JACKSON – The Millsaps Majors Women's Lacrosse Team went toe-to-toe with the undefeated Shorter Hawks on Friday evening at Harper Davis Field. The Majors put up seven goals in the first half as they only trailed by three, but the Hawks were able to pull away in the second half as they took a 15-10 win.
 
The Hawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first six minutes as three different players got on the board. However, sophomore Jamie Blair Page responded with two unassisted goals to bring Millsaps within one. Shorter went on a 4-0 run for the three minutes to increase their lead to 7-2.
 
The Majors did not go away as they played tight defense and took control offensively to force their way back into the game. Freshman Mary Beasley scored at the 15:37 mark off an assist from Page and the reigning SCAC Offensive Player of the Week, Haleigh Williams, took it from there as she scored the next three goals in grand fashion to make it a one point game.
 
Page completed the comeback at the 7:32 mark to knot it all up at seven.
 
The Hawks came through big late in the first half as they were able to get three goals in the final 2:19 of the first half to take a 10-7 lead into the half.
 
Beasley started things off in the second half at the 24:00 minute mark after freshman Kendall Fann found Beasley around the 8m mark and put it away to make it 10-8.
 
It was as close as Millsaps could get as the Hawks tightened up on D and pulled away from the Majors. Millsaps got goals from Page and senior Laura Gray in the second half, but in the end, Shorter took the win 15-10.
 
After a slow start, sophomore Madelyn Walker really did a phenomenal job in goal as she had 12 saves on the day. Page led the way with four goals and four groundballs while Williams added four goals and Fann added four groundballs.
 
The Majors return to SCAC action on Sunday afternoon as they welcome in the Centre Colonels to Jackson. The game is set to being at 11 a.m.