JACKSON - After taking their home opener on Friday night against Alcorn St., the Millsaps Majors Women's Soccer Team continued their winning ways at home on Monday evening as they defeated the Huntingdon Hawks, 3-0.
The Majors (4-4) completely and totally domianted Huntingdon (1-6) in every facet of the game, outshooting the Hawks 25-2.
The scoring got going in the 20th minute as junior Madeleine Hendrix sent a pass into the box that deflected off of junior Jamie Blair Page and was kicked in by senior Magaret Eggers to give the Majors a 1-0 lead.
The Majors continued with an onslaught of offense in the first half, but could not find the back of the net despite 15 shots being taken as they went into the break.
Ten minutes into the second half, the Majors took control as junior Whitney Murchison netted her first goal of the season to give Millsaps a 2-0 lead. Millsaps maintained that lead while keeping possession most of the half.
Sophomore Taylor Winslow put the game away in the final minute as she scored her fifth goal of the season to put an exclamation point on the match thanks to assists from Eggers and Page.
Millsaps got a terrific defensive effort from the likes of Hendrix, junior Portia Waite, senior Susan Harmon, and junior Tara Johnston. Freshman Elise Davis picked up her second straight clean sheet as she had a quiet night with only one save. She now has three clean sheets on the season.
The Majors are back in action on Saturday at 5 p.m. as they take on the Hendrix Warriros at Harper Davis Field. The game will be a part of the SAA Kickoff Game that will feature information about the eight new schools in the Southern Athletic Association.