DP soccer alumni reunited in college

Michael Millay and Bryce Follensbee starred on the Dr. Phillips boys soccer team and just recently ended a remarkable season as college players at Coastal Carolina.

Millay, a defender who graduated from Dr. Phillips in 2009, and Follensbee, a forward who graduated in 2011, were part of a team that won the Big South Men’s Soccer Championship Nov. 16 — punching the Chanticleers’ ticket to the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Tournament. Coastal Carolina beat Florida Gulf Coast, 1-0, in the first round of the tourney but fell to Clemson, 2-1, to end its season.

Millay and Follensbee grew up about a mile from each other, attending Windy Ridge School for their elementary and middle school years, where they played for the soccer team.  Additionally, both played club soccer for Orange County Soccer Club, before suiting up for the Panthers for their prep careers.  

The two reunited at Coastal Carolina after initially going to different colleges. Millay originally played for Cincinnati in the former Big East Conference, and Follensbee went to Tulsa to compete in Conference USA. Both transferred to Coastal Carolina after the 2013 season. Millay was granted another season of eligibility after an injury shortened his senior season at Cincinnati. He is a graduate student at Coastal Carolina after receiving his undergrad degree in sports administration from Cincinnati.