JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps women's basketball team held on in the closing minutes to beat the University of Dallas 53-49 tonight.

The Majors (1-2) and the Crusaders (1-3) went back-and-forth all night, but two unanswered baskets in the final two minutes of play gave Millsaps the edge, and their first win of the season. With the score tied at 49 Shante Morton went strong to the glass for back-to-back layups to put the Majors over the top.

The Majors were paced by Morton all night long. She led all scorers with 22 points and placed second for the Majors in rebounds with 11, giving her the double-double. Janice Okeke pulled in the most boards with 16 and added eight points in the game.

Both teams tied overall on the boards with each team pulling in 40 on the night. The shooting was also similar, the Majors shot 21-of-59 (36 percent) to the Crusaders' 20-of-57 (35 percent). Millsaps went 1-of-7 from three (14 percent) while Dallas was 4-of-14 (27 percent). The Majors edged UD at the free throw line hitting 10-of-17 (59 percent) to the Crusaders' 5-of-10 (50 percent).

The Majors will be off for the Thanksgiving holidays but will return to action this Sunday as they head over to Montgomery for a 1 p.m. meeting with the Lady Hawks of Huntingdon College.