SEWANEE, TN- The Majors' defensive calling card rang true on Friday night in a 40-36 victory over the Sewanee Tigers in the Majors' road conference opener. 

The Majors held the Sewanee Tigers to 31 percent shooting and just 2-17 from three-point range as they moved to 2-0 in conference and 10-3 overall on the season. 

Millsaps pounded the ball into the post on Friday, outscoring the Tigers 24-14 in the paint. Forwards Kim Klunk and Miah Brooks were the beneficiaries, scoring six and seven points respectfully on Friday as part of a balanced scoring effort. Five Majors had at least six points led by Velvet Johnson who had nine.

In a low scoring first half, neither team could establish much of a lead. The Tigers held a one- possession lead for much of the half before Brooks hit a pair of shots to give the Majors a one-point lead. Millsaps held Sewanee without a point over the final five minutes, lay-ins by Samantha Perez and Kim Klunk helped the Majors take a 20-15 lead into the halftime break. 

Quick buckets by Johnson out of the half enabled the Majors to build a eight-point lead, the largest for either team on Friday. The Tigers would close it to three on a couple of occasions but the Majors' defense shut down Sewanee and protected the lead. 

The Majors held the Tigers without a field goal for four minutes midway through the half and a Johnson three stretched the lead out to 38-30 with under four minutes remaining. The Tigers would battle back, cutting the lead to two with under a minute remaining. 

The Millsaps' defense held strong, forcing a turnover in the final seconds. Johnson clinched the win with a pair of last-second free throws. 

The Majors will look to sweep the weekend on Sunday as they travel to Danville, Kentucky to take on the Centre Colonels. Tip time is set for noon central time.