JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps women's lacrosse team took on the conference-leading Sewanee Tigers today in their final regular season game.
The Tigers (10-5, 3-0 SCAC) controlled the pace of the entire game. They scored six goals in the opening ten minutes. J.B. Page broke the shutout with 12:05 remaining in the first half with an unassisted goal to put the Majors on the board, 1-10.
Haleigh Williams got the Majors' second goal with 4:20 remaining in the half, also unassisted, but the Tigers took a 12-2 advantage into the break. Williams scored two goals on the day, including her second with 4:10 remaining in the second half.
Senior Claire Stamm got her fifth goal of the season off an assist from Kenya Strong-Johnston with 47 seconds to round out the scoring and set the final at 18-4.
The Tigers outshot Millsaps 38-8 on the day. Major goalie Madelyn Walker collected 14 saves to set her total at 144 on the season.
The Majors close out their inaugural season with today's loss, finishing 1-13 on the year. They will play in the opening round of the 2011 SCAC Women's Lacrosse tournament next Friday at Birmingham-Southern. The pairings have not been finalized, but will be posted as soon as they are set.