JACKSON, Miss. – The Belhaven Men's Soccer team cruised to a non-conference win in the Riverside Derby on Wednesday with a second half outburst that sent them past the Millsaps Majors.
 
Belhaven dominated the run of play in the first half and finally found a breakthrough at the half hour mark. The play started with a ball out wide to Julian Carreira who worked it to Jacob Requilman in the box. Requilman was able to work himself free for a tight-angle shot that initially looked to be saved by the Majors' keeper before deflecting across the goal-line for the opener.
 
The second half continued in similar fashion with the Blazers' largely controlling the creation of chances and eventually found their second as a Belhaven corner from Jacob Requilman dropped for Julian Carreira who redirected it into the net for his team-leading sixth goal of the season.
 
Belhaven's second goal had them firing in attack and they swiftly found a third when their high press forced a turnover deep in the attacking third. Aleksander Harris blocked a Millsaps clearance and the ball fell to James Dempsey who found space in the box and fired it in at the far post in the 70^th minute.
 
The Blazers weren't done yet as Christian Hernandez worked hard and drew a foul on the edge of the Millsaps 18-yard box. Justin Phipps stood over the free kick and sent one towards the near post where Lex Rogers found himself unmarked. Rogers headed home in the 74^th minute to help ice the match for the Blazers.
 
Millsaps would draw a goal back with just under 15 minutes to play but in the end, it wasn't enough to spark a late comeback bid as Belhaven held on comfortably for the rivalry win.
 
In the match Belhaven outshot the Majors 16-5 in total and 7-3 in shots on target. Jacob Requilman finished with a goal and assist for the Blazers while seven different Belhaven players tallied a shot on goal. Max Rudolph made two saves across 71 minutes of action before being replaced by Caleb Thompson late on.
 
The Blazers improved to 4-5-3 on the season with the win. Belhaven will now return to conference play when they face Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. That match is slated for 2 PM this Saturday.

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