IRVING, Texas - The Millsaps women's soccer team came out big on Friday against the University of Dallas, putting away three goals for a 3-0 win.

In the twelfth minute, Laura Gray substituted into the game, almost immediately causing a corner kick after working hard to knock the ball out of the Dallas goalkeeper's hands and across the end line. Senior Emily Townsend took the left-footed corner, sailing the ball directly to Margaret Eggers' head. Eggers flicked the ball into the corner, putting the Majors up 1-0 in the fifteenth minute.

The Majors struck again in the 31st minute. After a free kick by Jessica Harris rebounded off the goal post, Courtney Sykes stepped up to give an early serve back into the box. The ball was touched on by Hayley Nemeth to Jessica Harris who finished the sequence, sending the ball into the back of the net. This play sent the Majors into halftime leading 2-0.

The third goal for the Majors came in the 59th minute when the Dallas defense deflected the ball back into the midfield, where freshman Kaleigh Redhead was awaiting her opportunity. Redhead took a long, beaming shot straight into the lower left corner of the goal, bringing the Majors to a comfortable 3-0 lead. This was the first goal of Redhead's college career.

Millsaps held their lead as Coach Paul Van Hooydonk rotated his substitute players into the game, showing the Majors' depth once again. Much credit is due to the Majors' defense, which completely shut down a physical Dallas offense. The Major's defense, consisting of Eggers, Sykes, Callaghan Starrett and Holly Warren, in accordance with defensive midfielder, Dorothea Staursky, came out strong and organized. Starrett shut down Dallas' go-to player, Claire Sexton, allowing the playmaker to create no real threats.

The Majors' goalkeepers also had a strong showing, grabbing four saves between Sarah Nelin and Molly Beth Jourdan. Jourdan came out big in the second half when she laid out a huge diving save to stop Dallas' biggest offensive threat of the game, getting right back on her feet to stop a Dallas corner kick.

Millsaps had a total of 22 shots to Dallas' 8 and took 5 corner kicks to Dallas' 3.

The Majors will take on Austin College on Sunday, September 26th at 12:00 pm in Sherman, TX for their first conference game of the season.