JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps Majors bounced back today, defeating Huntingdon College 35-19 on Homecoming at Harper Davis Field.

The Majors (3-3) scored first and never trailed en route to their first-ever victory over the Hawks (3-3) in the teams' four meetings dating back to 2005. Garrett Pinciotti connected with Jason O'Rear just over three minutes in to the game with a 52-yard bomb for six.

The Major defense came up big on the Hawks' first three possessions, limiting Huntingdon's offense to just three points on an 18-yard attempt from Cory Robertson. Millsaps tacked on another touchdown on their next possession off a seven-play 66-yard drive capped by a Shane Bowser reception for 38 yards to put stretch the Majors' lead to 14-3 with 10:23 remaining in the half.

The Majors' special teams came up huge with just over five minutes remaining in the half with a blocked punt which Millsaps recovered at the four yard line of the Hawks. Pinciotti connected with Thomas Theriot on the short pass on second-and-goal to put the Majors up 21-3.

Unfortunately, the Hawks managed to drive 45 yards in the final two minutes of the half to cut back into the Millsaps lead and set the halftime score at 21-10. The Hawks took the ball down to the Major 20 on the first possession of the second half, but had to settle for another field goal, 21-13, setting up the need for a possible two-point conversion down the line.

And that would indeed be the case in the beginning minutes of the fourth quarter. The Hawks drove the entire length of the field, from their own 1-yard line, in eight plays to cut the Majors' lead down to two before the extra point, 21-19. But, the Major defense came up strong preventing the conversion resulting in an incomplete pass.

Pinciotti found the endzone again six plays later, this time connecting with Dustin Fawcett on the short route, seven-yard pass to put the Majors' back up by more than a possession, 28-19.

The game was finally cemented away for the Majors with 3:22 remaining in the game when a Nick Plagenhoef pass went askew right into the outstretched hands of Marshall Burgin, who promptly ran the ball 65 yards the other way for the final score of the game, 35-19.

Pinciotti passed for 216 yards on the day and scrambled his way to another 15 on the ground. Shane Bowser led the ground attack for the Majors, racking up 51 net yards on the day on 14 carries. He also led the receiver corps with 82 yards on six catches for a combined all purpose total of 133 yards on the day. He was second only to Michael Galatas who amassed 111 yards on kick returns alone (52 long) for 195 total yards on the day. Will Hawkins paced the defense again with another Herculean effort on the line with 13 total tackles for the game.

The Majors will take to the road next week as they resume SCAC play with the Rhodes College Lynx. Game time from Memphis is slated for 1:00 p.m.