Box Score

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After \#Deonna Walton\#'s layup gave Millsaps a 68-67 lead with 1:10 remaining in the game, Colorado College's Becky Luetjen hit a pair of free throws to lift the host Tigers to a 69-68 win Friday night to open SCAC play.

Millsaps dropped its fifth-straight contest to open the season, despite shooting a season-high 48 percent from the floor as a team, while Colorado College improved to 4-1.

The Tigers build a 15-point lead with just under four minutes remaining in the first half, but the Majors closed to gap to 34-27 with an 8-0 scoring run to finish the half.

In the second half, Millsaps continued its strong shooting as it cut the CC lead to one with back-to-back 3-pointers from freshman \#Kristin Salmon\#. Walton stretched the scoring run to eight giving the Majors their first lead of the contest 68-67.

However, the Majors were unable to stop the Luetjen, who finished with a game-high 29 points, including two free throws with less than one minute remaining in regulation.

Neither team was able to score again as CC held on for the 69-68 conference victory.

Turnovers proved costly for the Majors as CC scored 23 points off 27 Millsaps turnovers in the contest and held a 26-11 advantage in converted free throws.

Three players ended up in double figures for the Majors, led by senior \#Ronda Webb\#'s team-leading 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor. Freshmen Walton and Salmon added 16 and 13 points, respectively for Millsaps.

The Majors head to Sherman, Texas, to take on Austin College Saturday night as they look for their first win of the season. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.