JACKSON – The 2008 Millsaps Majors volleyball team wrapped up the regular season home stretch with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 27-25) win over Huntingdon College today.
Millsaps (13-18) pulled away in the opening set after the teams were knotted at 14-14, scoring 11 of the final 13 points to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
After winning the second set fairly easy, 25-14, the Hawks and Majors battled it out in the third and final set to the tune of a 2-point win for Millsaps.
Kate Hall and Maggie Tumminello led the way with nine kills apiece. Sophomore Hailey Miranda had six kills to go along with 27 assists and six digs, while fellow classmate Victoria Romano had four kills. Leading the way defensively was junior libero Dixie Krauss who had 22 digs and an ace.
The ladies will now head to Sewanee-The University of the South for their fourth and last SCAC Cross Divisional of the year, taking on Centre, DePauw, Oglethorpe and Rhodes.