JACKSON, Miss. (Mar. 7, 2017) - Millsaps Men's Lacrosse team falls short to Bridgewater College at home, 26-1 . This loss drops the Majors to 2-6 on the season with one game left before conference play begins.
Millsaps struggled early in this one, giving up a quick goal just three minutes into the game. The defensive struggles continued from there, as Bridgewater racked up six more goals from five different players, with two coming from Blake Mann. The run continued until just before the end of the first quarter, at the 15 second mark of the quarter,
Cameron Director scored his six goal of the season on a nice play with the assist from
Spencer Davis.
From then on, the Majors struggled to get and maintain possession of the ball, losing all 12 faceoffs in the second period and failing to clear the ball on both opportunities. Bridgewater scored a game high 11 goals in the second period, Blake Mann again leading the way with three more goals, and Millsaps' offense was shut out. The Majors went into the half down 18-1, the largest halftime deficit of the year.
In the second half, Millsaps' defense picked up, only allowing four goals in the third quarter with backup goalie
Dante Bertucci-Ness inserted into the game. The struggle for offensive possession persisted however, Millsaps lost three of four faceoffs and failed to clear the ball on two of three attempts. As the game went on, Millsaps was able to stop the bleeding and limit runs from Bridgewater, and the final score ended at only 26-1.