CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix eyes third-straight win this season and eighth-consecutive against Millsaps (Miss.) when the Warriors welcome the Majors to Warrior Soccer Field on Saturday for a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. CT.
Admission is free, but due to COVID-19 safety protocols, capacity is limited to 75 percent, or 270 fans. Registration for tickets is only available online. The gate at the venue opens 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Individuals who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are strongly encouraged to wear masks outdoors when six feet of physical distance cannot be maintained. All fans must enter through the gate between the parking lot and field closest to the north goal. Reserved seating in a grandstand between the pressbox and south goal exists for Hendrix students. Spectators must stay off the field before, during and after each game and must vacate the venue immediately following its conclusion. No interaction with student-athletes is permitted at the game site.
Along with live statistics, the game is televised online via the Warrior Sports Network. Updates are also available on the official Hendrix women's soccer Twitter account (@HendrixWSoccer).
A "White Out" is in effect Saturday at Warrior Soccer Field. Hendrix fans in attendance are encouraged to wear all white.
Game 8/Millsaps (1-5-1, 0-1 SAA) at Hendrix (4-2-1, 1-0 SAA)
Saturday, Oct. 2 • 5 p.m. CT
Conway, Ark. • Warrior Soccer Field
Promotion: "White Out"
TV (Internet): Warrior Sports Network
Live Stats: Warrior Sports Network
Twitter Updates: @HendrixWSoccer
SERIES INFORMATION
Meeting: 10th.
Series Record: Hendrix leads 7-1-1 (W7).
Last Meeting: Hendrix 2, Millsaps 0 (March 20, 2021; at Hendrix).
First Meeting: Millsaps 2, Hendrix 1 (Sept. 29, 2012; at Millsaps).
Last Meeting in Conway: Hendrix 2, Millsaps 0 (March 20, 2021).
First Meeting in Conway: Hendrix 4, Millsaps 4 (2OT; Oct. 5, 2013).
Last Hendrix win in Conway: Hendrix 2, Millsaps 0 (March 20, 2021).
Hendrix Record in Conway: 4-0-1 (W4).
Last Meeting in Jackson: Hendrix 2, Millsaps 0 (Sept. 29, 2018).
First Meeting in Jackson: Millsaps 2, Hendrix 1 (Sept. 29, 2012).
Last Hendrix win in Jackson: Hendrix 2, Millsaps 0 (Sept. 29, 2017).
Hendrix Record in Jackson: 3-1 (W3).
Hendrix Record at Neutral Site: 0-0.
Head Coach Jeff Trimble vs. Millsaps: 7-0 (W7).
ABOUT HENDRIX
The Warriors are coming off a 4-0 win at NAIA member Lyon (Ark.) on Wednesday. The Orange and Black remained unbeaten (2-0-1) in the series and has outscored the Scots a combined 7-1. Hendrix has not allowed a goal in its last 209:57 this season or in the last two meetings against Lyon. Kaitlyn Gilkey registered her first-career hat trick, with goals coming in the 15th, 47th and 81st minutes. Following a long kick into the box by Mary Helen VanHoy, a Gilkey header found the back of the net to open the onslaught. Skylar Baker made the score 2-0 in the 36th minute after passes from Brianna Willis and Gilkey. Sydnee Pritchett assisted on Gilkey's second goal, while Emerson Lejong aided on the final score. Gilkey totaled career-highs in shots (11), shots on goal (8) and points (7). Her 11 shots tied for second most in a game in program history. Gilkey's three goals tied for eighth most. Her seven points tied for ninth most. Pritchett and Anna Grace Eichenberger each had three shots. The Orange and Black's five assists tied for 10th most in program history. The Warriors outshot the Scots 24-6, including 14-3 on frame, with seven Warriors compiling at least one shot on goal. Reigning SAA Defensive Player of the Week Mackenzie Smith recorded her second-straight shutout, making three saves in 90 minutes between the pipes.
Saturday marks the first of four-straight games at Warrior Soccer Field.
Hendrix has not conceded a goal in 199:57, a span of three games, while outscoring its opponents 6-0 during that stretch.
The Warriors have won two in a row and four of their last five overall.
Smith was voted SAA Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. She earned the honor after only her second collegiate start. Smith posted a clean sheet in her team's 2-0 shutout of Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) on Sept. 25, which was the league opener for both squads. She tallied eight saves for her first career win.
Gilkey, with three game-winners this season, is tied for seventh on the school's single-season list.
Gilkey, with four-career game-winning goals, is teid for fifth on Hendrix's all-time list.
VanHoy has 50 shots on goal for her career, which is tied for seventh on the school's all-time list.
Gilkey has scored at least one goal in back-to-back games and three of the last four.
Willis has an assist in two-straight games.
Hendrix leads the SAA and ranks 88th nationally in save percentage (0.833).
Smith leads the SAA and ranks 16th nationally in save percentage (0.913). She is second in the conference and 42nd in the country in goals against average (0.515).
Gilkey leads the SAA in game-winning goals (3) and points per game (1.86) and ranks second in assists (3) and goals per game (0.71). In Division III, she ranks 20th in game-winning goals and 84th in points per game.
VanHoy leads the SAA in shots on goal per game (2.14), while Gilkey is fourth (2.00).
Trimble's 19-member squad is represented by five states - Arkansas (14), Texas (2), Louisiana (1), Tennessee (1) and Oklahoma (1).
ABOUT MILLSAPS
The Majors are coming off 1-0 loss at home to Rhodes (Tenn.) on Sept. 24 in league action. Camille Blanchard had two shots on goal for Millsaps. Maddie Moore made four saves in 90 minutes.
The Majors are 1-2-1 in true road games this season.
Blanchard leads the SAA in per game averages for shots (3.71) and shots on goal (2.14).
LAST MEETING
Hendrix shut out Millsaps for a fifth-straight time following a 2-0 SAA win at Warrior Soccer Field on March 20, 2021.
Claire Huchingson scored the only goal Hendrix would need in the 31st minute off a cross into the box by Willis.
VanHoy added an insurance goal in the 59th minute when she beat Moore top shelf after a feed from Baker.
VanHoy totaled career-highs in shots (11), which was the second most in program history, and shots on goal (6).
Gilkey recorded six shots, while Huchingson had five, Pritchett and Sydney Wagner each with four and Baker three.
Huchingson had four shots on goal.
Anna Claire Lewis and Smith combined for the clean sheet between the pipes. Lewis played the first 66:05 before giving way to Smith for the final 23:55. Lewis and Smith each made one save.
The Warriors outshot Millsaps 35-8, including 15-2 on frame, and held an edge in corner kicks, 5-0.
Hannah Johnson had three shots in the loss.
Moore recorded 13 saves in 90 minutes in net in defeat.
THE THROW IN
Hendrix has not allowed a goal to Millsaps in 485:33, a span of six games.
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