JACKSON, MS- The Millsaps Majors were on the wrong end of a 13-7 decision against the Illinois Wesleyan Titans on Thursday, dropping the Majors to 4-4. 

Scott Budd had a hat trick and Hunter Stevison added two goals for the Majors, but it would not be enough. Michael Julius had two first quarter goals for the Titans, including a man-advantage tally as IWU led 2-1 after one quarter, Budd's first goal of the game sandwiched the two Titan tallies. 

The second quarter was a streaky one for both teams. The Titans scored three unanswered to start the quarter and build a 5-1 lead. The Majors took advantage of a pair of Titan penalties to gain momentum as Hunter Stevison and Ryan McKay each scored in the man-up situation. Budd added a second tally just 14 seconds after McKay's goal to make it 5-4, which was the halftime score. 

The third quarter was in the same mold as the first, a lot of defense, a lot of saves and few goals. The Titans managed a pair of tallies and Adam Shubert had a nice solo effort for an unassisted tally to make it 7-5 after three quarters. 

Illinois Wesleyan began to pull away in the fourth. Hunter Stevison took a Jack Houtz feed and scored a tally 60 seconds into the quarter to bring the Majors within two at 8-6. The Titans proceeded to score five of the final six tallies to put the game on ice. 

The stats across the board were fairly even with IWU owning a 33-31 shot advantage. The Titans did hold an edge in face-offs winning 16 of 24 and Titan goalie Steve Laduzinsky who made 13 saves on 20 shots. 

The Majors now sit at 4-4 and will host Hope College out of Michigan on Monday. Face-off is set for 1pm.