JACKSON- Senior Lovie Love was one of four Majors in double figures as Millsaps knocks off the Hendrix Warriors 70-54 on Sunday.
The Majors once again used a balanced offensive attack to shut down the Warriors. Makayla Roberson led all scorers with 15, Miah Brooks had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Velvet Johnson had 12 and Love had 10.
Hendrix came out fighting on Sunday, consistently leading by at least five point through much of the first 10 minutes of the contest. The Warriors did an excellent job of keeping the Majors off balance. The Majors came out of a time out with a little over eight minutes remaining and went on a 12-2 run to grab a 29-26 lead. Roberson hit a jumper as time expired to send the Majors to the half up 33-30.
Velvet Johnson came out of the half red hot. A pair of jumpers and a three put the Majors ahead 46-38. Love and Roberson backed that up with threes of their own to stretch the lead to double digits. The Majors offensive attack was fueled by lockdown defense. A 19-5 run midway through the second half put the game out of reach and the Majors cruised to a 9-1 conference record.
The Majors dominated inside on Sunday, outscoring the Warriors 32-14 in the paint. Contributing to the season long balanced attack was the Majors' bench, who outscored the Warrior reserves 29-6.
The Majors have wrapped up their home slate of the regular season. They will look to continue their conference winning ways as they travel to Sewanee, Tennessee to take on the Tigers next Friday. Tip time from the Volunteer state is scheduled for 6pm.