Millsaps College lost to No. 8 Berry College and No. 2 Centre College in straight sets Saturday at Mallory Gymnasium in Memphis, Tennessee. Berry won 25-22, 25-17, 25-15, and Centre won 25-21, 25-20, 25-16.
Against Berry, freshman Khloe Duncan led Millsaps with eight kills, eight digs and a block assist. Anna Ware had 15 assists, seven digs, a service ace and a block assist. Senior Sandy Bourgeois led the team with 13 digs and also served an ace.
Millsaps made a late push in the opening set against Berry, scoring five consecutive points to cut a 24-17 deficit to 24-22. Bourgeois served during the run, including an ace, and a block by Zoë LaCaze and Ware brought the Majors within two. Berry took the next point to finish the set.
The Majors led 5-2 early in the second set, but the teams were tied 14-14 before Berry pulled away with six straight points late. Berry also opened an 8-3 lead in the third after the score was tied 3-3 and held on to complete the match.
Duncan led Millsaps against Centre with 11 kills and three block assists. Bourgeois recorded 20 digs, while Ware had a team-high 16 assists and seven digs. LaCaze contributed four kills, four block assists and two service aces.
Millsaps took an early 9-5 lead in the first set against Centre after trailing 5-1, with Duncan supplying three kills during an eight-point run. Centre rallied, then scored the final four points after the teams reached 21-21. In the second set, Centre turned an 11-9 lead into a 15-9 advantage. Millsaps answered with two blocks and a LaCaze ace, but Centre closed the set 25-20.
The third set was tied 15-15 before Centre won 10 of the final 11 points. Millsaps finished with seven total blocks to Centre’s two, while Centre led in digs, 60-52, and service aces, 7-4. Millsaps had three service errors; Centre had eight.
The Majors were scheduled to play Oglethorpe University at 11 a.m. Sunday in Memphis. The source listed FloCollege for live video and gomajors.com for live statistics.
