LaGrange, Ga. – The Millsaps Majors Women's Basketball Team picked up their fourth straight win thanks to an excellent second half effort where they outscored the LaGrange Panthers 38-27 en route to a 71-62 win on Friday night.  The win improves the Majors record to 7-2, their best start since 2002-03.
 
The Majors put the first points on the board when sophomore point guard Shatoya White drove the lane for a layup and a 2-0 lead. The Panthers came back with a basket and free throw followed by a jumper to take the 5-2 lead. Millsaps tied the game at eight early in the second half thanks to jumpers from senior Janice Okeke and junior Shante Morton.
 
The Panthers would build a lead to seven at 19-12 with 13:23 remaining in the first half before freshman Anissa Allen cut the deficit down to four with a three pointer. After a LaGrange jumper, junior Lovie Love scored four straight points for Millsaps to make it a two-point game. The Panthers extended their lead back to 25-21 with 6:12 remaining in the first half, but Millsaps responded with a layup from Love, a jumper from freshman Velvet Johnson, and a three pointer from Love to take a 28-25 lead, their first lead since 2-0.
 
LaGrange responded with a 10-2 run to jump out to a 35-30 lead, but Millsaps narrowed the gap and went into the half down 35-33.
 
The Majors wasted little time to start the second half as they jumped out on an 8-0 run thanks to four points from Johnson and two points each from Morton and Okeke.
 
The Panthers responded in a big way with a 15-4 run to take a 50-45 lead. When the Panthers had gotten that run to 11-0, junior Elizabeth Sigafoose hit a huge three to keep the Majors in striking distance and squander some of the Panthers momentum.
 
The Majors responded to LaGrange's run with an 11-1 run highlighted by six points by Johnson to go up 56-51. As the Panthers tried to regain the lead and inch closer and closer, Millsaps continued to hit big shots and big free throws to keep their distance.
 
With a 63-60 lead and 7:23 remaining in the game, the Majors used tight defense and extended its lead to nine with 2:33 remaining. Millsaps continued to hold possession and eventually hit free throws towards the end of the game to earn the victory against a tough opponent.
 
Johnson led all scorers with 18 points and added six rebounds. The Majors premier post players played at an extremely high level on Friday as Morton picked up her eighth straight double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds to go along with three blocked shots while Okeke added her first double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds. White also had a nice night with six points, four assists, and three steals.

The Majors get a week off with the Christmas Holidays approaching.  They return to action on December 29^th as they travel to Montgomery, Alabama to participate in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Huntingdon College. They will play the home standing Hawks at 5:00 p.m. The two teams met earlier in the year in Jackson with Millsaps pulling out a thrilling contest, 72-66.