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Vikings Strong Lead Prove to be Too Much for the Majors

JACKSON - The Millsaps Men's Soccer team was back in action on Sunday afternoon to play the Berry Vikings. The Vikings took control in the first half and the Majors were unable to recover.

Before the game started, nine seniors were honored for their hard work and dedication to the Millsaps Men's Soccer Program.  These seniors are Stephen Andrieu, John Robertson, Duncan Stankevich, Taylor Harrison, Hunter Creech, Alex Szabo, Drew Moroux, Hayden Baker, and Michael Pellissier.

The Majors battled hard with the Vikings right from the begining. Berry College started the scoring in the 12th minute by Caleb Lucas unassisted.  Shortly after in the 14th minute Caleb Lucas found the back of the net with the assistence of Josh Hughes. Berry college lead Millsaps in shots on goal by 16 to seven. The score going into the half is 2-0.

The Majors came back strong at the start of the second half. Although the Vikings seemed as more of an offensive threat, Andrieu had nine saves in the second half and 17 total for the game. 

Harrison and Szabo caused some trouble for the Vikings during the course of the second half, getting some offense started form out of the back. In the 66th minute of play freshmen Lukas Elhammar drew a PK, that junior Trey Fontaine found the back of the net scoring for the Majors. The Majors fought to find the equalizer but were unsuccessful at the finish of the game. Berry College lead Millsaps 2-1.

The Majors will be playing again on October 27th for the final conference game of the season at Birmingham Southern College, the first kick is set for 6:30 p.m.

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