JACKSON, MS- It has literally been a banner week for the Majors women's basketball team and Miah Brooks and Velvet Johnson were recognized for their efforts.
The Majors clinched the 2014-15 SAA regular season and will host the 2015 SAA tournament this weekend. Miah Brooks took home the SAA player of the week honors while Velvet Johnson was named to the D3 Hoops.com team of the week.
Brooks was recognized for a pair of double-doubles in weekend wins at Hendrix and Rhodes. Brooks had 13 points and 16 rebounds in the win over the Warriors. She backed up that stellar game with a 16 point and 15 rebound effort in the OT win at Rhodes. Her 31 rebounds also gave her the single-season rebounding record with 259 and counting.
Johnson was named to the Team of the Week after dropping 25 points and six assists at Hendrix and scored 15 points and dished out five more assists in the OT win over Rhodes. The senior never left the floor, playing all 85 minutes over the two games.
Johnson also made school history on Sunday, becoming the all-time leading scorer in Millsaps' women's basketball history with 1,396 career points. She surpassed Erin Clark (86-90) who totaled 1,395 points her storied career.
The Majors will kick off the SAA tournament this weekend, playing in the first game of the weekend when they take on Birmingham Southern. Tip time from the Hangar Dome is set for 1PM on Friday.