JACKSON -- Senior Tiffany Whitmore scored 13 of her game-high 19 points in the first half in helping Millsaps take a 7-point halftime lead and fellow seniors LaReina Adams and Crystal Dickerson each scored in double figures on the night as the Majors topped the University of Dallas 61-48.

Millsaps improved to 8-6 overall with the win, while the Crusaders dropped to 3-13.

The game got off to a slow start, with neither team scoring a field goal until the 13:46 mark when UD's Meagan Johnson rattled in a layup to pull the Crusaders to within one at 6-5 in the early going.  Dickerson made 4-of-4 free throws and Jessica Bowie hit 2-of-2 for Millsaps' first six points, whereas two free throws from Cara Sczepanski and one from Kelly Regan gave UD its first points.

After exchanging baskets on the ensuing few possessions, UD took it's largest and final lead of the game with 4:28 remaining in the opening half, 17-15, thanks to a layup from Sczepanski.  Six-straight points from Whitmore started a 7-0 run for Millsaps to pull them back in front, as they closed the half on a 13-4 spurt to take a 28-21 halftime lead.

Millsaps carried the momentum into the second half, stretching its lead to as many as 17 points, 44-27, with 14:13 remaining.  Dallas could never regain its composure, turning the ball over 18 times in the period and getting within single digits just twice despite a solid half from Sczepanski and Joirdan Cole who combined for 18 of the Crusaders' 27 points.

The Majors will step back into conference play this weekend, traveling to Sewanee and nationally-ranked Oglethorpe on Friday and Sunday.

Notes:
- Millsaps hit 21-of-26 free throws for 81 percent
- Dickerson was a career-high 10-of-10 from the free throw line
- Millsaps had its fourth game this year with 20 or more steals