Friday, August 10
Madison, Wis.
8:00 AM
Mississippi State
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at
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Wisconsin (Exh.)
The Bulldogs and Golden Eagles will kick off at 8 p.m. CT on Saturday.
Mississippi State Prepares to Meet Marquette in Final Exhibition
August 10, 2018 | Soccer
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Mississippi State soccer will wrap up its preseason schedule on Saturday, Aug. 11, with an exhibition match at Marquette. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. CT.
The Bulldogs dropped a closed scrimmage to Wisconsin, 2-0, on Friday morning.
"For sure the better team won today because they did better where it mattered," head coach Tom Anagnost said. "We didn't have nearly enough good individual performances and did not make enough plays."
The loss to Wisconsin marked the first time, in exhibition or regular season play, that MSU had lost by more than one goal since Oct. 20, 2016, when the Bulldogs fell, 3-0, at Tennessee.
"I don't believe we showed our identity (against Wisconsin), and we made too many simple errors that cost us," Anagnost said. "The good news is we got nine new players in the game and got better as the game went on. We will improve."
Anagnost hopes two preseason contests against top-tier teams will prepare his squad for a difficult conference schedule. The SEC held the highest RPI in the nation last season and put nine teams in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs will face all nine this season.
Marquette, like Wisconsin, made the tournament and should offer a challenge to a young MSU squad that features the most freshman of any SEC team. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish third in the BIG EAST this season and return seven of their 11 starters from a year ago.
State opens the season on Aug. 16 at home against Southern Miss. The game will be broadcast live on SEC Network+ beginning at 7 p.m.
For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "HailStateSOC." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
The Bulldogs dropped a closed scrimmage to Wisconsin, 2-0, on Friday morning.
"For sure the better team won today because they did better where it mattered," head coach Tom Anagnost said. "We didn't have nearly enough good individual performances and did not make enough plays."
The loss to Wisconsin marked the first time, in exhibition or regular season play, that MSU had lost by more than one goal since Oct. 20, 2016, when the Bulldogs fell, 3-0, at Tennessee.
"I don't believe we showed our identity (against Wisconsin), and we made too many simple errors that cost us," Anagnost said. "The good news is we got nine new players in the game and got better as the game went on. We will improve."
Anagnost hopes two preseason contests against top-tier teams will prepare his squad for a difficult conference schedule. The SEC held the highest RPI in the nation last season and put nine teams in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs will face all nine this season.
Marquette, like Wisconsin, made the tournament and should offer a challenge to a young MSU squad that features the most freshman of any SEC team. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish third in the BIG EAST this season and return seven of their 11 starters from a year ago.
State opens the season on Aug. 16 at home against Southern Miss. The game will be broadcast live on SEC Network+ beginning at 7 p.m.
For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "HailStateSOC." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap."
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