JACKSON, Miss. – The No. 3-seeded Millsaps women's basketball team downed No. 6-seed Birmingham-Southern for the third time this season, 84-67 in the SAA Quarterfinal inside the Hangar Dome on Sunday.
 
Millsaps (19-7, 9-5 SAA) outscored the Panthers in the paint, 56-34 and outperformed the bench, 46-24. Birmingham-Southern (13-13, 6-8 SAA) was also outrebounded by the Majors, 44-32.
 
Rising freshman Elyse Warren accumulated career-highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds, which marked her sixth double-double over the last nine games.
 
Sophomore Haley Franklin nearly notched a triple-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high nine assists.
 
Junior DeZarae Stewart elevated her game with 15 points and seven rebounds, while classmate Helena Roe tallied 12 points and three boards.
 
The Panthers jumped ahead, 4-0 early before Millsaps tied it at 14-14 through 10 minutes.
 
Going into the second quarter, the Panthers carried a four-point lead (20-16) following a pair of three-pointers. However, the Majors would close the half on an 18-7 run and lead 34-27 at intermission thanks in large part to back-to-back Roe buckets.
 
The third quarter would feature several runs. Back-to-back sophomore Meagan Bickmann three-pointers fueled an 8-0 run and pushed Millsaps out front, 44-29 with 6:47 remaining in the frame.
 
Trailing by 18, Birmingham-Southern battled back to cut the margin to nine points at 59-50 with 1:36 to play in the third.

Warren was unstoppable in the fourth as she scored eight consecutive points for the Majors, pushing the advantage to 70-56 with under seven minutes on the clock.
 
The lead continued to grow from there as the Majors claimed an 84-67 triumph to advance to the SAA Semifinals.
 
Millsaps will be back in action as they face No. 2-seed Rhodes in Danville, Ky., beginning at 4 p.m. CT on Saturday. The winner will face the winner of No. 1 Centre and No. 4 Berry on Sunday. Live video and stats will be available at gomajors.com.


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