BIRMINGHAM, AL- Riley McLean made 17 saves and Jack Houtz tallied three goals but it would not be enough as the Birmingham Southern Panthers pulled away in the second half in a 12-7 victory and the conference opener for both teams. 

The loss drops the Majors to 2-6 overall and 0-1 in conference play while BSC improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the SAA. 

Millsaps answered an early tally from the Panthers with two quick ones of their own in the first quarter. Simon Sherman and Aaron Falkenstein scored unassisted goals to give the Majors a 2-1 lead. The game would be tied after the first quarter. 

Jack Houtz would score the first two goals of the second quarter, adding to his SAA leading total and giving Millsaps a 4-2 lead. BSC would rally, scoring 10 unanswered goals across the second and third quarter, including a score just nine seconds before the half. BSC lead 5-4 at the break. 

BSC stretched their lead to as large as 12-4 in the fourth before Houtz netted his third goal of the game with four minutes left. Sherman would add his second and Kyler Bibb a late tally to close the scoring. 

McLean's 17 saves came against 42 shots, 29 of which found the target for BSC. The Panthers out shot Millsaps 42-28 on Friday night. 

The Majors will look to even up their conference record next weekend when they welcome in the Hendrix Warriors. Face-off is set for noon on Saturday from Harper Davis Field.