JACKSON - Junior goalkeeper Elizabeth Sooby notched her fifth shutout of the year with seven saves and keeper Becca Clarin added two saves between the posts for the visiting Rhodes Lady Lynx, as the two teams earned a scoreless draw at Harper Davis Field on Friday evening to earn a point in the SCAC standings.
Rhodes (9-6-1, 5-2-1 SCAC) picked up 11 shots from nine different players to out shoot Millsaps (4-8-2, 0-4-2) by a 11-3 margin (7-2 shots-on-goal) but when the final buzzer sounded after 110 minutes of action, the teams provided the same outcome.
The Lady Lynx had several scoring chances early on a trio of shots from Caroline Voelkel in the 5th minute, Jessie Cassidy in the 11th minute and Kara Purdy in the 15th minute -- all of which were redirected from Sooby to keep the game tied early.
Sophomore Megan Sullivan provided the first real scoring threat for Millsaps in the 16th minute, firing a shot to the far post where Clarin calmly collected the ball.
Entering the second period of play, the game became fairly physical as the teams traded six fouls over the first eight minutes. The final tally reached 22 fouls.
The Majors earned a pair of corner kicks inside the 64th minute, taken by Bobbi Jones and Callie Roth, but couldn't manage a shot on net to force Clarin to step out of her crease.
Back-to-back corner kicks from the Lady Lynx in the 79th and 81st minute from Bailey Morgan provided the final surge for Rhodes in regulation as forward Colleen Callaghan fired a shot wide left in the 84th minute.
In the first overtime period, Sooby picked up a key save on Morgan just 1:09 into the extra frame and Millsaps' Leslie Robichaux launched a shot wide right for the lone production in the first 10 minutes.
In the second overtime period, Rhodes earned three corners over a span of five minutes but couldn't capitalize on Bridget Nicholoson's shot in the 106th minute to get the game winner.
Millsaps will play its final home game of the season on Sunday at noon against Hendrix College, honoring five graduating seniors as a part of “Senior Day” at Harper Davis Field.
