JACKSON, Miss. -- On Tuesday, the Millsaps College women's basketball team continued a long stretch of home games by hosting cross-town rival Belhaven University.

The Blazers jumped out to a ten point lead early on, and survived an outstanding third quarter from the Majors to score an 83-66 win. 

The loss drops Millsaps to 5-4 overall this year while Belhaven improves to 6-1. 

How It Happened
The Belhaven offense got off to a quick start, particularly from beyond the three-point line where they made five of their first ten attempts to help grab a 26-16 lead at the end of the first quarter. 

The second quarter saw the Blazers stretch their lead out to 42-29 as the teams headed to halftime. 

The Majors regrouped and responded in a big way in the third quarter. On the defensive end they limited Belhaven to just three made field goal attempts and 11 total points. 

On the offensive end, a late run highlighted by five straight points from Dia Fortenberry helped to tie the game at 50-50 with less than 30 seconds left in the quarter. 

Unfortunately Belhaven closed out the period with a three-pointer, and outscored the Majors 30-16 in the final quarter to secure the win.

Notables
Taelor Manning led all scorers with a season-high 25 points. She finished the night 11-11 from the free throw line. She also pulled down 7 rebounds and dished out 3 assits. 

Fortenberry joined Manning in double figures with 19 points. She has now posted double-digit point totals in 8 of the Majors' 9 games this season. 

What's Next?
Millsaps will be back in action next week when they host East Texas Baptist University. Tuesday's tip off is slated for 1:00 p.m.