JACKSON, Miss. (Mar. 12, 2017) – Huntingdon College broke open a close game in the middle of the second half with eight straight goals to pull away from Millsaps college and take a 15-6 women's lacrosse win this afternoon. Senior
Bria Johnson (Baton Rouge, La.) led the Majors with three goals.
Millsaps (0-7) got on the board first in the contest when Huntingdon (1-6) failed on a clear attempt and junior
Meigan Taylor (Shreveport, La.) took advantage with an unassisted goal four minutes in. The Hawks then picked up a pair of quick goals from Jade Paul, who finished with four for the contest, on free position attempts to take the lead.
Johnson scored the first of her goals at 13:48 to pull the Majors within one at 3-2, but Huntingdon answered with two straight scores, including another free position shot by Paul to go up 5-2. The teams then traded goals to close out the second half, with Johnson notching her second, to make it 6-3 going into the break.
Huntingdon made it a four-goal game early in the second half on another free position attempt, this time by Sarah Brooks. But Millsaps answered, getting two quick goals off turnovers by the Hawks; one by Johnson and the other from junior
Alyssa Smith (Isle of Palms, S.C.) to make it a 7-5 game with 25:32 left to play.
A minute later a goal from Victoria Krupa off a Carolyn Smith assist put Huntingdon back up by three. The two teams played evenly for the next seven minutes before Paul's fourth goal started a four-goal spurt over four minutes that put the game away for the Hawks. The four goals were part of an eight-goal run for Huntingdon in the second half, with its defense holding Millsaps to just five shots over a nearly 24-minute span. Four of the shots were saved by Alyssa Alvarado, who finished with seven saves for the Hawks. Freshman
Alicia Price (Meridian, Miss.) finished with 10 saves in goal for Millsaps.
Millsaps will be off for two weeks before playing its next game. The Majors will return to Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play next, taking on Centre College on the road on March 25 at Noon.
