The Millers arrived at top of the table Coventry City without actually kicking a ball in over four weeks.
The home side having played once already this year looked sharper as expected and with the advantage of playing and training on the 3G plastic pitch, looked more relaxed than their football starved visitors.
A competitive opening 10 minutes saw both teams create good chances with Coventry squandering two relatively easy chances along with Rotherham's Helen Lynskey ballooning a good chance over the bar. Lynskey was again guilty of wasting a clear cut opportunity when Hayley Wood picked up possession just inside the Coventry half and sped to the by-line, before laying the ball back only for Lynskey to hurry her shot and blast it over the bar.
Coventry had to wait until the 30th minute to open the scoring with a fine headed goal from an inswinging corner. As half time approached only a vital interception from Rachael Rutherford prevented Coventry from going in at half time 2-0 up.
Coventry started the better in the second half and deservedly went 2-0 up after a fine through ball sent the Coventry forward away towards goal and calmly placed it past the advancing Whiteley.
To their credit Rotherham refused to lie down and Lynkskey scored within three minutes of the restart with a deflected 25 yard free kick.
The home defence were the busier of the two for the remainder of the game as Rotherham pressed forward for the equaliser.
Rotherham started to believe in themselves and after tactical changes began to pressurise but Coventry held on to take all three points. They also knew that they had been in a gripping game that probably Rotherham did deserve to go away with a point, but that just wasn't to be.
