BIRMINGHAM, AL- The Majors never trailed and used a second half run and 25 points from Velvet Johnson to complete a season sweep of the Birmingham Southern Panthers with a 64-44 win on Saturday in Bill Battle Coliseum.
Millsaps broke open the game midway through the second half on the back of a 14-2 run that helped to put the game out of reach. The run took a 30-25 contest into a 44-27 Majors' lead. The run coupled by the Majors holding the Panthers to 25 percent shooting in the game propelled them to a 4-0 record in the SAA and 12-3 overall.
The Majors also used a 9-0 run to start the game and set the tempo early on Saturday. Millsaps' defensive calling card was the story once again, limiting the Panthers to just two points in the opening 10 minutes to lead 12-2, Velvet Johnson had seven of her 25 in the run.
The Panthers would heat up down the stretch, hitting a pair of threes to crawl within six at 22-16. The teams would trade baskets over the final two minutes as the Majors took a 24-18 lead into the halftime break.
The closest Birmingham Southern would get would be five points at 30-25 as the teams continued to trade baskets at the start of the second half. The Majors would get hot out of a Panther timeout, sparking the 14-2 run by hitting their next five shots. Five different players contributed at least one point over the run.
The Millsaps lead would continue to grow as they took advantage of Birmingham fouls. The Majors went 25-29 from the line on Saturday as they grew their lead to as many as 22.
Johnson's 25 points were historic ones for the senior, as they moved her to sixth-place in Millsapsh' scoring history with 1241 career points passing both Jillian Compton and Michele Biegel on the career scoring list.
The Majors also got a double-double from Kala-Jewel Freeman who had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Samantha Perez also had 15 points and 4 assists to put three Majors in double figures. Freeman's 11 boards were a game high as Millsaps out rebounded BSC 40-29.
After playing three of their first four conference games on the road, the Majors return home for the next two weekends. First up on Friday are the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels. Tip time from the Hangar Dome in Jackson is set for 6pm.
