JACKSON, Miss. – Goals from Sophomore Tore Schutt (Hamburg, Germany) and senior Alex Bourland (Charleston, S.C.), along with strong a defensive effort from the Majors propelled the team to a 3-0 win in the home opener of the 2017 season.

Both teams were able to get shots off in the first minutes of the game with neither able to connect. Schutt got it started for the Majors in the 30th minute with his first goal of the season off the assist from senior Jan Bergk (Langgöns, Germany).

It was Schutt again who dazzled the crowd with his second goal of the game in the 40th minute. With the help of a double assist from Landon Mears (Watson, La) and Johannes Tonneson (Bad Oldesloe, Germany), Schutt leaped for the cross pass and laid out sideways to send the ball past the goalkeeper to make it 2-0 Millsaps to end the first half.

Millsaps converted on another opportunity in the 82nd minute. Alex Bourland scored his first goal of the season off the assist from Schutt to give the match its final score of 3-0.

Sophomore Goalkeeper Alfie Miller (London, England) had a nice day in net. He came away with two saves including one on a penalty kick to keep the score 1-0 at the time.

Majors head coach Steve Voltz said of his team that he was "very pleased to start the year with a win, Ozarks came out strong and the game was played at a good pace and it took us a while to adjust. Tore scored a nice free kick goal and Ozarks had a penalty kick that Alfie made a great save on to keep the score 1-0. The 2-0 was a great play all around by the guys, Tore had a fantastic finish on a side volley. I thought the second half was one of the most composed halves we played in a long time. We didn't allow very much and finished the game with a third goal when we had the opportunity. All around a great team effort and we know it's going to get tougher next week at Belhaven."

Millsaps continues its season on Monday on the road at Belhaven for a 7:00 p.m. start.