JACKSON, MS- Millsaps women's basketball will be taking part in the 2015 D3Hoops Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada, highlighting a competitive 2015-16 schedule. 

The Majors will be taking part in the sixth annual D3Hoops Classic held at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Millsaps will be playing the first two games of the Classic, taking on the Bethel (MN) Royals on December the 27th at noon (PST) and the DeSales (PA) Bulldogs at noon (PST) on December 28th. 

The Royals went 21-7 last season and 14-4 in the tough Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). After losing in the MIAC semi-finals, the Royals earned an at-large birth to last year's NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs went 14-12 last season and 8-6 in the Freedom Conference that saw two top-25 teams including recent national champion FDU-Florham and the Bulldogs return their top two leading scorers. 

"We are thankful for the administration's support of our program," head coach Chuck Winkelman said. "The opportunity for our team to participate in the D3 Hoops Classic in Vegas is a tangible sign of the continued growth of our program".

The rest of the non-conference schedule is competitive as well.  The Majors will head to Shreveport to take on the Ladies of Centenary and Roos of Austin College as part of the SCAC/SAA challenge on November 21st and 22nd. The Ladies will make a return trip to Jackson on December 6th and the Roos will head to the Hangar Dome on December 16th. 

Millsaps also has a home-and-home with in-state rival Rust, opening the season with the Bearcats on November 15th at home before heading to Holly Springs on December 1st. The opening weekend closes with the Majors hosting LeTourneau on November 17th. 

The 2015 home season ends on December 18th as the Majors host Howard Payne who features the leading scorer in division-III in Danyel Bradley. The SAA season opens with Millsaps heading to Birmingham to take on the Panthers on January 3rd. It will be a quick turn around for the Majors as they close out the non-conference schedule at LaGrange on January 4th. 

Following a trip to Berry and Oglethorpe, the home conference schedule opens on January 17th with Birmingham Southern making the trip into the Hangar Dome. The Majors first conference double-header weekend features Centre and Sewanee at home on January 23rd and 25th, respectfully. After hitting the road the next two weekends, the Majors close the season with four straight home games, closing the regular season with Hendrix and Rhodes at home on February 19th and 21st. 

"After a painful end to our 2014-15 season, we are looking forward to attacking this very challenging 2015-16 schedule," coach Winkelman said. 

You can view the full 2015-16 schedule here. For more information on the D3Hoops Classic, click here.