Soccer Drops One-Goal Match At Alabama

Sunday, October 10

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1:00 p.m.

Mississippi State

3-6-3, 1-4-1

Alabama

8-7-0, 3-3-0

Mississippi St.

Alabama

Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics

Soccer Drops One-Goal Match At Alabama

October 10, 2021 | Soccer

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By: Brian Ogden, Associate Director/Communications

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A deflected shot in the box proved to be the difference on Sunday as Mississippi State dropped a 1-0 decision at Alabama. The Bulldogs outshot the Crimson Tide, but they saw three scoring chances roll just wide or sail over the bar.

"I'm really proud once again of the fight and the character of the girls," head coach James Armstrong said. "I thought we made a good Alabama team uncomfortable at times. We lost on a deflected shot. I thought we tired a little bit toward the end of the second half. Obviously, we'll have to regroup and continue to try to work on improving some things."

Onyi Echegini took the first shot of the match in the 11^th minute and later made the keeper make a save in the 22^nd minute. Maddy Anderson made her first save of the day in the 32^nd minute and snagged a header with 30 seconds to play in the half. At the break, State held a 4-2 edge in shots.

The Bulldogs earned a corner just 30 seconds into the second half but were unable to generate a shot. In the 53^rd minute, Ally Perry put a shot just over the crossbar, and Hannah Telleysh also sent one high in the 65^th minute.

State's best scoring chance came in the 67^th minute. Juliet Moore took a shot at the top of the box that was blocked, but the ball continued to roll into the box where Ky Burroughs beat the keeper to the loose ball. Burroughs' shot, however, rolled wide of the right post.

Alabama (8-7-0, 3-3-0 SEC) earned a corner kick in the 73^rd minute and scored on the play. After State headed the initial service away from the net, the Crimson Tide's Riley Tanner fired a shot that deflected in the box for the game-winning goal.

With a little over three minutes to play, Hailey Farrington-Bentil made a run into the box, but the Alabama goalkeeper secured the ball just inches ahead of her. The Bulldogs (3-6-3, 1-4-1 SEC) had a final chance to even the score on a free kick in the 88^th minute, but Echegini's shot bent wide of the left post.

Anderson finished the day with an SEC-career-high nine saves, including a trio of impressive stops. She made a one-on-one save in the 67^th minute then stopped a shot with a dive in the 69^th minute and scrambled to the post to save a second attempt off the rebound.

MSU will travel to No. 12 Tennessee on Friday, Oct. 15 for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff on SEC Network+.

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