BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – Birmingham-Southern women's volleyball split its Southern Athletic Association regular season finale with Millsaps College Saturday. The Panthers won the first match 3-0 and then fell 3-2.
 
Kennedy Dickens (Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood HS) and Alyssa Coats (Nolensville, Tenn./Nolensville HS) led the Panthers offense with 22 kills each.  Gigi Fields (Columbus, Miss./Heritage Academy) finished right behind them with 21 kills, respectively. And Ansleigh Dailey (Daphne, Ala./Bayside Academy) averaged 10.43 assists per set.  Coats averaged a double-double on the day after grabbing 26 digs. 
 
Julia Shoemake (Huntsville, Ala./The Randolph School) led BSC's back line.  She picked up 59 digs across the two matches.  Leah Nielsen (Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain HS) was dominant at the net. She earned 11 total blocks to go with her 19 kills.
 
BSC (8-2) now prepares for the SAA tournament next weekend in Rome, Ga.  The Panthers are the No. 2 seed and will face Oglethorpe in the quarterfinals on Friday.