Thursday, August 19
Nashville, Tenn.
6:00 p.m.
Mississippi State
at
Lipscomb
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Soccer Opens Season Against ASUN Favorite
August 18, 2021 | Soccer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2021-22 athletic year officially begins on Thursday night when Mississippi State's soccer team opens the season at Lipscomb in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The Bulldogs will kick off against the Bisons at 6 p.m. CT, and the match will be streamed on Lipscomb's YouTube channel.
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Lipscomb was picked to win the ASUN this year in the conference's preseason coaches' poll and landed four players on the league's Preseason All-Conference Team including ASUN Preseason Defender of the Year Shelby Craft.
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"Lipscomb's one of those teams that's going to start as favorites to win their conference," head coach James Armstrong said. "They're a program that's consistently good. They're super athletic, well-organized. They compete and believe in each other. They're somebody that makes the NCAA Tournament frequently. It's going to be a challenge for us, and that's why we scheduled it. We want to test this team early on and see what we can do."
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MSU is making its second trip to the Bisons' home field and its first since 2015. State claimed a 2-0 victory in that meeting. However, the two teams last met in MSU's first NCAA Tournament appearance, and Lipscomb advanced with an overtime winner 46 seconds before the final horn.
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State returns all eight goal scorers from last season, and is led by points leaders Onyi Echegini (5 G, 1 A) and Monigo Karnley (4 G, 3 A). Both players were named to the Preseason All-SEC Watch List on Wednesday morning along with Alyssa D'Aloise and Maddy Anderson.
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Both teams played exhibition matches against South Alabama. Lipscomb picked up a 2-0 victory despite being outshot and losing the possession battle, while State earned a 1-1 draw and held the Jaguars to just two shots.
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Following Thursday evening's match, MSU will return home to host Louisiana on Sunday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. CT. The Bulldogs will enter that match riding a four-game home winning streak after closing the 2020-21 season with three consecutive shutouts in Starkville.
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For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateSOC" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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The Bulldogs will kick off against the Bisons at 6 p.m. CT, and the match will be streamed on Lipscomb's YouTube channel.
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Lipscomb was picked to win the ASUN this year in the conference's preseason coaches' poll and landed four players on the league's Preseason All-Conference Team including ASUN Preseason Defender of the Year Shelby Craft.
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"Lipscomb's one of those teams that's going to start as favorites to win their conference," head coach James Armstrong said. "They're a program that's consistently good. They're super athletic, well-organized. They compete and believe in each other. They're somebody that makes the NCAA Tournament frequently. It's going to be a challenge for us, and that's why we scheduled it. We want to test this team early on and see what we can do."
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MSU is making its second trip to the Bisons' home field and its first since 2015. State claimed a 2-0 victory in that meeting. However, the two teams last met in MSU's first NCAA Tournament appearance, and Lipscomb advanced with an overtime winner 46 seconds before the final horn.
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State returns all eight goal scorers from last season, and is led by points leaders Onyi Echegini (5 G, 1 A) and Monigo Karnley (4 G, 3 A). Both players were named to the Preseason All-SEC Watch List on Wednesday morning along with Alyssa D'Aloise and Maddy Anderson.
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Both teams played exhibition matches against South Alabama. Lipscomb picked up a 2-0 victory despite being outshot and losing the possession battle, while State earned a 1-1 draw and held the Jaguars to just two shots.
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Following Thursday evening's match, MSU will return home to host Louisiana on Sunday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. CT. The Bulldogs will enter that match riding a four-game home winning streak after closing the 2020-21 season with three consecutive shutouts in Starkville.
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For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateSOC" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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