Montgomery, Ala. – In a tie game, freshman Brittnei Earl hit her first career three pointer with 31 seconds remaining to push the Majors to a 60-56 win over the Huntingdon Hawks. The win brings the Majors record to 8-2 and is their fifth consecutive win with one more non-conference game remaining.
 
Huntingdon jumped on the board quickly with a three pointer from Raven Prater before Millsaps responded with a 12-0 run in the next six minutes with eight of those points coming from junior Shante Morton.
 
The Hawks narrowed the gap to 12-11 before two free throws from freshman Samantha Perez followed by a free throw from senior Janice Okeke, and jump shots from freshman Velvet Johnson and Earl put the score at 19-11 at 7:37.
 
The game would not see another point on the board until a free throw with 5:02 remaining and a jump shot was not made by either team until 42 seconds remaining when Huntingdon's Patricia Pickens cut the Hawks deficit to seven. Millsaps responded with a three pointer from Perez with 26 seconds remaining and a 24-14 lead at half.
 
Both teams were abysmal from the field in the first half as Millsaps shot 20% and Huntingdon shot 19%.
 
Both teams shot much better in the second half as Huntingdon began to chip at the 10 point lead, getting as close as one midway through the second half.
 
The Hawks finally broke through at the 10:26 mark to take their first lead, 40-39, since 3-0 at the beginning of the game. However, Millsaps responded immediately with a layup from Okeke.
 
After Huntingdon retook the lead and a short stretch of misses, the Majors retook the lead, 43-42, thanks to a layup from Perez. After both teams traded buckets back and forth, the two found themselves tied at 48 before the Majors went on an 8-2 run to take a 56-50 lead with 2:36 remaining.
 
The Hawks responded with free throws and a three pointer to tie the game back up at 56 with one minute remaining.
 
The Majors then came down and took the lead for good thanks to the three pointer from Earl and great defense on the other end. Okeke finished Huntingdon off with a free throw to seal the deal and give the Majors the victory.
 
The basket from Earl was only her fifth point of the game, but could not have come at a better time. Morton picked up her ninth straight double-double as she led Millsaps with 16 points and 12 rebounds while Johnson added 11 points. Okeke had a tremendous game with nine points, 13 rebounds, five steals, and two blocks.
 
The Majors are back in action early tomorrow morning as they take on Blackburn College at 9 a.m. in Montgomery. It will be their final non-conference game before their showdown with Rhodes on January 2^nd in Memphis.