MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- In a best two-of-three format at Rhodes College in their lone spring tournament of the year, the Millsaps volleyball team went 2-1-1 against a pair of familiar SCAC foes and two non-conference opponents.

Millsaps opened with a split against Hendrix College, stopping the match at 1-1 to keep the court on schedule.  The Majors would then follow with 2-0 wins over MS College and Lambuth University before falling to host Rhodes in a decisive third set.

"I'm really proud of the way the team played, " head coach Jaime Burns said.  "We had a lot of girls playing in positions they've never played before and they stepped up and played well.  Everything we worked on the past four weeks was really apparent and our defense was phenominal."

"Erica (Cook) really stepped it up in the libero position filling in for Dixie (Krauss) who's been hurt and Mallory (Clark), who played right side which she's never played before, was probably the all-star of the weekend."

The Majors will open the 2009 season with the annual Millsaps Invitational Sept. 4-5.