Jackson, MS – The Millsaps Men's Lacrosse Team fell to Huntingdon College earlier tonight at Harper Davis Field by a score of 7-5.
 
Tonight's non-conference matchup marks the first loss of the season for the Majors, as they were outscored 2-0 in the fourth quarter.  Today's intense, back and forth contest featured a number of lead changes and ties.  Both teams had an equal number of penalties and extra man opportunities with six and ground balls with 27.  With the loss, the Majors drop to 2-1 on the young season while Huntingdon improves to 4-1.
 
Neither team could score through most of the first quarter until the 1:38 mark.  The Hawks struck first with an unassisted goal, followed by another 44 seconds later.  Millsaps, however, answered with a Simon Sherman goal, his sixth of the season.
 
The second quarter proved to be stark in contrast to the first, as both teams scored twice in the second 15 minutes of play.  Sam Snyder scored an equalizer with 12 minutes left in the half to tie the game 2-2. 
 
Following another Huntingdon goal, Simon Sherman again scored, this time at the 8:26 mark to tie the game 3-3.  In the final three minutes, Huntingdon scored again to close out the half leading 4-3.
 
After the intermission, the Hawks added another quick goal to extend their lead by two goals, 5-3.  The resilient Majors, however, responded with two straight scores.
 
Simon Sherman began the comeback effort with a third quarter unassisted goal at the 5:32 mark.  From there, the Majors gained the benefit of a man-up opportunity due to a Huntingdon penalty.
 
Jack Houtz and the Majors took advantage of the man-up opportunity on a score with 3:44 left in the third quarter.  The unassisted goal marks the ninth of the season for Houtz and closed out the third quarter.
 
In the fourth quarter, Huntingdon added two more goals to eventually win 7-5.  Tonight's low scoring contest featured 84 shots – 50 by Huntingdon, 34 by Millsaps.  Majors' goalie Riley McLean totaled 10 saves while the Hawks finished with eight.  Huntingdon held a slight edge over the Majors in shots on goal 17-13 as well.
 
Simon Sherman led the Majors with three goals while Jack Houtz and Sam Snyder each scored one.  Houtz led in ground balls with 12 and faceoff wins with nine.
 
The Majors will get a few days off before beginning their longest road trip of the regular season.  Millsaps Men's Lacrosse will travel to Texas for a pair of nonconference games against Southwestern and Dallas.
 
Next up for the Majors is a matchup against Southwestern in Georgetown, Texas.  Faceoff against the Pirates from Varsity Field is set for Friday, Feb. 26th at 7:00 pm.