CONWAY, Ark. -- The Millsaps College men's soccer team traveled to Arkansas on Sunday afternoon for their second Southern Athletic Association match of the season.
The Majors faced off against the Warriors of Hendrix College.
Millsaps was able to score early, and then pull away from the Warriors late in a 3-0 win.
With the victory Millsaps improves to 5-5 on the year. They are 1-1 in SAA play. Hendrix falls to 3-9 overall and 0-2 in league play.
How It Happened
Senior
Gabriel Ryce got the Majors on the scoreboard in the 12th minute when he beat the Warrior keeper for the first goal of the match.
That score would hold until the halftime break as the Millsaps defense allowed just two shots and kept Hendrix scoreless.
The Majors pushed their lead out to 2-0 when
Jeff Bruni scored in the 52nd minute off of an assist from Ryce.
Less than ten minutes later
Luca Kistner ended all hopes of a Hendrix comeback when he found the back of the net on an assist from
Brett Judd.
Defensively,
Alfie Miller played the majority of the minutes in goal. He made three saves en route to the shutout win.
Tyler Andrews finished the final eight minutes making one save in the winning effort.
What's Next?
The Majors will be on the road next weekend for a pair of conference matches. Millsaps will play Berry at 4:00 p.m. CT on Friday, and will wrap up the week with a 2:30 p.m. CT match on Sunday against Oglethorpe.
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