SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Junior standout Krista Prato Matthews netted a game-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting and Trinity racked up 11 blocks on the defensive end to cruise past the Majors at home, 90-60, and improve to 17-5 overall and 11-2 in SCAC play.
Millsaps (6-18, 3-11 SCAC) was limited to just four assists on 31 percent shooting, using a team-high 14 points – 11 in the first half – from junior Crystal Dickerson to stay in the game early before the host Tigers pulled away in the second period for the 30-point win.
The Majors hung tough with the heavily favored Tigers in the first period, closing the gap to within nine points at 21-12 with 8:24 left in the half on a Dickerson and-1, before TU rallied to score nine-straight points and take a 42-28 lead into intermission.
Matthews and Tierney Hughes scored 13 and 10 points in the period to help offset 13 percent shooting (2-of-15) from beyond the arc, while holding Millsaps to 28 percent shooting from the floor and forcing 12 first half turnovers.
It was also TU in the second half, as the Tigers opened on a 27-7 run and built their lead to as many as 39 with 5:34 left in regulation en route to 50 percent shooting from the floor and a 14th-straight win over the visiting Majors.
Juniors Tiffany Whitmore (10 pts, 12 rebounds) and LaReina Adams (12 pts, 10 rebounds) eached notched double-doubles for Millsaps and freshman Krista Clark added nine points off the bench but it wasn't enough as four scorers hit double figures to pace the TU offense.
Millsaps will close out the 2007-08 campaign next weekend, playing host to Hendrix College on Saturday, Feb. 23, in Jackson. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. during the 2nd Annual "Take A Kid to the Game" Day.