ATLANTA – The Millsaps women's basketball team outdueled Oglethorpe, 75-59 inside the Dorough Field House on Friday. After defeating the Stormy Petrels, the Majors clinched back-to-back SAA Regular Season titles and will host the SAA Women's Basketball Championship as the outright No. 1 seed.

The Majors earned their seventh SAA Regular Season Championship, dating back to 2012-13. The banners include the 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

Sophomore Garin Freeman led the Majors with 20 points on Friday. She shot 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the foul line, while adding eight assists. The Little Rock, Ark., native also tied a career-high five steals and added an offensive rebound.

Senior Haley Franklin shut down her opponents with 16 points, six rebounds and one block. The Baton Rouge, La., product shot (8-of-15) from the floor and dished out three assists.

Sophomore Tia Anderson had a stellar performance of 12 points, five rebounds, two steals and one assist. Anderson also made four three-pointers from behind the arc.

Junior Lexus Keyes recorded nine points, three rebounds and one assist. She went (4-of-8) from field goal range against her competitors.

Senior Emily Adams boasted eight points, one rebound and a steal.

Millsaps (21-3, 10-1 SAA) outnumbered Oglethorpe (14-11, 5-7, SAA), 11-3 in steals while leading 12-0 in fast break points. The Majors also outnumbered the Stormy Petrels (27-7) in total bench points.

Both teams drew a 30-30 total from points inside the paint.

In the first quarter, a senior Taylor Frank (season-high nine rebounds) layup in the paint provided Millsaps their first two points before a Franklin lay-in bucket extended the Majors' lead to 6-2.

With 6:04 remaining in the first quarter, Anderson sank a three-pointer from the corner, giving the Majors a four-point lead.

Franklin continued to score, placing the ball inside the net and putting the Majors ahead, 15-7.

Left wide open, Anderson then made another three-pointer before securing her second steal on defense. The Majors maintained their lead at 20-7.

Oglethorpe scored just before the buzzer, ending the first quarter with a score of 24-12 in favor of the Majors.

In the second quarter, Freeman stole the ball from her opponent in heavy traffic. She then completed a layup while being fouled.

A free throw made by the guard propelled the Majors to a 35-14 lead, which was the largest differential of the evening.

With 46 seconds remaining, Freeman outsmarted the Stormy Petrels with a steal inside the paint. Keyes capped off the pass with a successful jumper. Millsaps concluded the first half leading, 45-26.

In the first half, Millsaps shot 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from the floor while holding the Stormy Petrels scoreless (0-of-9) from long-range shooting. Millsaps also shot 75 percent (9-of-12) from the foul line.

With 6:52 remaining in the third quarter, Adams collected a steal on defense. She then was fouled and sank a pair of free throws from the line.

Franklin netted the last make for the Majors in the third quarter as Oglethorpe battled back and cut their deficit down by eight, 55-47.

In the fourth quarter, Adams knocked down a trey wide open to push the Majors back ahead by 12 points at 61-49.

With 5:26 left to play, Freeman chased down her third steal of the contest for an easy layup.

Oglethorpe continued struggling to keep up with the Majors' balanced effort on both sides of the ball as Millsaps excelled past the Stormy Petrels, 75-59 on Friday.

The Majors will be back in action to face off against Berry in the regular-season finale, beginning at 12 p.m. CT in Mount Berry, Ga., on Sunday. Live video and live stats will be available at gomajors.com. 
 
 
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.