Millsaps rallies past Oglethorpe in four sets

Millsaps beat Oglethorpe 3-1 Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee, after dropping the opening set in its final regular-season road match. The Majors won the next three sets, 25-16, 25-21 and 25-17, after losing the first 25-21.

Millsaps finished with 59 kills and a .344 hitting percentage. Oglethorpe had 46 kills and hit .226. Freshman Khloe Duncan led the Majors with 20 kills and 20.5 points. Sophomore Madelynn Sasser had 11 kills and hit .400, while senior Amelia Bohl recorded 10 kills at a .500 clip.

The Majors took control of the second set late, turning a 19-16 lead into a 25-16 win by scoring the final six points. Rachel Zamjahn served the closing stretch, with kills from Bohl and Zoë LaCaze and two aces from Zamjahn.

Millsaps rallied from a 16-12 deficit in the third set. LaCaze delivered back-to-back aces as the Majors moved ahead 17-16, then built a 22-17 lead. Duncan and Kinney Boyle recorded late kills, and Atlee Gonzales served an ace to finish the 25-21 set.

A 10-point run helped Millsaps pull away in the fourth. Leading 4-2, the Majors pushed the score to 14-2 during Anna Ware’s service turn. Oglethorpe cut the margin to five, but Duncan added two late kills before Lily Luneau ended the set with a kill from Ware.

Ware had 26 assists, and Zamjahn added 20. Millsaps is scheduled to host Belhaven and Rhodes on Nov. 7 for Senior Day at the Hangar Dome.

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