Waguespack Leads Majors to 83-54 Win Over Rhodes

JACKSON - Daniel Waguespack's last home basketball game as a Millsaps Major will be remembered more so as a game of firsts. Needing just 8 steals to become the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference all-time steals leader, Waguespack wasted no time in etching is name in the history books, and to top that, he collected his first triple-double of his collegiate career. With 40 seconds to go in the first half, Waguespack picked an errant Hendrix pass for the record setting take-away. Waguespack added three more steals in the second half as he broke his own single season record for steals. Waguespack now has 70 steals on the season, 1 more than his previous record that he set last year. Waguespack's 11 steals also allowed him to garner a coveted triple-double as he knocked down 17 points and hauled in 14 rebounds on the afternoon. Other players of note in the 83-54 trouncing of Hendrix include Junior McKenzie Lash, who pumped in a game-high 18 points, while Senior Michael Schwitter scored 13 points. Senior point guard Lance Stoner poured in 9 points and had 2 assists in his last home game, while Senior Trent Forrest netted 5 points and dished out a career high 10 assists for his last contest on the Millsaps hardwood. For Hendrix, Dennis Hunt led the Warriors with 12 points. With the win, the Majors improve to 17-7 overall and 11-6 in the SCAC. The Majors will play their final game of the 2001-2002 season next Saturday at Oglethorpe. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. EST.

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