MEMPHIS- The Millsaps Majors are the 2-seed in this year's Southern Athletic Association's women's basketball conference tournament hosted by Rhodes College.
The Majors (16-8, 10-4) will face the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (5-20, 3-11) this afternoon in the tourney opener at 1pm.
The Majors swept the Petrels this season, winning 64-57 in Atlanta and 64-41 last Sunday in Jackson in the regular season finale for both teams.
In a quirky stat, the Majors scored 32-32-32-32 in all four halves against the Petrels this season. The Majors used balanced scoring in both games against Oglethorpe this season. In the win in Atlanta, Velvet Johnson led the team with 20 points. Last Sunday, three Majors were in double figures led by Beverly Holmes' 13 points. Five players had between 8-13 points in Sunday's win.
The SAA is providing live stats and video for the tournament hosted by Rhodes. All links to the stats and video can be found at the SAA tournament home page.