JACKSON, MS- The Majors sent their two seniors off on the highest of notes, clinching the SAA regular season title with a 2-1 victory over Rhodes in overtime on Saturday.
John Overton scored twice, including the game winner in overtime off a corner kick to send the Majors to 6-1 in conference and 12-5 overall on the season.
"So, so proud of the guys," coach Steve Voltz said. "I am incredibly proud of the accomplishment to win the regular season because of how tough our conference is and this speaks to our consistency over several weeks. I am happy for the seniors to go out on a high note."
The Majors honored seniors Anthony Hayden (Chucky) and Chris Lawrence in a ceremony prior to the match, each have played and started for four years.
The two squads were scoreless at the half, with the Majors holding a slight 7-5 edge in shots. Millsaps had a few chances off of set pieces throughout the half, but neither team truly missed a prime opportunity.
In the second half, the play became more open with each team pushing to score. Off a corner kick, Daniel Staursky rang one off the cross bar and Nico Roth was stopped on a couple of decent chances in the opening minutes. The Lynx counter-attack nearly proved lethal as they had two golden opportunities to score but missed the net both times.
Midway through the half, Overton took a deflection from just inside the 18-yard box and put a low, hard shot into the back corner of the net. As the match wore on, the Lynx continued to counter-attack. In the 8th minute, Rhodes took an innocent deflection off Johnathan Huebbe and flipped it over the keeper's head and just under the crossbar to tie the match.
With just seconds remaining in regulation, Chris Lawrence missed high with a shot off a set piece. Ninety minutes would not be enough on Saturday.
In the extra frame, the Majors pressured quickly earning a corner kick, then another. Conor Hagan's second corner kick to the far post found Daniel Staursky who headed it to Overton who scored and sent the Majors to another regular season crown.
"Loved the way our younger guys also stepped up," Voltz said. "Good for Overton to get both today. We are going to enjoy this, then get ready for next week because we know what's at stake and what everyone is playing for."
Millsaps will head to Conway, Arkansas and Hendrix College next weekend for the SAA Championship Tournament. Millsaps will play the host school Hendrix on Friday afternoon.
