RIDGELAND, Miss. – The Millsaps College men's soccer attacked Tougaloo College with relentless pressure to pull away with four goals in the second half, claiming a 5-1 victory at Ridgeland High School on Thursday.
The Majors outshot the Bulldogs, 33-6, including a 13-4 difference in shots on frame. Millsaps (7-4-3) also tallied 10 corner kicks to the Bulldogs' zero.
Junior
Alden Davenport made three saves in 88 minutes of action. The Major goal scorers included freshman
Mason McDaniel, junior
Nicholas Theriot, freshman
Tucker Williams, junior
Kaleb Wilkins, and freshman
Remy Sauerwin.
Freshman
Zachary Diamond had seven shot attempts, Williams added five, while freshman
Justin Park added three shots toward the goal.
The Majors opened the scoring in the 38th minute when sophomore
Christian Lopez found McDaniel off a corner kick. Success continued for Millsaps on set pieces when Williams sent an arching corner into the box where Theriot connected on a header, making it 2-0 in the 47th minutes just after halftime.
Tougalooo answered to cut the deficit in half with a goal in the 58th minute. Millsaps continued to take chances and shot at the Bulldog frame and were finally rewarded with a goal by Williams in the 76th minute, a tally by Wilkins in the 86th, and finally a goal by Sauerwin with 27 seconds remaining.
The Majors claimed a 5-1 triumph to close out non-conference play. Millsaps will next travel to Memphis to take on Rhodes College on Wednesday, Oct. 21, beginning at 1 p.m. Live video will be provided at FloCollege.com, while live stats will be provided on gomajors.com.
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
