JACKSON, Miss. – The Southern Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament gets started this Friday at Dorough Field House on the campus of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia. The Majors will play as the #8 seed and take on #1 seeded and tournament hosts Oglethorpe in the opening round.

In the two meetings between the teams this season, the Stormy Petrels won both games. Oglethorpe took game one 65-56 on January 19th at Millsaps and then just a week later Oglethorpe escaped with a 60-59 win in Atlanta. In the second game, Millsaps held a one point lead with eight seconds remaining, Oglethorpe then drew a foul and hit the game winning free throw with a second remaining.

Dia Fortenberry finished the regular season as the third leading scorer in the conference averaging 15 points per game and was second in the SAA with a 49.8 field goal percentage. Fortenberry was also second in the SAA with 2.2 steals per game and eighth with 6.6 rebounds per game. 

Megan Donaldson made the most three-pointers in the conference this season and is the Majors second leading scorer, averaging 9 points per game. And former defensive player of the year Braxton Thomas enters the playoffs averaging 8.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

As a team, Millsaps is third in the SAA in rebounding and steals and tied for second in blocks per game. The Majors are also second in SAA games only with a 39.7 field goal percentage.

Millsaps and Oglethorpe play the final game of the opening round of the tournament Friday night beginning at 7:00pm CST. Fans can follow the game via live stats and live video courtesy of the Oglethorpe University Athletic Communications Department HERE.