JACKSON- The Millsaps Majors men's soccer team lost a physical affair to the Belhaven Blazers 2-0 on Wednesday night at Harper Davis Field.
27 total fouls were called in the match including five yellow cards.
"They were the aggressors out there tonight," coach Steve Voltz said. "I have to prepare my team better and Ill do that for Saturday."
Belhaven was the aggressor in the first half, outshooting the Majors 8-5 but had three shots on goal. Johnathan Huebbe made three key saves in what amounted to a scoreless first half. The Blazers bottled up the play in the middle of the field resulting in both teams having only a few countering chances.
Huebbe made two more key saves right out of the second half gate to keep things scoreless. The Blazers caught a break in the 55th minute as a key turnover enabled the Blazers' Cillian Thompson to break-in all alone and put one past Huebbe to make it 1-0.
The Majors thought they had tied the game six minutes later, where off a free kick Christopher Lawrence hit the under side of the cross bar. The ball popped out towards the field of play and the Blazers cleared it off the goal line.
Minutes later, another key turnover deep in the Majors' zone gave the Blazers another key scoring opportunity. Joao Belmonte made the most of the chance and beat Huebbe to the near side to make it 2-0.
Millsaps had some chances down the stretch but to no avail, the Majors totaled just three shots on goal over the course of the night.
The loss drops Millsaps to 3-2 on the season. They will look to rebound against East Texas Baptist on Saturday. The Tigers and Majors will kick-off around 3pm, following the women's match between the two schools.