JACKSON - In his first collegiate start, freshman goalkeeper \#Stephen Andrieu\# backstopped the Millsaps men's soccer team to a 2-1 win over Hendrix College at Harper Davis Field Friday night in its conference opener.

Andrieu made several key saves during the match as the Majors continued their strong play this season recording their third straight victory improving to 6-2 overall and 1-0 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play.

Millsaps dodged a bullet in the 8th minute as a chip shot from Hendrix's Duncan Keegan deflected off the crossbar right to teammate Jonathan Birdwell whose shot also ricocheted off the crossbar before being cleared.

The Warriors had another quality scoring chance thwarted by Andrieu in the 22nd minute as he aggressively came out of the net and made a diving save on Thomas Robins.

The Majors were then able to take possession and get on the scoreboard first with 13:50 remaining in the first half when a free kick from freshman \#Daniel Moise\# slipped past the Hendrix wall and was saved by Adam Legg.

Legg was unable to corral the rebound and senior \#Brandon Mong\# was in a great position charging the net and found the ball at his feet where he promptly tapped it in for the 1-0 Millsaps lead heading into the half. The assist for Moise was his team-leading 12th point of the season.

Early in the second half, Millsaps had a great scoring opportunity as senior \#Corey Beaumont\# crossed the ball to fellow senior \#Colin Thompson\# whose shot went harmlessly over the net.

Thompson would not be denied on his next chance as he scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 56th minute when he tapped in a ball misplayed by Legg stemming from a shot by freshman Taylor Harrison for a 2-0 Majors advantage.

The Warriors cut the Millsaps lead in half only a minute later as Keegan beat a Millsaps defender and fired a shot past Andrieu into the left corner.

Andrieu came up with another sensational save – one of 11 on the night – to keep the Majors in front as he stopped Connor Silvestri from point blank range. The Millsaps defense stood firm the rest of the way as Hendrix threw everything they had towards the goal, to preserve the 2-1 conference victory.

The Majors remain at home for their next match on Sunday, Sept. 27 as they take on Rhodes College in another SCAC contest. The match is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. at Harper Davis Field.