Box Score

Jackson—The Millsaps Majors held off a late charge from the Austin College 'Roos to take home a 36-34 win on homecoming.

The win moves the Majors to 7-2 on the season with a showdown with conference foe Birmingham Southern looming next weekend.

The Majors defense stood tall in the waning minutes of the ball game. Jeff Milner's sack of 'Roos' quarterback Noah Jesko at the Austin 48 yard line resulted in an intentional grounding penalty and a 10-second runoff, ending the game.

Running back Mike Barthelamy was the offensive star on this homecoming, rushing for 145 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns. Garrett Pinciotti was 27 of 41 for 310 yards and a pair of scores.The Major defense was led by Jeb White who had 12 total tackles including nine solo.

The game was a back and forth affair for the majority of the game, with the teams trading scores well into the third quarter. Millsaps was thought to have broken the game open after Garrett Pinciotti hooked up with Zander Romano for a six-yard score. Punter Stephen Gates rushed in on the two-point try on a fake extra point. Barthelamy added his third score of the game 30 seconds into the fourth quarter to put the Majors up 36-21.

Austin battled back but the turning point of the game may have been a missed extra point by Austin midway through the fourth quarter. That put the 'Roos down nine and kept the Majors ahead for good.

The Majors put their perfect 3-0 conference record on the line on senior day next weekend against Birmingham Southern. A win clinches a perfect 4 and 0 conference record and a regular season Southern Athletic Association title. Kickoff from Harper Davis Field is set for 1 p.m.