mississippi College. For 2023, the Freshman Female of the Year is Caroline Sanchez and the Male of the Year is Charlie Hight.

Each year, the student body of Mississippi College selects a man and woman who best typify the ideal MC student. The recipients for 2023 are Austin Frisbie and Madison Reynolds.

The Mississippi College Department of English and Philosophy announced the 2022-23 academic year award winners. Jonathan Carpenter received the Philosophy Award. The Philosophy Award is given annually to recognize a student who has excelled in Philosophy at Mississippi College.

The Mississippi College Department of English recently announced the 2022-23 academic year award winners. Anna Robbins received the Sigma Tau Delta Freshman Composition Award. This award is given annually by the Psi Zeta local chapter to the freshman who has excelled in English composition.

The Mississippi College Department of English recently announced the 2022-23 academic year award winners. Rachel Smith received the Psi Zeta Chapter Award. This award is given annually to the outstanding senior English major who has been active in the local chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honorary society.

The Mississippi College Department of English announced the 2022-23 academic year award winners. Micah Morgan received the Susan H. Lassiter English Award. The Susan H. Lassiter English Award is funded by the English full-time faculty to recognize senior transfer students majoring in English who embody the values and ideals of the English Department at Mississippi College.

The Mississippi College Department of English announced the 2022-23 academic year award winners. Camryn Bruce received the Excellence in English Education Award. The Excellence in English Education Award is given annually to the outstanding senior English Education major.

The Mississippi College Department of English announced the 2022-23 academic year award winners. Bryan Matthews received the Kerri S. Jordan Writing Award. The Kerri S. Jordan award is given to the outstanding senior English Writing major. The award is given in honor of teachers who value the power of writing to give voice to students.

Mississippi College once again picked up a Gulf South Conference series win, defeating Christian Brothers twice on Friday night by final scores of 6-0 in game one and 5-0 in game two. It was the teams seventh straight GSC series win, as they look to go for the sweep tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the MC Softball Complex in Clinton. The Lady Choctaws collected one run in each of the first three innings of game one, including a McCall Lee solo home run to left field, for her 10th home run of the season, giving MC the 3-0 lead after three innings. With an RBI single by Jordan Moore in the fifth, a Brooke Fagan RBI single in the sixth, and a Shelby Samples home run in the sixth inning, MC pushed their lead out to 6-0. Freshman Camryn Bailey shut down the Lady Bucs the rest of the way, going the complete 7.0 innings, while giving up just four hits. Bailey picked up her 20th win of the season in the circle, moving her record to 20-2 overall. In game two, MC struck once again for single runs in each of the second, third, and fourth innings of play to take a 3-0 lead over CBU. Brooke Fagan hit her 11th home run of the season with a two-run shot to centerfield in the sixth inning, giving the Lady Choctaws the 5-0 lead. Avery Barnett was stellar in the circle, going 7.0 innings complete, giving up just four hits while striking out seven batters. Barnett and the Lady Choctaws picked up the game two win, 5-0, as Barnett improved to 9-4 overall on the season. In game one, MC tallied nine hits as squad before grabbing seven hits in the game two win. The Lady Choctaws improve to 32-7 overall on the season and 18-5 in GSC play.

Mississippi College recently celebrated the 2023 Student Experience Awards Gala and 11 students received the Spirit of MC award. The Spirit of MC Award recognizes freshmen students who have ignited their college career at MC, stepping into their role at MC as young leaders by cultivating a positive atmosphere and experience for their class and the campus community. This year's recipients are Brandon Welch, Maddie White, Rachel Regan, Nathan Heard, Anna Robbins, Micah Lindley, Jacob Brown, Caroline Cook, Landon Maughon, Anne Bigley, and Celeste Artzer.

