Holly Springs, MS - The Millsaps Women's Basketball Team fell earlier tonight on the road against Rust College by a score of 48-42.
 
Tuesday's instate matchup marked the second time the Majors and Bearcats faced each other this season as Rust outscored Millsaps 28-17 in the second half to earn the 48-42 victory.  The Bearcats scored 22 points off of 29 Majors turnovers and outscored the Millsaps bench 20-2.  Rust also went 5-26 for three-pointers while the Majors went 0-9.  The loss drops Millsaps to 2-3 on the young season.
 
After taking the lead in the second quarter on an 8-1 run, the Majors held a 25-20-halftime lead.  Rust, however, mounted a come from behind rally in the second half. 
 
Trailing 36-31 early in the fourth quarter, Rust went on a 13-4 run to take the lead.  The late Rust lead marked their first since the second quarter.  The Majors attempted to end the run by Rust on a layup from Kasi Matthews; however, a Brittany Williams three-pointer sealed the game - and victory for the Bearcats.
 
Millsaps finished the game shooting 30.2 percent from the field (16-53) while Rust shot 26.2 percent (17-65).  The Majors outscored the Bearcats for points in the paint 30-22 while Rust outscored Millsaps on second chance points 17-12.
 
Senior Miah Brooks led the Majors in scoring and earned a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.  Freshman Braxton Thomas also earned a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds while also blocking three shots.
 
The Majors will look to rebound this weekend as they return home to begin a series of three consecutive games played at the Hangar Dome.  First up is a rematch against Centenary College.
 
Next up for Millsaps Women's Basketball is a nonconference home matchup against Centenary this Sunday, Dec. 6th at 3:00 pm.