JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps women's basketball team whittled an eleven-point deficit down to just three but came up short, falling to the Dillard Bleu Devils 66-69 in the season opener.

Dillard scored first and never lost the lead, but the Majors kept them sweating the whole night with the Bleu Devil lead staying in single-digits for most of the game. The Majors shot an icy 25 percent from the floor in the first half, allowing Dillard to grow their lead out to 13 points at the break, 22-35.

Three missed shots and two turnovers greeted the Majors as they came out of the intermission, giving
Dillard their largest lead of the night at 20, 22-42 just over two minutes into the period. The Majors responded with a 14-0 run over the next two minutes to pull the game back within six, 38-44 with 14:29 remaining.

Dillard's lead got as high as eleven with just over five minutes to play as the Majors prepared their final push. Lovie Love sparked the run with a three pointer from the top of the key. Millsaps went on the attack, outscoring Dillard 17-9 over the final four minutes, but could not complete the comeback.

Janice Okeke led the Majors with 17 points while Shante Morton netted 16 points and 14 rebounds for the double-double. Kristin Salmon also scored in double figures with 15 points on the game. Dillard's Ariel Mitchell led all scorers with 24 points.

The Majors improved their cold shooting in the first half, shooting 46 percent in the second for a 37 percent average on the night. They were just 1-of-7 from three in the first half, bringing that up to 6-of-11 for the second (39 percent on the night). Only in their foul-shooting were the Majors consistent, posting a 68 percent mark for the game, going 13-of-19.

The Majors will try to get their first win of the season this Friday as they travel over to Clinton to take on the Mississippi College Choctaws for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff.