JACKSON – Junior Melanie Auguste fell four assists shy of a triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and the visitors from Colorado College finished the game on a 12-4 run to win 51-43 and spoil an important SCAC victory for Millsaps on Friday.

With just four games left on the conference slate, including trips to Trinity University and Southwestern University, Millsaps will likely have to win at least three of the remaining four to be eligible for the fourth and final playoff spot in the SCAC West.

Millsaps (5-16, 2-9 SCAC) never led in the ballgame but stayed within five or six points the entire contest, knotting the score three times in the first half before falling in the end by eight points to a team that seemed almost identical on the court.

Three times in the final 6 minutes of regulation the Majors pulled to within 1-point, just to see the Tigers stretch the lead to a bucket on a pair of free throws. Entering the final stretch, CC had hit only 7-of-15 shots at the charity stripe before Auguste connected on her final six attempts when it mattered the most.

Junior Jessica Bowie had another solid game for Millsaps, falling just three blocks shy of her second triple-double of the year after finishing with 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven swats. Tiffany Whitmore was the only other Major in double figures, adding 10 points.

For CC, Casey Drillette added 13 points off the bench and Paige Whitney had 11.

Millsaps will wrap up a five-game homestand on Sunday, playing host to SCAC-foe Austin College at 1 p.m. in the Hangar Dome. The Majors fell to the 'Roos earlier this year in Sherman, Texas, by a 69-46 score.

Notes:
Millsaps wore pink t-shirts during warmups to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness.