FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Millsaps Majors Women's Lacrosse Team continued their Spring Break trip as they remained in North Carolina to take on the Methodist Monarchs. After the teams went into half tied at nine, the Majors could not overcome a huge Monarch second half as they pulled away to take a 18-12 win.
 
Methodist jumped out to a 3-0 advantage before sophomore Jamie Blair Page put Millsaps on the board with a goal. The Monarchs responded with two more before Page found freshman Mary Beasley for a goal to make it 5-2. The Majors continued to chip away at the lead after as they were down 7-4 after goals from Beasley and freshman Kendall Fann.
 
The Majors then scored four consecutive goals as sophomore Haleigh Williams scored twice and senior Laura Gray and freshman Kelsey Ingraham added a goal a piece to give Millsaps an 8-7 advantage. Methodist retook the lead 9-8 before Beasley put away a goal with 14 seconds remaining to tie the game at nine.
 
The Monarchs exploded at the beginning of the second half as they opened up a four-goal lead in the first seven minutes. Millsaps responded with goals from Beasley, Williams, and Fann to make it a one goal game, but it was not enough as Methodist pulled away to take the win.
 
Beasley was terrific with four goals on four shots and an assists while Williams added three. Williams also picked up four ground balls and Fann had three. Gray led the way with two assists while Fann and Williams had two caused turnovers each. Sophomore Madelyn Walker got the start in goal and picked up 12 saves on the afternoon.
 
The Majors fall to 2-6 on the season and return to action tomorrow afternoon as they go to Decatur, Georgia to take on Hollins College. The game is set to being at 12 p.m.