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Millsaps Sweeps Rhodes, Secures SAA Tournament Berth

Millsaps swept Rhodes 3-0 to secure a berth in the Southern Athletic Association volleyball tournament, then closed its regular-season home schedule Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Belhaven on Senior Day.

The Majors beat Rhodes 25-16, 25-17, 25-20. Freshman Khloe Duncan led Millsaps with 10 kills on 20 attacks, while sophomore Lily Luneau had nine kills and hit .533. Anna Ware recorded a team-high 14 assists, and Sandy Bourgeois had 13 digs.

Millsaps hit .271 and had 36 kills against Rhodes, which hit .024 and finished with 25 kills and 23 attack errors. The Majors also held a 5-3 advantage in total blocks. After Rhodes pulled within 18-16 in the second set, Millsaps won seven of the final eight points. In the third, the Majors answered a late Rhodes run with a Duncan kill and a service error to close out the match.

Against Belhaven, Duncan delivered 20 kills, hit .515 and added two block assists. Bourgeois had 33 digs, two aces and four assists. Senior Caroline Russo led Millsaps with 28 assists, and Zoë LaCaze added 11 kills while hitting .500.

Millsaps took the opening set 25-17 after breaking an 11-11 tie with a 6-0 run. Belhaven won the second set 25-23, but the Majors responded with a 25-10 third-set victory. They rallied from a 13-12 deficit in the fourth with six consecutive points, including five straight served by Ware, and held on for a 25-22 win after Belhaven cut the margin to 23-22.

The matches were part of a Senior Day that recognized Russo, Bourgeois and Amelia Bohl. Millsaps finished the 2026-27 regular season 17-11, including a 9-1 home record.

The Majors entered the SAA championship as the No. 6 seed and were scheduled to face No. 3 seed Trinity in the first round at 4 p.m. CT Thursday, Nov. 12, in San Antonio, Texas. The source listed live statistics and a FloCollege stream for the match.

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