JACKSON, Miss. – The Belhaven University women's basketball team suffered a 83-72 defeat against Millsaps College in non-conference action on Tuesday evening.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
 
Final: Millsaps 83 | Belhaven 72
 
Records: MIL (1-0) | BU (0-1)
 
Location: Hangar Dome | Jackson, Miss.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

- The Majors scored the first bucket on the opening drive of the game to take a quick 2-0 lead.

- Belhaven tied the ball game up after Lauren Brooks made a layup in the midst of being fouled. Brooks made the free throw to take a 3-2 advantage early in the contest.

- Buckets were made back and forth for the next few possessions until Millsaps went cold from the paint and behind the arc.

- The Blazers caught an offensive spark and went on a 12-3 run, bringing the score to 20-7 in Belhaven's favor with 3:15 left in the first quarter.

- Belhaven closed out the first quarter with a 23-15 lead.

- India Sims made a layup to open the second quarter to push the Blazers lead to 10 points.

- The Majors narrowed the lead to six points midway through the second period.

- For the rest of the second quarter, Brittany Ford had two buckets from behind the arc to go into the break holding on to a 38-26 lead.

- Millsaps closed the gap to six points three minutes into the third period to make the score 40-34.

- Over the next two minutes of action, the Green and Gold extended the lead to 12 points making the score 50-38.

- The Majors finished the third quarter going on a 9-6 run, but the Blazers still had the 56-47 advantage.

- Peyton Papenburg had the first four points for Belhaven to bring the score to 60-49 with 6:53 left in regulation.

- After a layup from Dia Fortenberry, the Majors narrowed the lead to just four points.

- The Blazers went on a 7-3 run over the next couple of possessions to make the score 67-57.

-  Millsaps caught an offensive spark in the ladder part of the fourth quarter and tied up the ballgame at 68 a piece to force an overtime period.

- The Majors carried their momentum into overtime downing the Blazers by a score of 83-72.
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KEY STATISTICS
 
- Peyton Papenburg led the offensive charge for the Blazers with 17 points. Additionally, she had three steals, three assists, and three rebounds.

- Lauren Brooks finished the night one rebound short of a double-double. Brooks had 16 points with nine rebounds and two steals.

- AaLiyaha Thornton posted 10 points and seven rebounds, while Brittany Ford put up nine points all that came from three-pointers.

- As a team, the Blazers 35.8 percent from the field and 32.1 percent from behind the arc.

- The Green and Gold were 53.6 percent from the charity stripe during the contest.
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UP NEXT

The Blazers will remain on the road traveling to St. Louis, Missouri to square off against Webster University on Friday, November 16. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.
 
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