ATLANTA- Facing two top-notch opponents, the Majors dropped a pair of matches to Christopher Newport and Cal Lutheran three sets to none at the Emory Classic in Atlanta. 

The Majors hung with the Captains in this one, losing three tough fought sets. In set one, the Majors saw Newport go on a 6-0 run after the match was tied at 11 and won 25-17. The Captains erased an 11-6 Majors lead, using an 11-0 run to grab a 17-11 edge. The Majors shaved that lead to 22-19, but got no closer in a 25-20 CNU win. 

The third set was back and forth and the Majors had leads late at 20-19 and 22-20. CNU won five of the last six points to close out the match 25-23. Caroline McKey had 11 kills to lead the Majors. Taylor Zeigler and Mary Wilson had double digit assists again to lead the offense. Zeigler also chipped in 12 digs to lead the Majors' d. 

In the finale, Cal Lutheran won 25-13, 25-14, 25-21. The Majors' offense was led by Lexus Andrews, Caroline McKey and Olivia Kleyer who all had four kills. Zeigler had 11 assists for the Majors while Wilson had 10 digs for the defense. 

The Majors will travel to Birmingham Southern on Tuesday for a conference match. The Majors lost a five-set thriller to BSC last weekend in a match that did not count towards the conference. First serve is at 7pm.