The Perry Academic Awards were established by Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Perry (Marion Walter Perry, '32 and Effie Elaine McDonald Perry, '33) for the purpose of recognizing scholastic achievement at Mississippi College. Academic Awards, in the form of gold medals, are awarded to seniors from the following majors: biological sciences, business administration and business education, including accounting, computer science, and marketing; chemistry; history; English; languages; mathematics; physics; arts and music; medical technology and nursing; education and psychology; kinesiology and interior design; communication; sociology and social work. Consideration for the awards is with emphasis on academic performance with all nominees having not less than a 3.5 grade point average. Academic excellence will receive 75% consideration and 25% for qualities of leadership, citizenship, creative ability, activities, and moral character. The 2023 recipients are Timothy Martin for Biology, Lauren Michelle Hill for Political Science, Gracie Lee for Communication, Makayla Cole for Nursing, Camryn Bruce for English Education, Brennen Jeremiah Moss for Mathematics, Zack Edward Myers for Electrical Engineering, and Johnathan Riley Carpenter for Christian Studies.

The Student Experience Servant Leadership Award recognizes sophomore and junior students who have served the campus as a whole and are actively leading on campus through engagement, service to the institution and living out our Christian mission. The 2023 recipients are Lindsey Buie, Justin May, Mallory Burnside, Jay Youngblood, Marlee Rogers, Gracelyn Noss, JT Stokes, Janie Gray, CJ Reeves, Claire Price, Coulter Clement, Haleigh Roberts, Malie Kossina, Loren Degan, and Gabby Cobbins.

The Senior Awards of Excellence in Leadership recognize senior students who are distinguished by visionary leadership on campus and their vision of greatness. Students receiving this award may have shown leadership in a particular organization or department, or have served in various roles across campus. The 2023 recipients are Emma Barkley, Chloe Bell, Anna Pittman, Lillian Sisson, Avery Hederman, Kenzie Ricks, Queen Washington, Connor Stewart, Noemi Perez, Timothy Martin, Gracie Phillips, Camryn Bruce, David Torrent, Dylan Robertson, Corley Sullivan, Rachel Smith, Peyton DePriest.

Conferred upon the senior students chosen for having made a significant contribution to student life of the college exemplifying the ideals of the founders of the College, and their successors, in quality of living, leadership, and service. It is named in memory of Dr. Charles W. Scott and Dr. Chester E. Swor. The 2023 recipients are Erin Hederman and Anna Jane Vancor.

Mississippi College did not flinch one bit after falling behind 1-0 in this weekend's three game series with Union on the road, as the Lady Choctaws handled business in games two and three with 22 combined runs in an 11-1 and 11-8 win over the Lady Bulldogs on Saturday. The Lady Choctaws utilized the long ball in both games, combining to hit seven home runs across the doubleheader, with Kamryn Eaton collecting three home runs, McCall Lee having two, and Jordan LaFosse and Jordan Moore each tallying one home run each. In game one, trailing 1-0 after the first inning, Eaton sent a two run home run over the centerfield wall, driving in Shelby Samples, to give MC the 2-1 lead. The next inning, McCall Lee homered with Brooke Fagan on base, as MC extended their lead to 4-1. Two batters later, Jordan Moore added a solo home run, as the Lady Choctaws closed out the third inning leading 5-1. After a two RBI single by Alexis Laughlin in the fourth, McCall Lee connected on her second home run of the game to take a 10-1 advantage. Caylee Comer collected an RBI in the fifth inning, as MC went on to win game one by a final of 11-1. The Lady Choctaws had 12 hits in the win, as Camryn Bailey picked up her 18th win in the circle, surrendering just five hits, one run, and two strikeouts. In game two, MC jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, after a throwing error allowed Alexis Laughlin to cross the plate. In the second inning, Jordan LaFosse homered to left field, pushing MC out to a 2-0 lead. Two batters later, Kamryn Eaton hit her second home run of the day to left center, scoring Shelby Samples, to put MC up 4-0 after two innings. Ahead 4-1, Eaton connected on her third home run of the day, a two run shot to centerfield. With the HR, the Lady Choctaws extended their lead to five runs, 6-1. With the help of RBI singles by Brooke Fagan, Jordan Moore, and Jordan LaFosse in the sixth inning, and a fielding error, MC sent five runs to the plate in the inning to go ahead 11-3. Union scored five runs over the next two innings, yet it was the Lady Choctaws that went on to win by a final of 11-8 in game two, clinching their sixth straight GSC series. Barnett picked up the win in the circle, her seventh of the year, going the full 7.0 innings. The Lady Choctaws collected eight hits as a unit, on their way to improving to 28-7 overall and 16-5 in GSC play. Eaton's three home run day put her tied for second all-time in home runs for a singles season with 13 along with former Lady Choctaw, Ty Buckley (2016, 13 HR's) and one shy of Brianna Caldwell's 14 home run season in 2018

