JACKSON- The Millsaps Majors women's basketball team capped off a weekend sweep with a 68-54 win over the Rust Bearcats on Sunday afternoon. 

In a game that was originally scheduled for Tuesday, the Majors adjusted nicely to the schedule change to shutdown the Bearcats. 

The Majors received an early gift from the Bearcats, who signed an incorrect scorer's book, resulting in a bench technical. Velvet Johnson sank one of two free throws and the Majors had the lead before the opening tip. They used that momentum to score seven straight in-game points to take an 8-0 lead three minutes into the game. 

The Majors' defense suffocated Rust early on, holding the Bearcats to just four points over the game's first 10 minutes. Beverly Holmes and Johnson each knocked down a pair of threes as the Majors jumped out to a 22-4 lead over those 10 minutes. Holmes would stay hot, scoring 14 first half points as the Majors kept adding to their lead. Millsaps forced Rust into three times as many turnovers (15) as shots made (5) in the first half. The Majors led 40-15 at the break. 

The Majors would not let up in the second half. Samantha Perez would score 11 of her game-high 21 in the second half, including three buckets in the early stages of the half. Her jumper gave the Majors their biggest lead at 49-15. Rust would not go quietly and would start hitting three pointers, shooting over the Majors' zone. Rust would cut the lead to 15 thanks to a late surge, but it was too little, too late. 

The Majors now sit at 4-1 and will open up SAA play next Sunday as they travel to Birmingham Southern to take on the Panthers. Tip time from Battle Arena is set for 3pm. 

A few notes from the game: 

The Majors turned 24 Rust turnovers into 21 points...Millsaps had a 22-10 advantage on points in the paint...The Majors had three starters in double figures: Perez 21, Johnson 19 and Holmes 16...Kala Freeman narrowly missed out on a double-double with 8 points and 9 rebounds...The Majors had 19 steals including 6 by Miah Brooks.