The Millsaps Lady Majors wasted a golden opportunity Sunday (2/1/04) to win their second straight game as they could not hold a second-half lead and lost to Sewanee, 55-52. The Majors fell to 4-15, 1-8, while Sewanee improved to 9-9, 5-4.

The first half, which featured 8 lead changes, was close all the way as both team jockeyed for the lead. The Majors took a 26-23 lead into the locker room thanks to a Jillian Compton 3-ball just before the half.

Millsaps, coming off a dominating performance against Centre on Friday, opened the 2nd half impressively and bolted to a 40-31 lead at the 12:49 mark. That's when things turned sour as the Majors went scoreless for 5:35 and the Tigers got hot with 13 points of their own for a 44-40 lead with 7:22 remaining. Millsaps retook the lead at 48-47 on a Sara Greer jumper at the 4:50 mark. That would be the Majors last lead of the day, however, as Sewanee reeled off 7 straight points for a 54-48 advantage.

The Majors were paced by Jillian Compton and Becky McDole with 16 and 10 points, respectively. McDole also led the squad with 7 rebounds. Sally Jackson (12) and Jean Anne Babin (11) paced the Tigers. Jackson also added 8 boards.

Next up for Millsaps is a crucial weekend road trip to Hendrix (Friday) and Rhodes (Sunday) as the Majors fight for a berth in the SCAC Tournament.