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MAJORS FLY PAST HAWKS IN SECOND HALF

MONTGOMERY,AL- Katie Iskra scored eight goals and the Majors used a strong second half in a 17-13 road win to kick off the 2015 season. 

The win is also the first for first-year head coach Molly Macdonald who saw her team score the first seven goals of the second half to spark the win. 

Huntingdon started strong on Sunday, scoring 25 seconds into the match and three times in the opening three minutes. Millsaps responded with three straight of their own, started by Kendall Fann before Iskra added her first two of the day. The first came off a free-position shot and the second off a feed from Theresa Woehnker. 

The back-and-forth runs continued after Huntingdon scored four straight goals over a 10-minute span to take a 7-3 lead. Woehnker broke up the streak with her first of the season and freshman Libbie Faulconer add her first two collegiate goals just before the half. Huntingdon took a 9-7 lead into the locker rooms.

The Majors erupted over the first 15 minutes of the second half, with Iskra scoring four of the seven straight goals. With Millsaps up 14-9, the Hawks chipped away at the lead, getting with in one at 14-13 with seven minutes left. Freshman Molly Ambrose added some much needed insurance, scoring her first two goals as a Major and Iskra added her eighth to put the game away. 

Millsaps owned a slight ground ball edge (24-23) and in shots (33-31). Whitney Smith made nine saves to get her first win in net. The Majors now sit at 1-0 and will travel back to Alabama next weekend to open up conference play at Birmingham Southern. The opening draw is set for Saturday at 1pm. 

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