JACKSON- Lovie Love had 17 points on 6-13 shooting as the Majors knocked off the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels 62-49 in Jackson on Friday.

Love came out shooting in this one, scoring 12 of her 17 in the first half. The Majors set the defensive tone in this one early, holding Oglethorpe to just five points in the first 10 minutes of the game. The Majors had a 12-5 lead midway through the first half. Love made two key threes in the first half to stop a pair of Oglethorpe runs. Just when the Petrels would close within five, Love would hit a three to stretch the lead back out to eight, and soon, double digits.The Majors would take a 29-22 lead into the break.

The Petrels hung around for most of the second half, closing with in four on a number of occasions. Despite the closeness of the score, Oglethorpe never really seemed to threaten to take the lead. That was largely in part to Miah Brooks. She was once again a stalwart on the glass, grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. She backed up her defense with 11 points of her own on 4-7 shooting, recording a double double. Her layup and free throws on back-to-back possessions put the lead at nine and Oglethorpe would not get closer.

Samantha Perez hit a couple of clutch threes down the stretch, she finished with eight points, five rebounds and three assists. Velvet Johnson fought off some cold shooting early, and hit a pair of jumps down the stretch to ice the game, she finished with 10 points and five helpers.

The Majors are now 10-8 on the season but more importantly 6-1 in conference play. They welcome in the Berry Vikings on Sunday for a 1pm tip.