ATLANTA-The Millsaps Majors battled but came up short in a 71-65 loss at Oglethorpe on Sunday. 

Senior Nick Cortese again led the Majors in scoring with 14 and Tully Gilligan added eight points and eight rebounds in the loss. 

Oglethorpe got off to a quick start on Sunday, racing out to an early 15-8 lead. As they have all season, the Majors used a balanced, team effort to claw back into the contest. Threes by freshmen Jeremy Mogged and Marc Robertson cut the Petrel lead to one at 21-20. Robertson would connect again from deep as the Majors pulled in front 27-24. Kevin Wilson tipped one in just before the halftime horn to stop an Oglethorpe run and send the Majors into the break down 36-33. 

Neither team would be able to seize momentum in the second half. The Majors would consistently be down between 2-5 points for much of the half. Oglethorpe would put together a run to soar ahead 55-45, only to see the Majors roar back. Murray Kastner drained a three as a part of five consecutive points by the junior to cut the lead to two. Kevin Wilson would split a pair of free throws to cut the Petrel lead to one. 

But that is as close as the Majors would get. The Petrels would hit their free throws down the stretch to keep the game just out of reach. The Majors will head to either Danville, Kentucky as the number seven seed in the SAA tournament. They draw the Rhodes Lynx on Friday night at 6pm. Rhodes defeated Millsaps 70-61 in Memphis and 65-61 in Jackson. The complete bracket can be viewed here.