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Choctaws take overtime win from Majors 3-2

CLINTON, Miss. - The Millsaps women's soccer team gave up a goal just over nine minutes into the first overtime period this afternoon to drop a 3-2 decision at Mississippi College.

\#Jessica Harris\# struck first for the Majors (4-1-0) in the 5th-minute off an assist from \#Margaret Eggers\# and \#Grace Gremilion\#. and it took the rest of the half, and four minutes of the second, for the Choctaws (3-0-1) to respond. Molly Dearborn connected with Christy Wyne to even the match in teh 50th-minute.

Harris regained the lead in the 74th-minute with an unassisted goal that got past the reach of MC's keeper, Jessica Ford. Unfortunately, Mississippi College retied the score in the 86th-minute with a Hannah Langley goal from Anne McAtee, just four minutes from the end of regulation.

In the overtime period both teams went back-and-forth until Hollye Henderson caught a feed from McAtee for the game-ending goal in the 100th-minute.

The Choctaws out-shot Millsaps 18-7 on the day. Both teams were tied with 11 fouls. \#Sarah Nelin\# played the full 99:17 in goal for the Majors, collecting seven saves on the day compared to just three for MC's Ford.

The Majors will return to Harper Davis Field on Tuesday as they host the Belhaven University Blazers September 14 at 7:30 p.m.
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