Milner Tabbed SCAC Defensive Player of the Week

SEWANEE, Ga. - After picking up 21 saves on the weekend to guide the Majors to a conference split, including their first SCAC win of the year, senior goalkeeper Jake Milner of Flowood has been named the SCAC Defensive Player of the Week.

A product of Northwest Rankin HS, Milner stuffed 11 shots on Friday in a 3-2, double overtime loss on an “own goal” to Austin College and recorded 10 saves in a 3-1 win on Sunday to give Millsaps its first SCAC win in 16 matches dating back to 2005.

Through nine games, Milner ranks first in the league in saves (67), second in saves-per-game (7.40) and third in shutout wins (2). He finished 2006 as the conference leader in saves-per-game (6.50) and ranked third in total saves (91).

Just two weeks after becoming the first Millsaps Player of the Week selection since 1993, Milner has now earned the award twice in a span of three weeks.

Sunday's match concluded a four-game homestand at Harper Davis Field, as the Majors will hit the road for their next two contests, facing off with the top two teams in the SCAC in Centre College and DePauw University.

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