Following Hurricane Katrina, Millsaps Volleyball had to face more adversity. The Volleyball schedule had to be reworked and start later than its competition. Millsaps struggled in its first three matches of the season, but rebounded this past weekend at the SCAC West Divisional Tournament.

On Friday, Millsaps lost to nationally ranked Trinity in three straight games (9-30, 19-30, 18-30) but made some adjustments heading into their match against Hendrix. The Majors defeated Hendrix in three straight (30-28, 30-21, 30-24) games.

With the win over Hendrix, the Majors carried their momentum into Saturday's match against Rhodes. Losing in three straight a week earlier did not sit well with Coach Linebarger’s squad. Rhodes, well into their season, defeated Millsaps in a hard fought five-game match (30-28, 11-30, 20-30, 30-26, 9-15).

“Without question this weekend was our best team effort thus far,” first year head coach Linebarger said. “We executed more consistently and now we will take this and continue to grow.”

This week Millsaps Volleyball will be on the road Wednesday to play Mississippi Valley State at 7:00 and continue their trip Thursday to Freed-Hardeman at 6:00. The Majors will return home Saturday for a double header against LeTourneau at 3:00 and Texas-Tyler at 7:00.