2023 Soccer Roster
Roster
Anderson, Maddy

Jersey Number 1
Maddy Anderson
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Clear Falls HS
- Hometown:
- Seabrook, Texas
Bio
Career HonorsÂ
2024 SEC Goalkeeper of the Year
2024 All-SEC First Team
2024 SEC All-Tournament Team
2024 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/23, 10/7, 10/31)
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2024 SEC Community Service Team
2023 Second-Team All-SEC
2024 SEC Preseason Watchlist
2023 SEC Honor Roll
2023-24 CSC Academic All-America Second Team
2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (8/21, 10/23)
2022 SEC Honor Roll
2021 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 7)
2021 SEC Honor Roll
2020 SEC All-Freshman Team
2020-21 Award of Distinction -Â United Soccer Coaches
2020 TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention (Oct. 6)
2020 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28)
2020 TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention (Sept. 28)
2020-21 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
Career Notes & RecordsÂ
Most GK Minutes Played in a Single Season (2,092) in 2023
Most Shutouts in a Single Season (11) in 2023
Mississippi State Career Shutout Leader (28)
Mississippi State Career Goalkeeper Win Leader (48)
Most Starts at Goalkeeper in Program History (83)
2023 (Senior)
Voted captain ahead of the season by her peers …  named to the SEC Preseason watchlist … All-SEC Second Team selection … 2X SEC Defensive Player of the Week (8/21) (10/23) ... clinched 12 wins in 2023, setting a record for goalkeeper wins as a senior … achieved a save percentage of .818% in 2023, another senior record … only allowed 0.69 goals per game in 2023 … broke the record for goalkeeper minutes played in a single season with 2,092 … secured 11 shutouts, setting the program record for shutouts in a single season … led the Bulldog’s defensive unit to the fewest goals ever allowed in a single season (16) … faced a season-high 20 shots vs. Alabama in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals making a season-high eight saves (10/31).
2022 (Junior)
Named to the United Soccer Coaches’ NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch - Goalkeepers list, as well as the SEC Preseason Players to Watch list ... earned her first shutout of the season at Miami (8/18) ... recorded two saves against the Hurricanes ... recorded one save and allowed one goal at FIU (8/21) ... recorded two saves vs. Lipscomb (8/25) in a shutout victory over the Bisons ... registered her third shutout, and second in a row, against Minnesota (8/28) ... faced only two total shots against South Alabama (9/1), en route to her fourth shutout of the season ... allowed only the second goal of the season against LA Tech (9/1) ... faced two total shots at Southern Miss (9/8), en route to her fifth shutout of the season ... led the backline to secure MSU's sixth clean sheet of the season against Presbyterian (9/11) ... directed the backline to not allow a single shot on goal in a game for only the sixth time in program history ... broke MSU's career shutouts record (13) against Arkansas (9/16) ... made three saves against the Razorbacks to secure State its seventh shutout of the season ... earned her 14th career shutout at Texas A&M (9/22) and recorded a season-high seven saves ... allowed a season-high two goals to sneak through against LSU (9/25) ... recorded her ninth clean sheet at Missouri (9/30), effectively breaking the program's single-season shutouts record ... started and played the first two minutes against South Carolina (10/6), before exiting due to injury ... returned to action and started in her first match since sustaining an injury ... made two saves and allowed one goal against New Mexico State (11/11) in the NCAA Tournament opening round... made six saves and allowed four goals against Memphis (11/18) in the NCAA Tournament's second round.
2021 (Sophomore)
Saw 16 starts in 16 games, playing a total of 1,500 minutes and recording 65 saves with a save percentage of .774 ... ended the season with a 5-8-3 record and faced 165 total shots ... tied for ninth in MSU history with six career shutouts ... four shutouts in 2021 is tied for eighth in MSU single-season history ... recorded one save at Lipscomb (8/19) ... picked up her third career shutout while making three saves to earn the win against Louisiana (8/22) ... faced 14 shots and recorded four saves against Arizona State (8/26) ... recorded her second shutout of the season against Southeast Missouri (8/29), with five saves on as many shots in the win against the Redhawks ... picked up her second consecutive shutout at Minnesota (9/2) ... made three saves on 13 shots faced against the Golden Gophers ... recorded a career-high 13 saves at Iowa (9/5), allowing just one goal in a draw with the Hawkeyes ... named SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/7) for her efforts at Minnesota and Iowa... recorded three saves on 19 shots at No. 6 LSU (9/17) ... picked up four saves on 12 shots faced at Georgia (9/23) ... recorded her fourth shutout of the season against Kentucky (9/30) with three saves ... recorded nine saves on 12 shots faced at Alabama (10/10) ... recorded two saves on nine shots faced at No. 10 Tennessee (10/15) ... recorded two saves on six shots faced in a win against Texas A&M (10/21) ... picked up a SEC-career-high 10 saves on 17 shots faced at No. 4 Arkansas (10/24) ... scored her first career goal and game-winner on a penalty kick in the 78th minute against No. 16 Ole Miss (10/28) while recording two saves on five shots faced against the Rebels.
