GEORGETOWN, TX- The Millsaps Majors fell to 5-5 after a 78-66 loss at the Southwestern Pirates on Friday evening. 

The Majors got off to a sizzling start on Friday, thanks to the early hot hand of Beverly Holmes. The sophomore guard drained a pair of threes and a jumper. Her eight early points spurred a 14-6 run to start the game for Millsaps. The home town Pirates would answer right back with an 19-3 run to take a 25-17 lead. Southwestern's Chelsea Leeder got hot during the run, scoring 11 points en route to a game-high 32. The Pirate lead would grow to as many as 13 before two Kelli Randle baskets cut the lead to 38-29 at the half in favor of Southwestern. 

Miah Brooks would score five quick points out of the second half gate as the Majors would cut the lead to four within three minutes. The Pirates would start a second-half trend, stretching their four-point lead out to eight over the next four minutes. The Majors routinely got the game with in two possessions only to see the Pirates answer. 

Velvet Johnson drained a three to cut the lead to 54-51 with just over nine minutes left and to 56-53 with a little over seven minutes to go after two Miah Brooks free throws. A Leeder three stretched the lead back out to seven and the game would never be closer. The Pirates would ice the game away at the line and win by 12. 

The loss sends the Majors to the .500 mark at 5-5. Conference play re-opens next weekend with the Majors travelling to Centre and Sewanee. A date with the Colonels is first on Friday, tip time is set for 6pm eastern. 

A few notes from the game:

Velvet Johnson had a team-high 20 to go with a team high eight rebounds, Miah Brooks had 16 to be in double-figures...Southwestern had a slight edge in points off turnovers (17-13) and the teams were tied with 17 second-chance points...Leeder had a game-high 11 rebounds to go with 32 points...Sam Perez had a game-high eight assists against just one turnover.