JACKSON – In the final weekend tune up before the SCAC Volleyball Tournament next weekend in Jackson, the Majors cruised to two wins Friday evening as they crushed non conference foes Centenary and Howard Payne.
Millsaps started the day against the Ladies and took set one easily, 25-15. Millsaps was stellar on offense as they had a kill percentage of .412. The Ladies did not go away quietly as they played the Majors closely in set two and three, but it was too much Millsaps as they took both sets 25-23 and 29-27.
Juniors Kasey Laird and Sarah Zito led the Majors offensively with 10 kills each. Defensively, the Majors were superb as senior Maggie Tumminello (13), junior Raven Scott (12), Laird (11), and freshman Taylor Zeigler (10) all recorded double digit digs.
The Majors came back later that night to take on Howard Payne University in the 20th Anniversary Game. The Majors took set one 25-17 after converting on 10-straight points. After falling behind 8-7 in set two, Millsaps rallied to score 13 points in a row to jump out to a 20-8 lead and roll to the 25-13 win. The Yellow Jackets fought hard in the final set, but the Majors prevailed, scoring the 25-22 win in the final set.
Freshman Caroline McKey led Millsaps offensively with eight kills while sophomore Caroline May added six in what turned out to be a great team effort offensively. McKey and Zeigler led the way defensively with 14 digs each. McKey also picked up four service aces and was serving on many of the Majors long runs throughout the night.
Millsaps closes the regular season tomorrow as they seek two wins in the afternoon to bring their win total to 20 on their 20th anniversary. It would mark their first 20 win regular season since 2004, which was Jaime Fisher's first year as head coach. They will take on Mary Hardin-Baylor at 2 p.m. before returning to take on LeTourneau at 4.
