Sewanee, TN- The Millsaps Majors went into their final Cross Divisional tied with Centre College at fifth place. After a grueling weekend at Sewanee the Majors came out, one game behind Centre College, in sixth place with an overall conference record or 8-10.
Friday 11/04/05 (1:00 pm)- The Majors opened the weekend with a hard-fought 30-26, 27-30, 26-30, 19-30 loss to DePauw University. Despite the loss the Majors showed great improvement from the previous time they'd played DePauw. The Majors won the first game and fought throughout the last three. Both offense and defense played key parts in the match, and from start to end it was anyone's game. The Majors were led by seniors Ashley Weber and Jennifer Pujol who each tallied 15 kills in the match. The defense was led by Weber with 22 digs and Junior Colleen Kelly with 3 blocks. DePauw was led by Kim Hamer with 17 kills and Jenni Zeser with 27 digs.
Friday 11/04/05 (7:00 pm) - The Majors, suffering from the loss of their libero due to illness, fell to the ninth-ranked team Sewanee after a 32-34, 30-19, 27-30, 27-30 loss. Seniors Jennifer Pujol and Ashley Weber again led the Majors' offense each tallying 16 kills. Cassidy Baker recorded a total of 49 assists and Weber a total of 29 digs. Despite the impressive stats and team-high numbers the Majors could not pull of the win against the Lady Tigers of Sewanee. Sewanee was led by Jaclyn Warner with 17 kills, Lauren Mathis with 40 assists and Jean Anne Babin with 28 digs.
Saturday 11/05/05 (12:00 pm) – Despite the return of their libero, the Millsaps Majors fell to a 30-22, 29-31, 26-30, 12-30 defeat to rivals Centre College. The Colonels of Centre College earned the fifth ranked position knocking the Majors down to sixth after the loss. The Majors Offense was led by junior Kim Fox with 15 kills and their defense handled by junior Keisha Keyes who marked 36 digs as well as Fox with 3 solo blocks. Despite the effort and intensity the majors could not pull through and lost in four games. The Colonels were led by Sarah Burger with 15 kills, Megan McElveen with 23 digs and Burger again with 6 blocks.
Saturday 11/05/05 (4:00 pm) – After losing three straight games in their final cross divisional the Millsaps Majors pulled off a convincing 30-27, 30-20, 30-25 win against Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology. Senior Jennifer Pujol led the Majors' offense, which played a key part in the victory over the Fighting Engineers, with 12 kills. Pujol also led the team in blocks with 3. Cassidy Baker led the team in assists and digs with 27 and 17 respectively. The Majors proved resilience after coming back from a rough start and beating the Engineers handidly. The Engineers were led by Jennifer Scott with 7 kills, Brandi Sturgill with 22 assists, Amanda Fellows with 12 digs, and Sarah Messmer with 3 blocks.
Sunday 11/06/05 (10:00 am) - The Majors used the momentum from their victory the day before to handidly beat the Oglethorpe University Petrels in a 30-24, 30-19, 30-25 victory. Although the Petrels fought hard and had their moments the Majors shut them down with a fast offense and an even quicker defense. The Majors' offense was led by their middles junior Colleen Kelly and senior Jennifer Pujol who together tallied 22 kills. The Majors' defense was handled by junior Keisha Keyes with 26 digs. Cassidy Baker marked 39 assists in game. The Petrels were led by LaToya McCants with 8 kills and Jessica Anderson with 28 digs.
Sunday 11/06/05 (2:00 pm)- The Majors fell to the number one ranked team Southwestern in a 22-30, 25-30, 20-30 loss in their final game of the season. Despite the loss the game was a good note for the Majors to end on. Although the Majors did not create and upset they gave the Southwestern Pirates a run for their money. The Majors were led by senior Ashley Weber in both defense and offense with 14 digs and 12 kills. Junior outside hitter Kim Fox also added 12 kills to the Majors' offense. The pirates were led by Katy Lukaszewski and Lauren Arrowood who both tallied 16 kills and Rachel Kincade with 22 digs.
