Milner Named SCAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week

SEWANEE, Ga. -- After back-to-back shutouts on the road over Huntingdon and LaGrange to earn his fifth and sixth career clean slates, senior goalkeeper Jake Milner has been named the SCAC's Co-Defensive Player of the Week along with Centre's Chris Creger.

A product of Northwest Rankin High School and the Majors' senior co-captain, Milner picked up three saves each in both Friday and Sunday wins to move into a four-way tie in the league in shutouts.

He is also currently fifth in the conference in saves-per-game (4.80) and sixth in total saves (24) through five games.

Milner becomes Millsaps' first SCAC Player of the Week selection on either side of the ball since Nathan Guice earned the weekly accolade in Week 2 of the 1994 season -- a span of nearly 13 seasons.

The Majors will try and extend a two-game win streak this weekend, playing host to the nation's top-ranked team Trinity University (6-0-0) in their conference and home-opener at 8 p.m. Friday at Harper Davis Field.

The weekend concludes with a noon matchup against Southwestern University on Sunday.

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