Box Score

CLINTON, Miss. – The Millsaps Lady Majors fell this evening, 65-73, to cross-town rival Mississippi College at A.E. Wood Coliseum.

The Lady Majors (0-2) played a close game throughout but were unable to score in the final minutes allowing the Choctaws (2-0) to come away with the victory. Every time Mississippi College built up a lead the Majors would answer, keeping the leads always in single digits.

The two teams were virtually knotted the entire game but a Kristin Salmon three pointer to cut MC's lead to three, 63-66 with 2:44 remaining, would be the Lady Majors' last points from the field as free throws allowed the Choctaws to stretch the final out to an eight-point margin in the end.

Millsaps used a balanced attack, with four Majors scoring in double figures on the night. Lovie Love and Janice Okeke each had 14 points, Shante Morton netted 13 and Kristin Salmon came in with 12. MC's Jennifer Wair led all scorers with 23 for the Choctaws, she was one shy of a double-double with nine rebounds on the night.

The Lady Majors shot 46 percent on the night compared to 49 for MC. Each team hit five three pointers on the night with the Choctaw's percentage the lesser with 15 (33 percent) taken to Millsaps' 10 (50 percent). Both teams were almost dead even from the foul line as well, the Majors 12-of-21 (57 percent) to the Choctaw's 12-of-20 (60 percent).

Second-chance points really hurt Millsaps tonight, with the Choctaws outrebounding them 41-26, including 20-12 on the offensive glass. The deficit allowed Mississippi College to put back 25 points to the Majors' 14.

Coach Winkleman's team will return to the Hangar Dome this Tuesday as they hunt for an elusive first win against the University of Dallas at 5:00 p.m.