The Gulf South Conference announced its Softball Players of the Week on Tuesday Kamryn Eaton being tabbed the GSC Player of the Week for her performance over the weekend at Union. Eaton helped the nationally-ranked Lady Choctaws to a conference series win over Union, finishing the three-game set with three home runs while going 4-for-8 at the the plate. The sophomore also filled out her weekly ledger with six RBI, scored three runs and posted a 1.625 slugging percentage. Her three home runs move her to second in all-time in single-season school history with 13 HRs this season and just one shy of tying the record.

Emily Barnes, a Biology major and member of the class of 2023, was recently accepted into the University of Mississippi Medical Center Dental Hygiene School.

Mississippi College's Track and Field team dazzled spectators at the Rhodes 7-Way Meet, racking up an impressive number of wins and lifetime bests, and further cementing the Choctaws as a formidable athletic force. The Lady Choctaws distance runners set the tone early on, with Emily Berry clinching the Women's 5,000-meter run in 18:11.8 and leading five Lady Choctaws dominating the top five spots. Their male counterparts were no less impressive. Brock Kelly triumphed in the Men's 5,000-meter run, recording a lifetime best of 14:54.1, becoming the only sub-15 finisher, and securing the No. 8 All-time spot in school history. Hollis Johnson's 4:03.1 victory in the Men's 1500-meter run was nothing short of exhilarating, as he showcased a spectacular 61-second closing kick in the last 400m. The victories kept rolling in: Timothy Young soared to a Men's Long Jump win at 6.56 meters, Fabio Palmieri scorched the track with a 47.8-second Men's 400m win, and Kelechi Christian sped to a Women's 100m victory in 11.95 seconds. Palmieri's time, which met the NCAA Division II provisional standard, now ranks second in the Gulf South Conference, just behind Mississippi College's own Niklas Klei. Al Ferrill's exceptional day saw him set the school record with a 16.18-meter throw in the Men's Shot Put and secure a Men's Discus win with a 48.54-meter toss. Ferrill now ranks No. 4 All-time in the latter event. Haley Hall's 2:16.6 lifetime best in the Women's 800m placed her at No. 4 All-time in school history. Mississippi College's Women's Hammer team turned heads, with Sakari Faulkner and Rashanna Thorne seizing the top two spots. Faulkner's lifetime best of 43.19 meters was closely followed by Thorne's 42.94-meter lifetime best, placing the duo at No. 3 and 4 in school history. Thorne doubled her efforts to claim victory in the Women's Shot, claiming a massive lifetime best of 12.49 meters in the process. The grand finale was the Men's 4x400m relay, where Dorian Hurd, Brandon Williams, Todd McInnis, and Connor Stewart captured the gold, sealing an extraordinary day for Mississippi College Track and Field. Mississippi College's exceptional performance at the Rhodes 7-Way Meet brings the school's record count to 13 for the year, as they continue to build on the momentum generated with each and every competition. The Choctaws now set their sights on the 2023 George Tech Track and Field Invitational, slated for April 21-22.

