Major Men Open 2007 Soccer Slate in Memphis

JACKSON - Preseason has come and gone and the Millsaps men's soccer team is heading to Memphis, Tenn., this weekend for their first competition of the 2007 season, facing off with Principia and Washington University on the campus of Rhodes College.

"The guys have been working real hard," fifth-year head coach Lee Johnson said. "We're looking forward to see if we can make the adjustments from last year to this year. It all starts this weekend in Memphis."

The Majors take on Principia (Ill.) in their season-opener on Saturday at 2 p.m., hoping to avenge a 4-0 loss to the Panthers in the Rhodes Classic in 2004. The two teams meet for the third time overall with the series knotted at 1-1 (Millsaps won 3-0 in 1993).

Sunday's matchup with Washington University (Mo.) marks the second in three seasons at the Classic, with the Bears coming out victorious in 2005 by a score of 3-0.

Millsaps has posted a 12-9-2 all-time record in the Rhodes Classic, having won four of its last six matches over Webster, Rust (twice) and Blackburn.

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