Holly Springs, Miss. – The Millsaps Majors Women's Basketball Team hit the road for the first time this season as they traveled to a tough environment at Rust College. The Majors escaped Holly Springs with a 59-58 win over the Lady Bearcats on Monday evening. This is the first winning record for the women's basketball going into Thanksgiving since 2005.
Millsaps shot 44% from the field in the game and held the Lady Bearcats to 39% shooting. Freshman Samantha Perez led the Majors with 13 points on 6 of 11 shooting. Perez was spectacular on defense as she came up with four steals in the game and was second on the team with four rebounds. Junior Shante Morton notched her second consecutive double-double as she went for 12 points and 17 rebounds. Freshman Velvet Johnson rounded out the Majors offensively with 11 points.
With the win, Millsaps improves to 2-1 on the season going into the Thanksgiving Holidays. The Majors are back in action on November 27th in Jackson as they will take on the Huntingdon Hawks at 4 p.m.