The Mississippi College Track and Field team left an indelible mark at the prestigious Mt. Sac Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational, obliterating multiple school records and securing several NCAA Division II provisional standards in a display of unparalleled athletic prowess. The indomitable Jan Lukas Becker spearheaded the team's efforts with a jaw-dropping time of 28:43.2 in the elite Men's 10,000-meter run, clinching fourth place and demolishing the Mississippi College school record. Becker's extraordinary performance catapulted him to the third rank in all of NCAA Division II. In the Women's 5,000-meter run, Jazmin Hernandez and Lauren Wallace broke the school record with astonishing lifetime bests of 17:01.9 and 17:23.6, respectively. Hernandez's time not only earned her the NCAA Division II provisional standard but also cemented her position as the second-ranked runner in the Gulf South Conference (GSC). Wallace now ranks sixth in the GSC. But Wallace didn't stop there, going on to make history in the Women's 1500-meter run by snatching the school record with a GSC-leading time of 4:29.0. This monumental achievement makes her the first-ever Lady Choctaw to break the 4:30 mark in the event, earning her the NCAA Division II provisional standard and the 22nd rank nationally. Cole Benoit demonstrated his versatility with commanding performances in both the Men's 800-meter and 1500-meter runs. Benoit achieved a lifetime best of 1:51.5 in the 800m, earning him the second rank in the GSC. In the 1500m, Benoit ran a GSC-leading time of 3:46.7, meeting the NCAA Division II provisional standard and ranking 21st nationally. Additional standout performances included Hunter Kurz in the Men's 1500-meter run, securing a season's best mark of 3:51.8 and ranking fifth in the GSC. Gabe Poulin also delivered a season's best in the Men's 10,000-meter run, clocking in at 30:42.1. Jazmin Hernandez ran another season's best, 4:35.3, now ranking sixth in the GSC. In a remarkable testament to the team's collective talent, every athlete who made the trip to California now holds either first or second place in their specialty events in Mississippi College school record history. Cole Benoit and Hunter Kurz are the fastest-ever Choctaw performers in the Men's 1500-meter run; Jan Lukas Becker and Gabe Poulin hold the same distinction in the Men's 10,000-meter run; and Jazmin Hernandez and Lauren Wallace are the fastest-ever Lady Choctaw performers in every event from the Women's 800-meter run to the Women's 5,000-meter run in both indoor and outdoor track and field. The Mississippi College Track and Field team's meteoric rise is undeniable, as they continue to achieve great things and make their mark in the world of collegiate athletics. The Choctaws will now shift their focus to the 2023 Georgia Tech Track and Field Invitational, set to take place on April 21-22.

Kaylee Parks, an Education major at Mississippi College, is the recipient of a 2023 Linda Anglin Teacher Preparation Scholarship from the Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE). In addition to the $500 scholarship, Kaylee also received a complimentary membership to MPE for her first year of teaching. A resident of Clinton, Parks is a member of Alpha Chi and Mortar Board honor societies and serves as vice president of Kappa Delta Pi honor society. Founded in 1979, the Mississippi Professional Educators is Mississippi's largest and premier organization for professional educators, serving approximately 12,500 teachers, administrators and support personnel. MPE serves members in pre-K through graduate education in both public and private institutions with the purpose of promoting better education for the children of Mississippi. MPE offers an annual scholarship to an MPE student member from each School of Education at Mississippi's fifteen public and private institutions of higher learning.

The Hall of Fame of Mississippi College was established in 1960 to honor four senior students for outstanding leadership ability, scholastic achievement, extra-curricular activities participation, contribution to student life and dedication to the serving of God and fellowmen. The four honorees are announced each spring at the Student Experience Gala and presented with a plaque. The 2023 inductees were: Cole Benoit, Carly Fisher, Marion Pohl, and Evan Warnick.

Queen Washington, a social work major and member of the class of 2023, recently accepted a Counselor Position with the Youth Villages in Memphis, TN.

