JACKSON, MS- The Millsaps Majors put in a strong performance but it was not enough in a 4-1 loss to NAIA's #5 Auburn-Montgomery Warhawks. 

"We played well tonight," Coach Steve Voltz said. "We settled down after a rough start, proud of the guys, nothing to be ashamed about against that class team."

Auburn-Montgomery wasted no time on Friday night, scoring 34 seconds into the match. Lukas Metzinger scored off a beautiful pass from Sebastian Wladyko. Johnathan Huebbe got caught between attacking the pass and playing the shot, leading to the goal. 

"We showed too much respect early," Voltz said. "A team like that will make you pay, and we did."

The Majors settled down nicely with Huebbe making seven of his 14 saves over the next 40 minutes. In the 43 minute, Lukas Elmhammar drew a double team and put a through ball to Evan Kodabandeh who broke through the Warhawk back line and put a shot into the far corner to knot the game at 1. It would be 1-1 at the half. 

The Warhawks would strike twice in under a minute in the second half. Pedro Antonelli out jumped Huebbe for a ball in the box, gained control and put a shot into an empty net. Less than a minute later, Yannic Fallack took a pass into the top corner of the box and put a shot off the far post and in to make it 3-1. Antonelli would score his second of the game in the 72nd minute to round out the scoring. 

"Goals right off the bat in the first and second half are tough to overcome," Voltz said. "But I am proud of how we fought back, especially how shorthanded we were, the young guys stepped up and played well."

The loss drops the Majors to 6-4 on the season and closes out the non-conference portion of the schedule. SAA play is next as Millsaps travels to Birmingham Southern to take on the Panthers next Saturday. Kick-off is set for 4:30pm.