Jackson, MS – The Millsaps Men's Soccer schedule was recently announced as the Majors look to begin the 2016 campaign later this fall.
 
Last season proved to be a banner year for the Majors, as the team solidified a Conference Tournament Championship and in doing so, earned their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in program history.  The Majors will look to build upon the positive and historic momentum from 2015 with 24 players returning from last year's roster.
 
Millsaps faces 17 total opponents this season with seven new schools on the schedule.  In conference play, the Majors host Rhodes, Hendrix, Berry and Oglethorpe and will travel to Sewanee, Centre and Birmingham Southern.
 
After a pair of regional exhibition games, the Majors begin the season on the road in Texas Sept. 1st – 3rd.  The road trip to the Lone Star State features a pair of matchups against Mary Hardin-Baylor and Concordia University.
 
The following weekend, the Majors host the University of Mobile for the home opener at Harper Davis Field.  Millsaps then travels to Georgia for a neutral site matchup with Maryville College and an away game against Covenant.  The early season six game road trip concludes Sept. 13th – 16th against Centenary and William Carey University in Shreveport and Hattiesburg.
 
Following the road trip, the Majors return to Millsaps for a series of home games.  The home stand begins with the conference opener against Rhodes.  After the conference matchup, the Majors play a pair of nonconference games against UT Tyler and local rival Belhaven University.
 
The home stand concludes with a 2015 SAA Tournament Quarterfinals rematch against Hendrix on Sept. 30th.  Millsaps then faces four consecutive conference matchups with road games against Sewanee and Centre and home contests against Berry and Oglethorpe. 
 
The final home game of the regular season will be Oct. 18th against Louisiana College at Harper Davis Field.  The final regular season game takes place on the road in Alabama against Birmingham Southern before conference tournament play.
 
The SAA Conference Tournament will be Oct. 29th through Nov. 6th, as the highest seed will play host for each contest.  The Majors will look to return to the NCAA Tournament after a successful run in 2015.
 
With another tough slate ahead in 2016, the Majors will rely on the leadership and talent of the returning players – including three returning All-Conference selections.  Alex Bourland (who finished second on the team in goals), Taylor Hayes and Nico Roth (who led the Majors offensively) all return after an All-Conference 2015 campaign.
 
Roth, who led the Majors as captain last season, was also named the Southern Athletic Association Player of the Year while earning All-American and Scholar All-American honors.
 
Overall, the Majors celebrated the success of five total All-Conference selections last season – two of which were named First Team All-SAA.  The leadership and precedent set from last season will be a welcomed need, as the Majors face a tough schedule for 2016.
 
"It's another challenging schedule," Head Men's Soccer Coach Steve Voltz said.  "We face a lot of tough early season road tests, we have to come out strong and ready to play."
 
A full list of the game dates and times for the 2016 season can be seen here.
 
Millsaps faces another challenging schedule – both in conference and nonconference play, but the Majors will look to improve upon a successful 2015 campaign with a great deal of talent, leadership and positive momentum returning for the fall.
 
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