CONWAY, AR- The Millsaps Majors overcame an early strike from Centre to down the Colonels 3-1 and earn a spot in the SAA finals against the winner of Oglethorpe and Berry.
Connor Reed struck in the game's fourth minute and gave Centre an early advantage. The Majors kept pressuring and knocking on the door. Finally, off a corner kick in the 33rd minute Daniel Staursky headed home a feed from Javier Garcia to knot the game at 1.
Just 39 seconds later, the Majors struck again as Nicolas Roth buried one to give the Majors a 2-1 lead. After a yellow card was issue to the Colonel's keeper Ohan Missirian-Dill, Christopher Lawrence took advantage off the free kick, beating Missirian-Dill and giving the Majors 3 goals in 10 minutes of play. It would be 3-1 Majors heading into the half.
The second half saw fewer chances for both ball clubs. Johnathan Huebbe made a trio of second half saves and earned the win. The Majors' kept the play in the midfield and out of danger for much of the second half but did manage three shots and held an 11-6 edge on the match.
The Majors improve to 12-5-2 on the season and took both matches with Centre this season. They await the Berry/Oglethorpe winner for the SAA title tomorrow at 1pm central.