Berry's women's basketball team capped off a successful weekend on the road with another Southern Athletic Association win against the Millsaps Majors, 62-51, on Sunday. With their fourth win in a row, the Vikings improved their record to 11-6 overall and 5-1 in the SAA.
The Vikings kept a comfortable lead during the first half, with many of the points coming from Sydney Blankenship. The junior racked up a total of 16 points in the first half, going 6-10 from the floor, and making four three pointers. Raven Washington went 3-3 from the floor, and contributed seven points to the Viking's 36-28 lead going into halftime.
To start off the third quarter, the Majorsused a 10-2 run to tie the game at 38-all. Kish Chandler made sure that the tie would be short-lived, draining a three-pointer getting the Vikings back on track, and soon back to a 12-point lead by the end of the third quarter. By the end of the fourth quarter Berry pulled away for good, giving the Majors a losing record, 8-9 overall and 3-3 in the conference.
Blankenship pulled off another impressive performance with 24 points and seven rebounds, with Kish Chandler following her with nine points.
Berry also forced 29 Majors' turnovers, and shot 60 percent from the free-throw line.
The Vikings will be back in action Friday at the Cage Center against Birmingham-Southern. Game time is set for 6 p.m.