JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps women's basketball team pulled away in the second half to defeat Rust College 58-46 tonight.

Neither team shot well on the night with the Majors hitting 38 percent (22-58) to the Bearcats' 31 percent (19-61), but the Majors (5-3) used a 18-2 run in the second half to pull away from Rust (2-7).

The first half was a back-and-forth affair with six lead changes. The Majors took an eight-point lead with a Kristin Salmon, 11-3 with 12:53 remaining in the first half, but the Bearcats rattled off nine unanswered points to take their first lead, 11-12 with 8:22 left in the period. From there the two team traded buckets until the end of the half. Salmon ended the half with a three to give the Majors a 24-23 lead going into halftime.

The game finally broke open a little in the second half with the Majors' 18-2 run. The run was sparked by a pair of Shante Morton free throws to put the Majors on top 30-28 with 14:23 and ended with a Janice Okeke layup with 7:47 remaining with the Majors leading 47-30.

The Bearcats cut the lead down to nine points twice as time ran down, but never came any closer en route to the final 58-46.

Janice Okeke paced the Majors with a game-leading 17 points and 16 rebounds. Shante Morton finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Kristin Salmon added 10 points and 12 rebounds for an unheard of three players with double-doubles on the night. Lovie Love added 11 points of her own to the Majors' total.

The Majors will return to the Hangar Dome for the last time in 2010 this Friday as they host Hendrix College at 1:00 p.m.