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Volleyball Heads to Berry for SAA Tournament

11/1/2018 1:10:00 PM

The Millsaps College volleyball team will in Mount Berry, Ga. this weekend for the SAA tournament. The Majors enter the tournament as the #6 seed and will face off with the #3 seed, Hendrix, today at 7:00. Take a look at the game notes below for a recap of the Majors season along with notes about the Majors/Warriors matchup.   
 
Season In Review
 
The Majors started the 2018 season with back-to-back weekends of non-conference tournaments. After going 1-3 at the Austin College Classic in Texas, the Majors rebounded and went 4-0 at home in the Millsaps/Belhaven Invitational, only dropping one set in the process.
 
Conference play was not as kind to the Majors, who dropped their first 4 SAA matchups before picking up a road win against Oglethorpe. Millsaps also knocked off Rhodes, on the road, and Oglethorpe at home to end their SAA slate at 3-11. After beating Oglethorpe, the Majors knocked off Belhaven at home and Loyola-New Orleans on the road to end their regular season on a 3-game win streak. 
 
Offensively, the Majors are the only team in the SAA to have 3 players in the top 10 in kills as Erica Bennett (235), Morgan Vincent (231) and McKenzi Petricko (219) ranked 8th, 9th and 10th, respectively. Bennett also ranks 5thin kills/set with 3.05 while Petricko is 7that 2.77 and Vincent is 9thwith 2.66. Gracie Bellnap's 436 assists is tops on the team and puts her at 7th in the conference. 
 
Defensively, the Majors are led by libero Payton Passantino. Her 469 digs and 5.33 digs/set puts her at 4thand 3rdin the SAA, respectively. The Majors also rank 3rd in the conference with 17.00 digs/set. Vincent leads the front line of the Majors, totaling 58 assisted blocks and 65 total blocks on the season.  
 
Hendrix College (19-7, 10-4 SAA)
 
The Warriors were 2-0 against the Majors this season, taking them down 3-0 each time. 
 
Impact Players for Hendrix
 
  • Lauren Dwyer-Dwyer only had 10 kills in the two matches against Millsaps, but on the season, she led the Warriors with 277 kills, which ranked her t-3rdin the SAA. 
  • Claire Smith-Smith's 461 assists was tops for the Warriors and ranked her 4thoverall in the conference. 
  • Amber Melcher-Right behind Smith in the assists category is Melcher, whose 453 assists puts her just behind Smith in the conference at 5th
  • Carty Mallory-at 6'2", Mallory is a force in the front line for Hendrix. Her 72 total blocks was first on the Warriors squad and ranked 4thin the SAA.  
    
If You Can't Make It:
 
Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/berry/
Live Stats:  https://portal.stretchinternet.com/berry/
 
 
 
To keep up to date with everything surrounding the volleyball program this year follow the Majors on Twitter and Instagram, like Millsaps Majors Athletics on Facebook or visit gomajors.com.
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