Box Score ROME, Ga. -- The Berry College volleyball team defeated Millsaps, 3-1, at the Cage Center on Sunday. Set scores were 25-18, 18-25, 25-18 and 25-23.
The Vikings improved to 7-9 and 2-1 in Southern Athletic Association play. The Majors suffered their first defeat of the season and dropped to 11-1, 2-1.
Berry had three players in double digits for kills. Katie O'Rourke (.367 hitting percentage and five blocks) and Anna Keappler both knocked a match-high 15 kills.
Emily Stromberg added 12 kills and collected 20 digs. Stromberg, a junior, surpassed the 1,000 point barrier for her career in the contest.
Katie Truluck had 20 digs and Lauren Schmitz passed a match-best 44 assists.
Caroline McKee recorded 14 kills for the Majors.
In the decisive fourth set, Berry rallied from a deficit to win the set. The Vikings trailed 15-14 before the home team rattled off six straight points off the serving arm of Schmitz.
"Even though our offense took a little while to click today, I was proud of our team for picking up our relentlessness and discipline down the stretch," said Berry Head Coach Mika Robinson. "Some days you just have to battle, and I thought we did that today. We see improvements every time we step on the floor, and we know that we are ultimately building towards November."
The Vikings host Sewanee on Saturday at the Cage Center.