Colorado Springs, Col. – The Millsaps Majors Volleyball lost two out of three games this past weekend at the SCAC Central Intra-Pod. The Majors started the weekend with a conference win over Hendrix College before falling to Colorado and Rhodes College.

On Saturday, the Majors took a five set thriller over the Hendrix Warriors. The teams went back and forth as Millsaps took Game One and Three while Hendrix took Game Two and Four.  The Majors dominated Game Five, taking it 15-9 thanks to 10 kills and only one error in the final game.

Junior Mackenzie Westphal led the way with 14 kills and 10 digs while juniors Kasey Laird added 13 kills and 13 digs along with junior Raven Scott with 12 kills and 13 digs. Freshman Taylor Zeigler had 28 assists while Scott had 27.

The Majors came back later that night and took on No. 13 Colorado College on their home court. Millsaps kept it close, but did not have enough to overtake the Tigers who took the game in straight sets.  Scott, Westphal, and senior Maggie Tumminello led the way with seven kills each.

On Sunday, Millsaps finished the weekend off with Rhodes College and dropped a heartbreaker to the Lynx in five games. Both teams went back and forth, but Rhodes took the final set 17-15 to knock off the Majors. Laird led the way with 13 kills while Scott added 11 and Tumminello had 10. Scott also had a season high 31 assists.

The Majors fell to 13-9 overall and 6-5 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Majors prepare for their second Intra-Pod this weekend at Rhodes with a home match on Tuesday against Southern Arkansas. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. and will have a live broadcast.