Soccer Set to Start the 2020 Home Slate with No. 15 Alabama

Friday, September 25

Starkville

6:00 PM

Mississippi State

#15 Alabama

Soccer Set to Start the 2020 Home Slate with No. 15 Alabama

September 24, 2020 | Soccer

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The match marks the first State athletics event held in Starkville since March 8 – 201 days ago.

By: Madelon Allen, Assistant Coordinator/Communications

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State soccer team will start the action in Starkville for all of Athletics in 2020 on Friday as they host Alabama for a 6 p.m. CT kick-off on SEC Network.

The Bulldogs (0-0-1, 0-0-1) face No. 15 Alabama (1-0-0, 1-0-0) at home, marking the first State athletics event held in Starkville since March 8 – 201 days ago.

State is coming off a double-overtime, 1-1 draw with Auburn to face the Tide. Freshmen Maddy Anderson, KK Pavatt and transfer Alyssa D'Aloise all made their first career starts in the Maroon and White, with freshmen Olivia Simpson and Marcella Cash and transfer Macey Hodge coming off the bench.

Alabama, a veteran-heavy squad with 20 returners, comes off a 3-1 victory over Tennessee. Junior Riley Mattingly scored two of the Tide's three goals, with sophomore Serena Pham scoring the third. Alabama returns eight of their starters for the 2020 season. This will be their first road match of 2020.

Game Information

Opponent: Alabama
Location: Starkville
Time: Friday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m. CT
Broadcast: SEC Network (pxp – Jonathan Yardley, Analyst – Julie Foudy)

Series History

Overall: 8-13-3
At MSU: 4-6-2
At Alabama: 4-7-1
Neutral: 0-0-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 4, 2019 (MSU 2, ALA 3 / OT)

Quick Touches

Fans are encouraged to check the new attendance information before attending Friday's match.
This will be the first athletic event in Starkville for MSU since March 8 – 201 days ago.
A win for State would be the first win for any sport since March 11 – 198 days ago.
Junior Niah Johnson tied the game against Auburn in the 75^th minute with a good penalty kick, upping her school record in career PKs to 5-for-5.
Maddy Anderson started in goal at Auburn and found two saves in her 110 minutes of play.
Marcella Cash led the team in shots against the Tigers with five in her first career game.
This will be the first game against a ranked opponent at home for State since Sept. 20, 2018, when the Bulldogs faced a No. 13 South Carolina and defeated them, 2-1, in overtime.
The Bulldogs have never faced a ranked Alabama squad.
Alabama and Mississippi State look very similar statistically after one game, most notably with State recording 19 shots with nine on goal, and Alabama with 15 shots including eight on target.