JACKSON- The Millsaps Majors men's soccer team capped off the best season in team history on Sunday, finishing the season with the most wins in school history and its first soccer conference crown.
The Majors set numerous records along the way to the Southern Athletic Association regular season title. The 12 wins are tied for the most in school history, matching the 1983 squad that needed a forfeit from Tougaloo to get that 12th victory.
"Incredibly proud of the team," coach Steve Voltz said. "It was great to see the new guys mesh so well with our returners. It was also wonderful to send out our seniors with a title, they helped get us to where we are."
Freshman goalkeeper Johnathan Huebbe earned all 12 wins, the most by any goaltender in Majors' history. His 1.37 goals against average is the fourth best mark in school history and he logged the most minutes in net by any Majors' keeper.
Freshman forward Nicolas Roth tied the Majors' single season record with eight assists on the season. He also fired off the most shots (74) and shots on goal (37) in Majors' history, destroying the old marks of 67 and 26, respectfully. The Majors as a team blew away the old record for most shots with 350, 58 more than the old record.
Forwards Matt Crooker and Nico Roth each had three game-winning goals, most in a single-season in Majors' history, topping the old mark of two set by four players. Anthony Hayden and Lukas Elmhammar each had two, joining Crooker and Roth in the record book.
"It is really nice to see the individual achievements," coach Voltz said. "But it also spotlights the overall team effort to make these records possible."
The team picked up their first ever win over Berry College, beating them 2-1 in overtime. In the thirty-three year history of Majors' soccer, Millsaps had beaten Centre just four times. In 2013, the Majors beat them twice.
"This league is so tough," Voltz said. "To be able to win the regular season in such an evenly matched league makes me so proud of our guys."
Millsaps learned Monday that they did not win an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament (nor did any team from the SAA).
