JACKSON, Miss. - Despite a fourth quarter rally and a career-best from
Lilly Phillips from beyond the arc, the University of the South women's basketball team suffered the setback to Millsaps College, 72-59, Sunday afternoon in a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest inside the Hangar Dome.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Millsaps (13-5, 4-3) 72, Sewanee (3-15, 0-7) 59
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-After a
Lilly Phillips triple with 6:06 left in the opening quarter to give the Tigers the 7-6 edge, the Majors went on an 11-3 run en route to an 18-13 lead after 10 minutes.
-Millsaps began to pull away in the second quarter, outscoring Sewanee, 23-11, in the frame. The Majors posted 10-of-21 from the field in the period.
-Trailing by 23 points going into the fourth quarter, the Tigers did not give up. In the last stanza, the Tigers posted a 6-of-17 mark from the field, led by Phillips and
Olivia Falvey's nine points each. Sewanee also had nine of its 21 points on second chance opportunities thanks to five boards on the offensive glass, led by
Kayla Antoine's three.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-It was a career day for sophomore
Lilly Phillips from downtown. The bank stayed open for her on Sunday, as she drained a career-best eight triples on 15 attempts for 24 points, also a career high.
-Phillips becomes the first player in the SAA to knock down eight or more 3-pointers in a game since Hendrix's Caitlin Kriesel-Birgler knocked down 10 shots in 2016 vs. Rust. Phillips becomes just the second player in the league to hit eight or more shots from beyond the arc.
-In program history since 1997, she becomes the fourth Tiger to make eight shots from downtown and the first since 2003. Joining Phillips in the category includes Sarah Harder (2003 at Rose-Hulman), Michelle Chambers twice (2000 vs. Trinity; 2001 at DePauw) and Suzanne Smith (1997 vs. Fisk).
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Faith Humphrey matched her career-best in rebounds on Sunday with 10, while
Olivia Falvey posted 12 points and six boards.
MILLSAPS KEY STATISTICS
-Haley Franklin led the Majors with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while Elyse Warren posted 12 boards and scored 10 for the double-double.
UP NEXT
The Tigers' five of their last seven games of the regular season will take place from the friendly confines of Juhan Gymnasium. Sewanee opens the second half of the SAA schedule with a rematch versus Birmingham-Southern on Friday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m.
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