JACKSON – The Millsaps Majors Women's Soccer Team, with their four seniors leading the way, put up four goals in the second half as they tied the Rhodes Lynx 4-4 on a bitter Saturday evening.
Rhodes got things going early on as they went up 1-0 on a Beth Ann McCloskey penalty kick which was only scoring of a dull first half.
Things heated up quickly in the second half as junior Margaret Eggers scored two goals, one in the 47th minutes and another in the 68th to put Millsaps up 2-1. Rhodes responded with a goal from Melissa Coquelin to tie the game up. However, sophomore Tara Johnston put the Majors up again in the 74th minute as she netted a long goal to put Millsaps back up 3-2.
Rhodes looked like they were going to escape at they scored two goals in three minutes to extend their lead to 4-3. Millsaps did not quit though as freshman Taylor Winslow drew a foul in the box with 15 second remaining. Junior Kaleigh Redhead put it away to tie the game at four and send the game to overtime.
Neither team could find a goal in the extra time and the match ended in a draw.
Millsaps' season concluded as seniors Molly Beth Jourdan, Maddie Ortega, Courtney Sykes, and Anne Waldrop competed in their final games as Majors.
