JACKSON, MS- The Millsaps Majors put three in double figures and dominated the glass in a coast-to-coast 69-52 win over the Berry Vikings on Friday night. 

Samantha Perez had a double double with 18 points and a season-high 11 assists to lead all scorers while Velvet Johnson had a solid night with 15 points and four steals. Beverly Holmes came off the bench with 11 points including a trio of threes. 

Millsaps out rebounded Berry 35-18 and forced 20 Viking turnovers leading to 25 points. The Majors' defense was fueled by 12 steals including four by Johnson and four by Kim Klunk. 

The Majors used their defense to fuel their offense in the early stages of Friday night. Millsaps held Berry scoreless for the first four minutes and a Holmes three as soon as she got in the game made it 5-0 early. After the Vikings got on the board, the Majors ratcheted up the defense. The Majors held Berry scoreless over the next five minutes and forced four turnovers as they reeled off a 12-0 run to take a commanding 17-2 lead. 

Millsaps continued to push the pace in the first half, transition threes by Holmes and Johnson upped the lead to 31-14 and a Kelli Randle three put the Majors up 22. Millsaps led by 20, 38-18 at the half. 

The Vikings would get going in the second half, starting the second 20 on a 9-2 run. Berry would continue to chip away at the Majors' lead getting within 10 on a pair of occasions. Millsaps would look inside to break the game back open as Kim Klunk and Miah Brooks each scored in the post and break out layups by Holmes and Perez upped the lead back to 16. 

After Berry got with in a dozen midway through the half, Millsaps made one last run to put the game away. The Majors reeled off a 9-0 run over two minutes to stretch the lead back out to 21. Johnson hit a big three and a pull-up jumper highlighting the run. The Majors would run off the clock and improve to 15-8 on the season. 

The Majors will close out the regular season on Sunday when the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels come to town for a 1pm tip. 

A few notes from the game:

Millsaps owned a 24-14 edge on points in the paint...Miah Brooks nearly had a double double off the bench with 9 points and 9 rebounds...Mel McLean and Megan Walsh each had 13 to lead Berry...14 of the Majors 35 rebounds were on the offensive end, leading to 10 second-chance points.