Irving, Texas – After 33 days and nine games since their last game in Jackson, the Millsaps Majors Women's Basketball Team is ready to return home to play in front of their crowd. The Majors completed their road trip with a win over the University of Dallas on Sunday afternoon to finish with a 9-0 record during that stretch and extend their winning streak to 11.
The Majors jumped out to a 2-0 lead when freshman Velvet Johnson opened the game with a mid range jumper. It was a slow first half as neither team could buy a basket and both teams could only get on the board through the free throw line as the game was tied at six through seven minutes of the first half.
The Crusaders then increased their lead to 11-6 as it looked like the home team began to take control of the game. However, the Majors responded with a 12-0 run which included five points from Johnson. Dallas came back with a 7-0 run to tie the game up at 18 before the Majors finished the first half with a 16-5 run as freshman Brittnei Earl took over with seven points during the run and junior Lovie Love added five.
The second half was a seesaw battle as the Majors tried to pull away from the home standing Crusaders who continued to fight and hang in. Every time Dallas seemed to cut the deficit to single digits, the Majors pulled away. Finally, with 4:13 left and Dallas down by 10, the Crusaders got as close as six with 1:41 remaining. However, the Majors got a free throw from junior Shante Morton and a layup from Johnson to put the Crusaders away for good and take the 60-51 win.
Johnson led Millsaps with 17 points while Earl and Morton added nine each. Okeke led all rebounders with eight and also added eight points to go with three assists and a steal.
With the win, Millsaps improves to 14-2 overall and 6-1 in the SCAC. The Majors finally return to the friendly confines of The Hangar Dome on Friday as they host their White Out Game at 6 p.m. against Colorado College. All fans are encouraged to wear white and the first 100 students to arrive and show their student ID will receive a free white out t-shirt.
