Soccer Falls at Mississippi State, 3-2

STARKVILLE, Miss. –  The LSU soccer group (7-2-2, 2-1-0 SEC) was defeated by the Mississippi State Bulldogs (9-0-2, 3-0-0 SEC) by a rating of 3-2 on Sunday evening on the MSU Soccer Area.

It took solely 4 minutes for a aim as Mississippi State’s Gwen Mummert scored a header on a nook. The Tigers responded solely 19 seconds later as Alesia Garcia headed house her personal aim to tie the match at 1-1.

The Bulldogs regained the lead within the 6^th minute as Maggie Wadsworth put the ball into the again of the web after a scramble within the field. Tiger defender Tilly Wilkes equalized within the 41^st minute as she slotted house a rebound aim. Mississippi State claimed the profitable aim within the 84^th minute as Haley McWhirter scored from the penalty spot.

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The match opened with excessive depth and had three objectives scored within the first six minutes. The Bulldogs struck first within the fourth minute. Haley McWhirter swung a cross from a nook to the again put up and located Mummert, who outleapt her defender and headed the ball into the aim from six yards out.

Solely 19 seconds later, LSU tied it up at 1-1. Defender Rammie Noel broke away down the left flank and despatched a cross to the again put up and located Garcia, who was unmarked and calmly headed the ball house. Garcia’s aim marks her fifth of the season whereas Noel’s help was her second of the 12 months.

Solely three minutes, the Bulldogs scored their second aim to make it 2-1 on the evening. Following a nook, the ball scrambled across the field in entrance of aim. After heavy deflections from each groups trying to gather it, Wadsworth was capable of get the ultimate contact to push it over the road and into the aim.

LSU didn’t lose vitality and chased for the equalizing aim. Midfielder Ida Hermannsdottir had a powerful shot on body within the 11^th minute that was saved by Bulldog goalkeeper Maddy Anderson. On the different finish, Tiger goalkeeper Mollee Swift picked up saves within the 31^st and 36^th minutes to maintain the match even.

The Tigers discovered the equalizing aim within the 41^st minute. Midfielder Raelyn Prince despatched a robust effort from lengthy vary on the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper parried the ball away however Wilkes tracked the ball completely was capable of slot a second likelihood effort from 12 yards out into the again of the web. Wilkes had her second aim of the season whereas Prince had her second help.

The tying aim was the final main occasion of the primary half and the groups went into the break tied at 2-2.

The second half had neither group capable of take management of the match and the possibilities had been restricted. Garcia had a shot saved within the 71^st minute whereas the Bulldogs had a shot on body within the 77^th minute saved by Swift.

Mississippi State was awarded a penalty within the 84^th minute. Midfielder Wasila Diwura-Soale had her legs get tangled within the field with a Bulldog attacker and the referee dominated in favor of the attacker. McWhirter stepped as much as the penalty spot and despatched the ball to the right-side to beat Swift and make the scoreline 3-2.

The Tigers couldn’t discover a response within the remaining six minutes and finally dropped their first SEC match of the season to an unbeaten Mississippi State group.

Up Subsequent
LSU hosts Kentucky at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, October 2^nd on the LSU Soccer Stadium.