JACKSON – Freshman Olivia Coats pumped in a career-high 20 points for Millsaps and teammate LaReina Adams added her 20th career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds, as the host Majors extended their home winning streak to five games in an 81-74 win over Piedmont College on Sunday afternoon in the Hangar Dome.

Millsaps scored 80+ points for the third-straight game to pick up the win, the first time that's happened since the 1996-97 season when they scored 80 or more in six-straight games.

Despite being outshot in the contest by an overwhelming 53 to 33 percent, Millsaps scored 38 points off 30 Piedmont turnovers and scored 11 more points from the stripe (23-of-36).

A four point halftime lead for the Majors, 37-33, quickly dwindled when the Lady Lions opened the second half on a 15-2 run to take their largest lead of the game 48-39 with just over 16 minutes to play. Sophomore Courtney Odum scored 11 of Piedmont's 15 points during that stretch, connecting on three 3-pointers and a jumper in the paint.

Millsaps (4-3) countered Piedmont's run with a 12-2 run of its own over the next 3:36, thanks in part to seven points from senior Crystal Dickerson, to jump back on top 51-50. 

Niether team led by more than three the ensuing 10 minutes and the teams traded nine leads down the stretch, with Lisa Jennings' layup for Piedmont at the 1:19 mark tying the game a final time 74-74.

Coats' 3-pointer from the top of the key off a Tiffany Whitmore assist put Millsaps up for good 77-74 with 53 seconds left, with the frosh scoring the games' final seven points and picking up a steal just before the buzzer to make the final 81-74 in favor of the Majors.

In addition to Coats and Adams, Dickerson had 16 points, five steals and three assists, while Whitmore added 14 points, five steals and four assists of her own. In all, 10 of Millsaps 12 players dressed out scored at least one bucket.

For Piedmont (1-8), Odum had a game-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead all scorers, while Jennings added 17 and Laura Simmons had 12. Both Beth Adcock and Mandy Beasley chipped in seven boards apiece.

Millsaps will put its 3-game overall winning streak on the line tomorrow, traveling to Holly Springs for a 5 p.m. tipoff against Rust College. That game will be broadcasted live on www.atwsportscast.com with Millsaps' Derrel Palmer, and will likely be audio only.