For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Millsaps women’s basketball team is going dancing.
The Lady Majors secured a spot in the NCAA Division III Tournament on Sunday, taking down Centre College 68-63 in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) championship game to earn the conference’s lone automatic bid. It will be the first time since 1995-96 that Millsaps plays in the NCAA Tournament.
MAJOR-ly Proud! We’re still celebrating the @MillsapsWBB conference championship win yesterday. Millsaps will learn of its next opponent during the 2024 NCAA DIII women’s basketball championship selection show at 1:30 p.m. CT today. #BecomeSomethingMajor #GoMajors 💜 🏀 💜 ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/AF18hm5jFT
— Millsaps College (@millsapscollege) February 26, 2024
Leading the way for the Lady Majors (24-4, 12-2 SAA) was junior guard Haley Franklin. The Baton Rouge, La., native scored 35 points in the championship game to wrap up a tournament-leading stat line of 23.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Franklin, who cracked the 1,000-career point mark against the Colonels (21-7, 10-4), was named the SAA Tournament MVP.
Millsaps will play New York University (25-0) in round one of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Tipoff in Allentown, Pa., is set for 3:30 p.m. CT.