Three Mississippi College softball student-athletes were named to the 2023 Tucci/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II Player & Pitcher of the Year Watchlist, as announced by the NFCA on Thursday, March 30. OFFICIAL NFCA ANNOUNCEMENT The complete list included 115 names from across the country, and was broken down to the eight NCAA regions (Atlantic, Central, East, South, South Central, Southeast and West) with up 15 student-athletes named per region. 10 Gulf South Conference members were named to the watchlist with the Lady Choctaws leading the way in the GSC with three athlete (Camryn Bailey, Jaycee Dill, Kamryn Eaton). Bailey has tallied an impressive rookie campaign with an overall record of 16-2 in the circle. The freshman has thrown 100.1 innings with a team-best 61 strikeouts with a 1.94 ERA. Opponents are hitting just .220 off of Bailey in 2023. Dill currently is hitting .383 with 18 hits, two doubles, two triples, four home runs and 12 RBI's. Eaton is second on the team with a .429 batting average, along with 33 hits, eight doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 35 RBI's, and a .948 slugging percentage. The list is compiled and the award is voted on by the elected members of the NFCA Division II All-American Committee with one head coach representing each of the eight NCAA regions. To be eligible, a student-athlete's head coach must be a member. The 2023 Tucci/NFCA Player and Pitcher of the Year will be announced on June 1. All student-athletes are eligible for the end-of-the-season award and do not have to be on this list to be considered. GSC STATS The Player of the Year award was created in 2015 to honor the outstanding athletic achievements among softball student-athletes throughout NCAA Division II. In 2019, the Association expanded the award to include a Player and Pitcher of the Year.

The Gulf South Conference announced its Softball Players of the Week on Tuesday with Shelby Samples being name the GSC Freshman of the Week for the second time in 2023. This week's awards were for games played between March 20-26. Samples was instrumental in Mississippi College winning its series over Auburn Montgomery. The rookie outfielder went 6-for-9 from the plate in the series and posted a .667 batting average with five runs scored and three RBI. In the series opener, she registered a 3-for-4 afternoon as she scored twice and drive in one. Samples helped lift MC to a series win with a 2-for-3 outing and two RBI and two runs scored. The freshman is third on the team in hitting with a .424 batting average, 39 hits, five doubles, four triples, two home runs, 24 runs batted in, and 28 runs scored. She has started at 32 games for MC. The Lady Choctaws will return to action on the road on Friday-Saturday, April 7-8 at Union. The two teams will square off on the diamond at 5 p.m. on Friday in Jackson, Tenn. Player of the Week: Sadie Thompson, So., OF, Alabama Huntsville Thompson helped Alabama Huntsville to its first-ever series sweep at Delta State, as she led the UAH offense with a .600 batting average while going 6-for-10 at the plate. The sophomore outfielder also registered eight RBI, scored three times, and tallied four steals, while posting a .636 on-base percentage. In the series finale, Thompson posted a standout performance with a 3-for-4 day at the plate, driving in six and scoring twice with a walk a grand slam home run in the 7th inning. Other nominees: Taylor Macera (VSU); RJ Janke (UWG); Zoey Neal (UU); Kelsie Gilliam (UWA); Kayla Mayo (UWF); Kat Fallen (AUM); Shelby Samples (MC); Cara Alexander (CBU) Pitcher of the Week: Samantha Richards, Sr., P, Valdosta State Richards went 2-0 in three appearances, two starts, two complete games and one shutout for an 0.54 ERA in a three-game sweep of Lee this weekend. The senior, who improved to 21-2 this season, pitched 13.0 innings, allowed six hits, one earned run, walked one and struckout 16 as the Flames hit .133 against her. Richards opened the series with 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 seven-inning complete game shutout, allowing three hits and one walk. She then struck out six in a five-inning run-rule complete game as VSU won 10-1 to open a doubleheader allowing three hits, before tossing a perfect inning of relief in game two as she retired all three batters she faced in the fifth to complete the sweep. Other nominees: Madison Wright (UWA); Riely Vaughn (UU); Megan Shurtz (UAH); Montana Young (UWF); Avery Dickerson (AUM);

