DANVILLE, KY- The Millsaps Majors mounted a second half comeback but could not complete it, falling 55-50 to the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels in the Southern Athletic Association quarterfinals. 

The Petrels built a lead as big as 16 on the Majors on Friday, who shot just 26 percent in the first half. But the Majors used defense and timely shooting to get within one in the waning seconds on Friday, but never got over the proverbial hump. 

Cold shooting was the Majors' bane in the opening half as they were outscored in one nine minute stretch, 20-4 by Oglethorpe. Marc Robertson hit a three to stop the streak and Ryan Berger made a couple of short jumpers late in the half to snap the Majors' early troubles. The Petrels owned a 14-point lead at the break, 32-18. 

Millsaps would flip the script on Oglethorpe in the second half. After an early hot streak, the Majors held the Petrels to just four points over an eight-minute span. Oglethorpe shot just 22 percent in the second half.  The Majors got threes from Murray Kastner and Robertson, jumpers from Mac McElveen and Dustin Aubert as the deficit began to dwindle. A Kastner lay in cut the lead to five with just four minutes remaining. 

The Petrels; offense came from the charity stripe as they would continue to hit from the foul line, extending the lead back to seven on multiple occasions. Tully Gilligan followed suit, hitting four straight foul shots to bring the Majors within one at 50-49. Again, the Petrels hit from the line and the Majors' jumpers went cold once again in the final minute. A lone Robertson free throw would round out the scoring in the final forty seconds for the Majors, who ended the 2013-14 campaign at 8-17. 

In fitting fashion, the Majors' three seniors led the team on Friday. Kastner led the team with 17 points while Berger chipped in 10 and four rebounds. Tully Gilligan filled the scoresheet with eight points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Tyler Courson led Oglethorpe with 15, who advance to play Birmingham Southern tomorrow.