JACKSON - The Millsaps Majors earn their 20th win this afternoon with a 3-1 win over Oglethorpe University.
The Majors came out strong the first two sets easily handling Oglethorpe 25-12, 25-12.
The third set proved to be more difficult as the Stormy Petrels opened up a large lead from the start behind the big swings of outside hitter McKenna Bondarenko. Millsaps fought back from a 20-15 deficit to tie up the score at 20 all.
Oglethorpe extended the lead once again reaching game point, but the Majors would not give up tying the set at 24 all. From there, it was a point for point battle until Oglethorpe was able to close out the set at 32-30.
The fourth and final set proved to be dominated once again by the Majors as they took a commanding lead at the start to eventually finish off the match 25-16.
This afternoon's win was a full team effort as four Majors posted kills and digs in the double digits.
On offense, Kasey Laird, Raven Scott, and Alex Morphew led the team with 11 kills apiece, with Olivia Kleyer right behind with 10. On the defense, Taylor Zeigler and Raven Scott posted 18 digs each, with Caroline McKey helping with 13, Kelley Calandro notching 12 and Kasey Laird was not far behind with 10.
The Majors return again to the court this weekend when they host a 7 team tournament in the Hanger Dome Friday and Saturday, to wrap up their regular season and prepare for the Conference Tournament at Berry College.