JACKSON – The Millsaps volleyball team looked to continue its quality play from Friday night as they started day two of the Millsaps Invitational on Saturday afternoon against Union University (Tenn.), but fell 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-15, 25- 20).

The Majors opened the match by jumping out to an 8-3 lead with senior \#Dixie Krauss\# leading the charge with exceptional play on defense. However, a big rally by the Lady Bulldogs put them in front 12-11, until a kill from freshman \#Raven Scott\# evened the match 12-12.

Union took control of the set behind excellent hitting and finished off Millsaps in the opening set 25-19, after a kill from Marcela Madeira.

Starting the second set, the Majors found a rhythm offensively and opened on a 7-0 run, due in part to great swings from junior \#Kate Hall\# and sophomore \#Kasey Laird\#.  The Lady Bulldogs inched their way back into the set by cutting the lead down to three.

A kill from Scott increased Millsaps' lead to 21-14, but an 8-1 run from Union tied the match 22-22.  After a timeout from head coach \#Jaime Burns\#, the Majors came out firing and quickly closed out the set 25-22 to tie the match at one set apiece.

Beginning the third set, neither team was able to take control until a short run by Union gave them a 9-5 advantage. The Majors came back to cut the lead, but the Lady Bulldogs promptly took command again 17-11 and continued their hard-hitting offense to finish the set 25-15.

The fourth set started similar to the third set with the teams trading points back and forth with neither team generating a lead greater than three points. Union was finally able to gain some momentum as they seized a 22-15 lead after a 6-0 scoring run.  Despite fighting off four match points, the Majors could not rally back and lost the deciding fourth set 25-20 for the 3-1 loss.

The Majors will look to rebound from another tough loss in the final match of the day, as they will take on Loyola University (La.) at 2:30 p.m. today in The Hangar Dome.