JACKSON, MS- Millsaps scored the final two goals of the game and secured home field in the first round of the conference tournament in a 13-11 win over the Berry Vikings on Saturday. 

The two teams will meet again next weekend in the SAA quarterfinals. The Majors improved to 8-4 on the year and 4-3 in conference while Berry fell to 8-6 and 3-4 in the SAA. 

This was a game of runs for the two teams as they consistently answered each other all game long. The Majors ripped off a four-goal run after Berry struck first. Kelsey Ingraham scored twice during the run on her senior day. The Vikings answered with a three-goal binge of their own to knot the game at four. The teams then traded goals over the final five minutes with Katie Iskra and Kendall Fann each scoring for the Majors. The teams were tied at six at the half. 

In the second half, the Majors came out firing. Kendall Fann scored less than two minutes into the half as part of a four-goal run that put Millsaps up 10-6 just eight minutes into the half. However, Berry had an answer, scoring four times in an eight-minute span of their own to tie the game at 10 with 12 minutes left. 

The teams traded goals over the next two minutes, tying the game at 11 with 10 minutes left. Adriana Lopez-Esteban took a Katie Isrka pass and gave Millsaps the lead for good with eight minutes left. Libbie Faulconer added some insurance with a free-position shot and the Majors secured a 13-11 win. 

The teams were nearly dead even in nearly every stat across the board. The Majors out shot Berry 24-23 and Berry held a slight ground ball advantage 22-18. Millsaps held a key edge in draw controls, 15-11. Whitney Smith made seven saves for the Majors including holding Berry to just 2-6 on free-position shots. 

The two teams meet again next Saturday, start time has yet to be determined.