Mississippi College softball continues to raise the bar in 2023, knocking off AUM 5-1 on Sunday to clinch their fifth consecutive Gulf South Conference series. It was the first time in school history that the Lady Choctaws took the series over the Lady Warhawks, after winning game one on Saturday 12-11 before Sunday's four run win. On Sunday, AUM struck first in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Yet, freshman sensation Camryn Bailey would go on to shut out AUM the rest of the way after giving up the lone run in the first. MC went on to score five runs, scoring three in the second inning on a double by freshman Shelby Samples that scored Jordan LaFosse and Jordan Moore to give MC the 2-0 lead. Kamryn Eaton used a squeeze play to bring in Samples as MC took ta 3-1 advantage after two innings. Eaton added an RBI and run for the Lady Choctaws in the fourth inning, scoring Samples to give MC a 4-1 lead. In the sixth inning Ashley Lightcap drove in Jordan Moore on a sacrifice fly to left field and MC went ahead 5-1, on their way to picking up the game three and series clinching win. Bailey (17-2) picked up the win, giving uo just one run the entire 7.0 innings of her outing in the circle. Alexis Laughlin, Jordan LaFosse, and Shelby Samples each collected two hits in the win as MC finished with eight hits as a team. MC moves to 26-6 overall on the season with a GSC record of 14-4 after taking the series over AUM. Wednesday's games at home versus Southern Arkansas have been canceled due to a scheduling conflict within the SAU program, as the Lady Choctaws will now return to action on the road on Friday-Saturday, April 7-8 at Union. The two teams will square off on the diamond at 5 p.m. on Friday in Jackson, Ten.

Mississippi College picked up another weekly honor of Tuesday with Brooke Fagan being named the Gulf South Conference Player of the Week following her stellar performance on the field over the weekend at Lee. Fagan had a monster weekend offensively for the Lady Choctaws, finishing 6-of-11 at the plate with a .545 batting average. Fagan also had three home runs (50% of her hits were HRs) including eight runs batted in, six runs scored, two doubles, and three HRs. The #21 Lady Choctaws second baseman was instrumental in two comeback wins in games two and three. Trailing 6-3 in game two of the weekend (trialing 1-0 in the series at the time), Fagan's three run home run in the fifth inning - her second of the game - sparked the 6-6 tie, and eventually the 8-6 win for MC, tying the series at 1-1. In game three, trailing 8-5, a five run seventh innings, and an RBI double by Fagan helped give MC the 10-8 lead in the inning, as the Lady Choctaws went on to win game three and clinch their fourth straight GSC series. Fagan has had an outstanding 2023 campaign, hitting .405 at the plate with 32 hits, eight doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 33 RBI's and a slugging percentage of .899 #21 MC improved to 24-5 overall on the season and 12-3 in GSC play over the weekend and will return to the diamond this weekend at home versus AUM. The two teams will play a three game GSC series with doubleheader action on Saturday, April 1 beginning with game one at 2 p.m. at the MC Softball Complex. Game three will take place on Sunday at 1 p.m. GSC OFFICIAL RELEASE The Gulf South Conference announced its Softball Players of the Week for the 2023 season. This week's awards were for games played between March 20-26 Player of the Week: Brooke Fagan, Gr., 2B, Mississippi College Fagan had a stellar performance offensively for Mississippi College, finishing 6-of-11 at the plate with a .545 batting average. The graduate second baseman also eight runs batted in, scored six runs, two doubles and three home runs. Fagan was instrumental in two comeback wins in games two and three of Lady Choctaws series against Lee. Trailing 6-3 in game two of the weekend (trialing 1-0 in the series at the time), Fagan's three run home run in the fifth inning - her second of the game - sparked the 6-6 tie, and eventually 8-6 win for MC to tie the series at 1-1. Other nominees: Hannah Harper (UWF); Taylor Macera (VSU); Macey Neal (UU); Alexa Scalzo (LU); Kinley Adams (UAH); Taylor Clegg (UWA); Kat Fallen (AUM) Pitcher of the Week: Madison Wright, Jr., P, West Alabama Wright tossed another five-inning run-rule perfect game for her second week in a row, in West Alabama's series opener against Montevallo. In the outing, the junior hurler tallied four strikeouts as the Tigers rolled to a 12-0 win. She then started game two the next and worked three innings with five strikeouts, while allowing four runs, all earned, on three hits. She opened the week with five-inning appearance against Columbus State where she struck out four, and allowed four earned runs. Other nominees: Jeya Prasad (UWF); Samantha Richards (VSU); Riely Vaughn (UU); Katie Bracken (UAH); Morgan Ferguson (AUM) Freshman of the Week: Hannah Harper, Fr., 1B/DP, West Florida Harper had an impressive weekend, as she went 9-for-12 at the plate and posted a .750 batting average in the series against Shorter. The rookie finished the three-game set with multiple hits in every game, highlighted by a 4-for-4 outing in the series finale. Harper also drove in two runs in the third game, while scoring twice in the opener and finale. Other nominees: Emma Nixon (UWG); Riely Vaughn (UU); Jayme Prandine (VSU); Katie Bracken (UAH); Chloe Baynes (AUM); Ann Marie Stanbridge (UWA)

