JACKSON – Millsaps' opening match of Friday afternoon lasted just 53 minutes as they won easily over Paul Quinn College 3-0, but a 2-hour marathon against rival Belhaven College in the nightcap in which the Lady Blazers won 3-2 dropped the Majors to 1-1 on the day.

In their opening set against Paul Quinn, Millsaps won by a season-best 25-3 score in just 10 minutes that set the tone for the match. The Lady Tigers put up a bigger fight in the second set as the score fluctuated back-and-forth, but still the Majors were victorius 25-17. Millsaps put the match away with a 25-10 win in the third and final set.

Sophomore Kate Hall led all Millsaps scorers with 17 kills and hit a blistering .536, while freshman Maggie Tumminello added eight kills. Hailey Miranda and Mallory Clark split duty setting, picking up 15 and 12 assists.

Millsaps gave Belhaven all it could handle in the nightcap, forcing the Lady Blazers to a fifth and final set where they were edged 15-12. All five sets were within five points in front of a rowdy crowd at Charles R. Rugg Arena as Belhaven returned the favor after a 3-1 loss in the Hangar Dome a week earlier.

The Majors opened with a 2-point win in the first set, 26-24, before falling in the next two by 25-22 scores. They bounced back to win the fourth set 25-20.

Miranda posted a double-double with 24 assists and 11 digs, while Tumminello had a team-high 12 kills. On the defensive side, Dixie Krauss had a team-high 15 digs as Tumminello and Miranda stayed busy in helping Millsaps to a total of 62.

Millsaps will face off with MS College at 11:30 on Saturday in Clinton before opening SCAC play with the Cross Divisional in Sherman, Texas, on Friday, Sept. 19.