MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Shante Morton scored a game-high 22 points on the night as the Millsaps women's basketball team defeated Huntingdon College 61-49.

The win improves the Majors to 2-2 and also marks their first win away from the Hangar Dome this season. The game went back-and-forth all night, with ten lead changes and two ties in the two halves. Neither team gained more than a five-point advantage in the first half, with the Hawks taking a 23-22 lead into the break.

Shante Morton retook the lead for the Majors with a pair of free throws with 18:38 remaining giving Millsaps a lead they would not relenquish again, though the game continued to be close until the final minutes.

The Hawks (0-1) kept the deficit in single digits most of the half, cutting the Majors' lead down to five points, 54-49, with a three pointer with just over three minutes remaining but did not hit another shot from the field. Lovie Love hit a layup with 1:12 remaining to extend the lead back to seven and free throws sealed the deal from there.

Morton's 22 led all scorers on the night and she was one short of the double-double with nine rebounds. Janice Okeke managed that with 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

The Majors shot 41 percent from the field (21-of-51) and 38 percent from three (3-of-8). They shot 21 free throws on the night, hitting 16 for 76 percent. The Hawks, in contrast, took just seven and hit four for 57 percent. They were also cooler from the field at 34 percent and 29 percent from three.

The Majors will not have long to rest as they return to action tomorrow when they travel up to Holly Springs to take on Rust College in a 5:00 p.m. meeting.