The Agnes Scott College basketball team lost to Millsaps College, 62-44, this afternoon in their opening game at the Berry College Classic in Rome, Ga.

Junior starter Shavonne Orr led the Scotties with 14 points and three steals. Sophomore transfer Courtney Kelson contributed eight points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Sophomore Kelcie Evans added six points, six rebounds and one assist.  Rounding out the starting line-up, Breonca Hackney and Janell McKinney contributed five points apiece. Hackney also grabbed six rebounds. 

Senior Morgan Cooper was missing from tonight's line-up as she is studying abroad this semester. Also missing from the line-up was first-year Miranda Arnold who was representing Agnes Scott in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

"Playing with a depleted squad was definitely challenging, but that is not an excuse for doing the things that we needed to do in order to be competitive. We could have rebounded much better and closed out on shooters quicker. Hopefully, we can improve on those two areas tomorrow and leave the Berry Classic with a win" remarked head coach Trish Roberts.

Millsaps led the rebounding 54-37 and outshot the Scotties 39% to 25% from the floor. Agnes Scott had the advantage on 3-pointers, hitting 35.7% from beyond the arc compared to 26.1% by Millsaps.

Agnes Scott faces Berry College tomorrow at 4 p.m. Live Stats, Live Video

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