SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In the opening day of the SCAC West-Central Cross Divisional in San Antonio, Texas, the Millsaps volleyball team dropped a pair of matches to No. 20 ranked Southwestern University and No. 25 Austin College, each by scores of 3-0.

The Majors faced the defending SCAC co-champion Pirates from Southwestern University Friday afternoon in the first match of the day. Right from the opening serve, Millsaps looked out of sync and the Pirates jumped out to an early lead.

Southwestern took the first set convincingly 25-16 and in the second set looked in control again by posting a quick lead. The Majors tied the score 9-9, but from there it was all Pirates as they took a commanding two set lead with the 25-19 win.

The third set started close until Southwestern found its rhythm on offense and took a 15-11 lead. The lead increased and anytime the Majors would make a push to even the score, the Pirates would go on another scoring run and put the set out of reach. Eventually, the Majors fell 25-19 in the third set to end the match.

Facing another tough opponent Friday night in Austin College, Millsaps again found itself in a familiar situation, falling in three sets.

Millsaps had no answer for the middle hitters of the 'Roos who had kills early and often in the first set to open up a 16-10 advantage. Austin College cruised to the 25-13 set victory for the 1-0 lead.

The 'Roos began the second set on an 8-4 scoring run only to see the Majors take the lead 11-10. The advantage was short lived as Austin College scored the next five points and never looked back as they closed out the set 25-21.

After falling behind quickly 7-1 in the third set, Millsaps rallied to close the gap. Later, with the score 20-15 in favor of Austin College, the Majors came back to within one point 20-19, only to see the rally fall just short. The 'Roos went on to finish the match in the third set by a score of 25-22.

Millsaps looks to bounce back from Friday's losses as they face Birmingham-Southern College at 10 a.m. and host Trinity University at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The Majors hope to build on their success on Saturdays this season, as they are 3-1 so far.