Box Score JACKSON, MS- Three Majors had over 20 digs and Millsaps rallied to win the final three sets to defeat Berry in four sets on Saturday afternoon.
Millsaps won 22-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 to move to 19-3 overall and 10-3 in Southern Athletic Association play. It also marked the first time the Majors ever defeated the Vikings in conference play.
Lexus Andrews led the defense with 24 digs while Caroline McKey added 22 and Presley Stoltzfus 21 on Saturday. McKey just missed on a 20-20 game with 19 kills to lead the Majors. Courtney Huie added 13 kills and Olivia Kleyer 11 for Millsaps.
A back-and-forth first set went to the Vikings 25-22. Berry took a three-point lead midway through the set and held it until a late Major rally tied the set at 19. Berry responded, rebuilding the three point lead and closing out the set at 25-22.
The Majors jumped out to a 9-4 second set lead on the backs of service runs by McKey and Mary Wilson. An Andrews' kill and strong defense forced a series of Viking miscues as the lead grew to eight. Three McKey kills put the Majors on the doorstep of the set win and a brief Berry rally was for naught as the Majors took set two.
It would be the same pattern in sets three and four. In set three, Millsaps broke the set open once again on McKey and Stoltzfus' service runs. The Majors' defense helped to close out the set, forcing several attack errors out of the Vikings. A bad Viking service gave set three to Millsaps.
A 10-4 mid-set run in set four put the Majors up 19-14 and helped to break open a tight set. Berry rallied to close the gap to 19-18 but Taylor Zeigler helped to close out the match. The senior ripped an ace to the back corner, had one of her six kills on the next point and the last of her 31 assists to set up McKey for the winning kill.
At 10-3 in the conference, the Majors are still a game in back of Hendrix for the regular season title with a match to play. It will be senior day for the Majors and the regular season conference finale tomorrow afternoon against Oglethorpe. First serve is set for 2pm.