JACKSON – Facing a tough pressure defense from Louisiana College, the Millsaps College women's basketball team dropped its seventh consecutive game to open the season, falling 71-52 at The Hangar Dome Saturday night.

Junior \#Ronda Webb\# got the Majors on the scoreboard first with a pair of free throws, but that would be the only time Millsaps had a lead in the contest.

Janet Butler entered the game for the Lady Cats and made an immediate impact hitting a pair of 3-point baskets as Louisiana College went on an 8-0 scoring run until freshman \#Lovie Love\# converted a layup to end the Millsaps drought.

LC quickly stretched its lead with eight more unanswered for an 18-6 advantage before freshman \#Shante' Morton\# ended the Lady Cats' run with a tough basket down low for the Majors.

Morton finished the game with a team-leading 15 points for the Majors while Tillisha Givens led the Lady Cats with a game-high 17 points.

Freshman \#Kristin Salmon\# cut the lead to 24-17 with a 3-pointer but the teams traded baskets down the stretch as Louisiana College took a 29-22 lead into the half.

The Lady Cats got their lead back to double digits early in the second half as they again forced more Millsaps turnovers with their press defense.

After a couple quick baskets from LC's Christy Pantallion, the Majors saw the Lady Cats' lead increase to 44-28.

Millsaps raised its intensity after a timeout and went on an 8-2 run to keep the deficit manageable as freshman \#Sarah Spann\# found Morton and \#Kristian Dobard\# in the paint with a few slick passes.

The Majors took a page from the LC playbook and implemented a press of their own, but the Lady Cats were able to promptly break through the defense leading to easy baskets as they took a commanding 59-40 lead.

Millsaps was unable to mount a significant comeback as Louisiana College held on for the 71-52 victory improving to 5-1 on the season.

With the loss, the Majors fall to 0-7 on the year and are still looking for their first win of the season that they hope to get on the road this week with games at Rust and Hendrix.