Women's basketball prevails over Millsaps in SAA showdown, 60-54

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ROME, Ga.—Mel McLean scored a team-high 16 points as Berry College defeated Millsaps College, 60-54, on Sunday. McLean was 6-of-11 from the field and made three 3-pointers in the game.

The Vikings improved to 16-5 overall and 8-2 in the Southern Athletic Association. Millsaps fell to an identical 16-5 and 8-2 in conference play. The two teams are now tied for first in the SAA with four games remaining.

"This was a great game and both teams played well," said Berry's Head Coach Stephanie Dunn. "I thought we executed our game plan very well, except for missing too many free throws."

Berry was 9-of-23 from the charity stripe. Millsaps converted 8 of 15 from the line.

The Vikings started off the game strong with a 7-0 lead. The Majors closed the gap, resulting in a 24-24 tie. Zarriah Pierce's layup with four seconds left in the first half nudged the Vikings to the 26-24 halftime lead. Pierce had 13 points in the game.

The game was tied six times and the lead changed hands on four occasions. McLean's free throw with 19 seconds left in the game gave Berry its biggest lead at 58-48.

For Millsaps, Velvet Johnson scored 17 points and had four steals in the game. The Majors led in rebounding, 43-39. Miah Brooks grabbed a game-high 17 boards.

Megan Casey had a team-best 11 rebounds for the Vikings.

The Vikings play at Hendrix College on Friday at 7 p.m.