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Sydney Leichliter
Charlie Lengal

Women's Basketball Athletic Media Relations

Turnovers plague CC in loss at Millsaps

The calendar says it's December, but it must feel like Groundhog Day for the Colorado College women's basketball team.

The Tigers committed 21 turnovers and shot just 29-percent from the field while dropping a 56-43 decision at Millsaps College in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Sunday afternoon.

It marks the second game in a row and the fifth time this season CC has committed more than 20 turnovers, and the third time it has shot less than 30-percent from the floor.

Colorado College trailed by only two points after Jenny Knapp scored 4:58 into the second half, but the Tigers missed nine of its next 11 shots and turned the ball over six times as the Majors used a 24-6 run to build a 20-point lead with 4:33 remaining in the game.

Becky Luetjen led the Tigers with 14 points, while Sydney Leichliter grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds.

CC finished with a 43-35 advantage on the glass, but that wasn't enough to make up the 21-8 deficit in turnovers.

Shante Morton had 14 points and seven points for Millsaps, which also got nine points from Janice Okeke, who made seven of nine free-throw attempts.

The Majors made 16 of 20 free throws, while the Tigers converted on eight of nine attempts.

CC dropped to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the SCAC. Millsaps improved to 4-3 overall and 2-0 in league play.

Colorado College returns to action against Johnson & Wales University on Wednesday night.

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