JACKSON, Miss. – During the days leading up to start of the fall sports seasons, Millsaps Athletic Communications will preview football, soccer, volleyball, cross country and golf. The fourth in this set of previews is women's soccer.

The start to the NCAA Division III soccer season is just days away, and there is plenty of optimism surrounding the Millsaps College women's program. That optimism is fed by the eight freshmen that Head Coach Sarah Arsenault and her staff were able to bring in during the offseason.

Senior midfielder Grayston Barron noted that the increase in numbers on the team has really turned up the intensity of the pre-season practices.

Sarah Rimmer, a senior defender on the team, mentioned that this year's team has made a conscious effort to change the way they approach the practices and games in hopes of improving on last year's results.

While the Majors did lose some strong leadership from last year's roster, junior midfielder Kimberly Manley said that this year the entire team showed up for camp with a willingness to work hard every day.

The season gets underway on Friday night as the Majors welcome Belhaven University to Harper Davis Field for a 5:00pm kickoff. Millsaps will also be at home on Sunday at 11:00am against LaGrange College.