The Gulf South Conference announced it's Women's Tennis Players of the Week for the 2023 season on Wednesday with Mississippi College's Anna Valiaeva being named the GSC Women's Tennis Player of the Week. This week's awards were for matches played between March 27-April. 2 Valiaeva went 5-0 for the week in singles and 4-1 in doubles. The senior won 10-consecutive sets as she picked up singles wins on courts three, four and five, while playing on court three. Her and the Lady Choctaws return to action on Monday with first serve set for 2 p.m. at West Alabama in Livingston, Ala. VALIAEVA BY THE NUMBERS THIS WEEK 5-0 for the week in singles, 4-1 in doubles, and 9-1 overall. Delta State | March 27 (W, 7-0) 1-0 singles (#4 singles - def. Sofia Pepe, 6-3, 6-0) | 1-0 doubles (#3 Doubles - def. Lucia Chacon-Habis / Haley Rooks 6-1) #30 Auburn Montgomery | March 30 (L, 3-4) 1-0 singles (#5 singles - def. Nahia Izco, 6-4, 7-6) | 1-0 doubles (#3 Doubles - def. Nahia Izco / Isabella Pinto, 6-3) West Georgia | April 1 (W, 6-1) 1-0 singles (#3 singles - def. Karla Menendez, 6-2, 6-2) | 1-0 doubles (#3 Doubles - def. Kennedy Lewis / Lara Wedd, 6-2) #35 West Florida | April 1 (L, 3-4) 1-0 singles, (#5 singles - def. Luiza Daud, 6-4, 6-0) | 0-1 doubles (#3 doubles - lost, Guadalupe Martinez / Mayumi Saguchi, 4-6) Valdosta State | April 2 (W, 5-2) 1-0 singles, (#5 singles - def. Jorja Reynolds, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1) | 1-0 doubles (#3 doubles - def. Evelyn Altmaier / Natalie Kohoutkova, 6-4) Other nominees: Ashleigh Simes (LU); Kayla Greco (VSU); Haina Franco (UWA); Estefania Garcia (AUM); Mireia Turro (UM); Jenna Svatos (UWF) Freshman of the Week: Regina Urbiola, Fr., Auburn Montgomery Urbiola went a combined 4-2 in all matches she played earning a court two singles win against Delta State's Marie Guilaume (6-1, 6-4). The rookie also picked up three court one doubles wins.