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STAURSKY EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS, MAJORS EARN DRAW

Millsaps' freshman defender Daniel Staursky earned SAA Defensive Player of the Week honors, anchoring the Majors' back line in a 1-1 draw against Birmingham Southern (6-4-6, 3-0-4 SAA).

The Majors (5-8-3, 2-3-2 SAA) struck first in the early goings of the second half when Staursky placed a cross onto the foot of Trey Fontaine in the 47th minute who buried it for his third goal of the season. The Majors' lead did not last long as the Panthers struck back in the 53rd minute. Tobias Winter scored his sixth goal of the year, unassisted, to knot the game at 1.

"We played really well, we just weren't able to come away with the victory," head coach Lee Johnson said after the match.

The Majors dominated the two overtimes, outshooting the Panthers 5 to 2 in extra time.  The goalies were the story of the match as both Birmingham Southern's Sveinbo Grimsson and Millsaps' Stephen Andrieu came into the match top-5 in the conference in save percentage. They did not disappoint as Grimsson made six saves and Andrieu made eight.

Overall, the Panthers outshot the Majors 19-16 including 9 to 7 in shots on goal. The Majors had a one-sided advantage 11 to 3 in corner kicks during the match.

Next, the Majors head to Birmingham for the SAA tournament.  Millsaps will take on Hendrix on Friday, November 2nd at 2:30 pm. The Majors knocked off Hendrix 2-0 back on September, 29th in Jackson.

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