SHERMAN, TX-- After an emphatic win to end Friday, the Majors couldn't keep the momentum going as they lost both of their matches on Saturday at the Austin College Classic in Sherman, Texas. After falling to host Austin College 0-3 Saturday morning, the Majors dropped a 1-3 decision to Concorida University Texas Saturday afternoon.
 
Match One
 
Nothing started off right for Millsaps in the first set as Austin jumped out to a quick 6-1 advantage and never looked back. Five would be as close as the Majors got as AC took advantage of multiple Millsaps errors to dominate the first set 25-7.
 
Momentum stayed on the Roos side to start the second set as they started with a 5-1 lead. But the Majors fought their way back early with kills by McKenzi Petricko and Erica Bennett to cut Austin's lead to 6-5. The teams would trade points back-and-forth, with neither being able to gain much momentum. The Majors were able to pull within 3, at 17-20, but the Roos used a 5-1 run to take set two, 25-18.
 
Despite being down 0-2, the Majors were not willing to go quietly in the third set. AC got out ahead to start, but a block and a kill by Alyssa Jolly made the score 3-4. Austin was able to pull ahead periodically in the set, but Millsaps seemed to answer, eventually pulling within one at 17-18 and 20-21. But that would be as close as the Majors got, as a pair of Roos kills sandwiched a pair of Millsaps errors to give AC the set, 25-21, and the match.
 
Petricko led Millsaps with 8 kills while Morgan Vincent added 6 and Bennett had 4. Vincent also had 4 blocks while Gracie Bellnap led the way with 13 assists.
 
Match Two
 
As the Majors squared off against Concorida University Texas in their last match of the day, they showed no signs of their Saturday morning loss. Millsaps used kills by Vincent and Emily Herring, as well as a few Concordia errors, to pull ahead 5-3. Unfortunately, the Tornados took advantage of five Majors errors and two aces to go on a 10-2 run and pull ahead 13-7. Millsaps was able to pull within five but couldn't get any closer as Concordia took the first set, 25-18.
 
The second set proved to be a roller coaster for the Majors as twice they served for the set, and were unable to put it away, and twice they had to fight to take the set into extra points. In the end, however, Concordia was able to use a 3-0 run to end the set 29-27.

Millsaps wasn't ready to leave Texas quite yet, as kills by Petricko and Jolly, as well as a Jolly ace, sparked a 6-0 run in the third set that Concorida couldn't recover from. The teams traded points until a pair of service errors eventually gave the Majors a 25-23 win to force a fourth set.
 
Things never quite got going for Millsaps in the fourth set as they were only able to string multiple points together four times. Concordia, however, went on runs of 8-1 and 8-4 to take the final set, 25-14, and the match, 3-1.
 
Bennett led the way in match two with 14 kills, Vincent had 11 and Jolly had 9. Katelyn Thomas (19) and Bellnap (18) combined for 37 assists and Payton Passantino led the way with 29 digs.
 
What's Next?
 
The Majors will welcome Louisiana College, LaGrange College, Dillard University and Tougaloo College to the Hangar Dome next weekend as they get set to host the Millsaps/Belhaven Invitational Tournament. Millsaps' first match is Friday at 3 pm.