*Official Stats
JACKSON – After a disappointing weekend of conference play in San Antonio, Texas, the Millsaps volleyball team returned home and dominated Mississippi College 3-0 in a non-conference victory Tuesday night in The Hangar Dome.
The Majors rolled to their fourth home win in six tries by scores of 25-17, 25-22 and 25-10.
Millsaps, now 6-8 on the season, fell behind 6-3 early in the first set, but controlled the match from that point forward. The Majors rallied to claim a 16-14 lead after trading side out points and continued their strong play behind kills from freshman \#Raven Scott\# and blocks from Scott and sophomore \#Kasey Laird\#. Scott eventually closed the first set 25-17 with an attack from the right side.
The second set began a tightly contested affair as the score was tied 7-7 until a serving run from junior \#Mallory Clark\# gave Millsaps an 11-7 advantage. Back-to-back kills from sophomore \#Maggie Tumminello\# and Laird enlarged the lead to 17-10 and forced a Lady Choctaws' timeout.
Out of the timeout, Mississippi College cut the lead to 19-16 but a Lady Choctaw serving error and a kill from junior \#Kate Hall\# got the Majors rolling again. Junior \#Victoria Romano\# provided a solid presence in the middle adding a kill to give Millsaps a set point at 24-18.
The Lady Choctaws would not give up and fought back with four points of their own only to see Tumminello finish the set 25-22.
In the third and final set, the Majors jumped out to a quick 9-3 lead and never looked back. Led by a dominant defensive effort from senior \#Amanda Cain\#, Millsaps increased the lead to 17-6. Hitting errors and the Millsaps block stymied the Lady Choctaws' attack the rest of the way as the Majors cruised to a 25-10 victory to close out the match 3-0.
Millsaps finished the match with a balanced attack as Hall led the offense with 10 kills but Laird, Scott and Tumminello were close behind with eight, six and five respectively.
Senior \#Dixie Krauss\# led the team defensively with 14 digs followed by Laird, who finished with 13 digs of her own to go along with five block assists. Scott also finished the match with five block assists.
The Majors get some much needed rest this week as their next match is not until Tuesday, Sept. 29 in New Orleans, La. as they face Loyola University at 7:00 p.m.
