Holly Springs- The Millsaps Majors women's basketball team got a balanced effort across the board, going on the road to knock off the Rust College Bearcats 65-55 on Tuesday Night.

The win marks the third win in a row for the Majors who even their record at 7-7. The Majors took Rust's best punch early on, falling behind 9-0 before ripping off 11 straight points of their own.  The teams played neck and neck through out the rest of the first half, with neither team leading by more than five. Jessica Brown led the Bearcats down the stretch,  her nine points and eight rebounds in the first half, Rust took a 28-27 lead into the break. Brown would lead all scorers with 16 points and 16 rebounds.

The Majors came out firing in the second half, threes by Makayla Roberson and Victoria Morgan put the Majors up 35-28 just four minutes into the second half, forcing a Bearcats timeout. Velvet Johnson and Beverly Holmes teamed up for threes on each of the next three possessions to stake the Majors to a 12 point lead, Rust would not come within single digits the rest of the night.

The Majors did it again with defense in a tough environment on Tuesday. The Majors forced 18 turnovers, scoring 15 points off the Bearcat miscues.  Samantha Perez and Makayla Roberson each had 10 points to lead the Majors. Victoria Morgan, Lovie Love and Velvet Johnson each chipped in eight to help in the balanced attack. Morgan nearly missed a double double, also ripping down nine rebounds.

The win is the Majors third straight and opens up their tough four game road trip on a positive note. The Majors travel down to Birmingham and Battle Gymnasium on Saturday night to take on Birmingham Southern. The Majors won the first matchup between the teams by 20 back in December. Tip time is scheduled for 6pm.