JACKSON – The Millsaps Majors Women's Basketball Team welcomed in the Rust Lady Bearcats on Monday afternoon as they forced 19 turnovers thanks to a lethal defensive effort in a 55-46 win. Millsaps now prepares to hit the road for nine straight games for the remainder of the month and going into January.
 
The Majors jumped out to a 14-7 lead thanks to four points from freshman Samantha Perez and junior Shante Morton before both teams went on a two and a half minute scoreless drought. The Majors then increased their lead to 24-10 with 4:36 remaining in the first half. Rust closed the half outscoring the Majors 11-6 to cut the deficit down to nine at half.
 
Both teams remained even in the second half as the Lady Bearcats hung strong. Every time it looked like the Majors were going to pull away, Rust responded and brought the game back into striking distance. Morton led the Majors in the second half with 12 points as Millsaps took the victory.
 
Morton led the Majors with her sixth consecutive double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Velvet Johnson added nine points while senior Janice Okeke had a tremendous all around game with eight points, five assists, four rebounds, and three steals.
 
With the win, the Majors improved to 5-2 on the season. Millsaps begins a nine game road trip on Thursday as they travel to Lookout Mountain, Georgia to take on Covenant College. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.