JACKSON, Miss. – Sewanee was in Jackson Sunday to wrap up a weekend of SCAC play and fell 4-3 in double overtime to the host Majors. Sewanee led 2-1 at the half.
The Tigers got out to a 2-0 lead in the first 35 minutes of the game on Kai Sanders (Notts, England, The King's School) and Jackson Gannaway (Collierville, Tenn., Collierville) goals, but Brandon Mong narrowed the gap to 2-1 with his 41st minute Millsaps goal.
In the second half, Millsaps tied the score at two with a Corey Beaumont goal in the 58th minute. Sewanee retook the lead in the 80th minute with a Bryce Sealander (Madison, Va., Madison) goal, but Colin Thompson tied it back up three minutes later with his goal, sending the game in overtime at 3-3. After one scoreless overtime period, Thompson scored again in double overtime to give Millsaps the final edge over Sewanee 4-3.
Millsaps outshot Sewanee 19-6, but Sewanee made half of its shots count with three finding the back of the net. Senior Johnny Nalley (Gainesville, Ga., Gainesville) was in goal for Sewanee and nabbed five saves on the day. Domenick DiPaolo got the win in goal for Millsaps and had two saves.
"Today we played well enough to win," said Sewanee coach david Poggi. "Playing with 1O men for almost 4O minutes (after an ejection) was an extra challenge. We started and finished the with great determination and exemplified the motto on our changing room wall. I am proud and they should be too."
Sewanee falls to 4-11-1 on the day and is 1-6-1 in the SCAC. Millsaps is 8-10 and 4-4 in the league. Sewanee will host Colorado College and Austin College to wrap up the season next weekend.
