Atlanta- The Millsaps Majors put three players in double figures and defeated a pesky Oglethorpe Petrel squad 64-57 on Friday night.
The Majors were led by Velvet Johnson's 20 points while Samantha Perez dropped 17 and Miah Brooks chipped in 10 to lead the offensive charge for Millsaps who improved to 5-2 in conference play with the win.
The Petrels got off to a scorching start on Friday, scoring seven of the game's first nine points. The Majors were quick to respond after a timeout, quickly erasing the Oglethorpe lead on a Johnson three-pointer. The Majors were able to build momentum after drawing even, going on a 9-2 run of their own midway through the half to open a six-point lead. Miah Brooks was the key to the run, hitting all three of her shots in the low block.
The teams would trade mini-runs the rest of the half, with the Majors opening up six-point leads only to see the Petrels come back to tie. A three-point play by Kala-Jewel Freeman with under a minute left to send the Majors into the locker room up 32-28.
Again, Oglethorpe was quick out of the gate, hitting two quick threes in the half's opening minute to take the lead and force another Majors' timeout. Sam Perez got hot out of the break and scored seven of her 17 points in a run that saw the Majors opened up their largest lead at 52-41. Beverly Holmes was also key to the spurt, draining a three and scoring on a breakout layup.
The Petrels would try to mount another run, but would get no closer than seven points in the game's final five minutes. The backcourt tandem of Johnson and Perez would combine to go 10 for 12 from the foul line to help salt away the game. The road win puts the Majors at 11-6 overall and runs their win streak to six.
The Majors will look to continue their hot streak on Sunday when they travel to Berry to take on the Vikings. Tip time is set for noon central/one eastern.
A few notes from the game
The Majors out rebounded the Petrels 42-37 but Oglethorpe owned a 20-9 second-chance point advantage...Millsaps forced 16 turnovers, scoring 13 points off the miscues...Kim Klunk had three steals and two blocks to go with six rebounds off the bench...Ali Bleckley led Oglethorpe with 19 points and 8 rebounds.