2020 (Freshman)
Saw 12 starts in 12 games, playing a total of 1,073 minutes and recording 44 total saves with a save percentage of .733 ... Ended the season with a 5-4-3 record and faced 128 shots in all ... Played 110 minutes in the her first collegiate start against Auburn where she recorded her first career save in the 21st minute and finished with two overall (9/18) ... Had six saves against No. 15 Alabama where she faced 12 shots, again playing all 110 minutes (9/25) ... Earned the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against Alabama, the first Bulldog to earn the award as a freshman since 2003 (9/28) ... Played 90 minutes against Ole Miss and finished the game with four saves, recording her first shutout (10/2) ... Named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Team of the Week (10/5) ... Had five saves against LSU, facing 13 shots from the Tigers (10/11) ... Against No. 9 Texas A&M, she faced 19 shots and had eight saves (10/16) ... Recorded four saves against Mizzou (10/24) ... Played the full 90 minutes at No. 9 South Carolina (10/30) ... Tallied four saves against No. 7 Arkansas in the full 90 minutes on the pitch ... Faced 11 shots against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament, saving five (11/15) ... Named to the SEC All-Freshman team at the conclusion of the fall ... Played the full match in the win against Louisiana (2/28) ... Played the first 45 minutes of the match against Arkansas State, recording three saves on five shots and aiding the shutout (3/13) ... Played the full 90 minutes against Columbus State, while having two saves against eleven shots, keeping them scoreless (4/1).
High School/Club
A three-star prospect according to TopDrawerSoccer.com which also ranked her as the No. 29 player out of Texas … fourth ranked goalkeeper in the state … named to the All-South Region team by the United Soccer Coaches’ association in 2019 … attended Clear Falls High School where she was a two-time all-state selection … team won the district championship in 2019 and she was the district MVP … named team MVP three straight years from 2017-19 while earning first team all-district honors … named CCISD Goalie of the Year in 2018 … played on the varsity football team as a sophomore … played club soccer with Challenge Soccer Club as the program reached the ECNL Playoffs from 2016-19 … posted a 13-match shutout streak in 2017 … invited to the ECNL National Training Camp a sophomore and junior and attended the U.S. Soccer Training Center in 2016 and 2017 … selected to play with Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly against Manchester City following the ECNL National Training Camp in 2018 … earned ECNL All-Conference honors three times … also competed in speed stacking since the fifth grade.
Community Service/Academics
Landed among the top five percent in her high school class … graduating summa cum laude as a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society and Student Character Committee … was a three-time Superintendent’s Scholar.
Personal
Born Madelynn Jewel Anderson on Feb. 22, 2002 … daughter of Steven and Kelsie Anderson … has a brother, Carter Pytel … Graduated in 2023 with her bachelor's degree in Psychology ... She is pursing her master's degree in Sports Pedagogy
2024 SEC Goalkeeper of the Year
2024 All-SEC First Team
2024 SEC All-Tournament Team
2024 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/23, 10/7, 10/31)
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2024 SEC Community Service Team
2023 Second-Team All-SEC
2024 SEC Preseason Watchlist
2023 SEC Honor Roll
2023-24 CSC Academic All-America Second Team
2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (8/21, 10/23)
2022 SEC Honor Roll
2021 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 7)
2021 SEC Honor Roll
2020 SEC All-Freshman Team
2020-21 Award of Distinction -Â United Soccer Coaches
2020 TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention (Oct. 6)
2020 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28)
2020 TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention (Sept. 28)
2020-21 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
Career Notes & RecordsÂ
Most GK Minutes Played in a Single Season (2,092) in 2023
Most Shutouts in a Single Season (11) in 2023
Mississippi State Career Shutout Leader (28)
Mississippi State Career Goalkeeper Win Leader (48)
Most Starts at Goalkeeper in Program History (83)
2023 (Senior)
Voted captain ahead of the season by her peers …  named to the SEC Preseason watchlist … All-SEC Second Team selection … 2X SEC Defensive Player of the Week (8/21) (10/23) ... clinched 12 wins in 2023, setting a record for goalkeeper wins as a senior … achieved a save percentage of .818% in 2023, another senior record … only allowed 0.69 goals per game in 2023 … broke the record for goalkeeper minutes played in a single season with 2,092 … secured 11 shutouts, setting the program record for shutouts in a single season … led the Bulldog’s defensive unit to the fewest goals ever allowed in a single season (16) … faced a season-high 20 shots vs. Alabama in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals making a season-high eight saves (10/31).
2022 (Junior)
Named to the United Soccer Coaches’ NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch - Goalkeepers list, as well as the SEC Preseason Players to Watch list ... earned her first shutout of the season at Miami (8/18) ... recorded two saves against the Hurricanes ... recorded one save and allowed one goal at FIU (8/21) ... recorded two saves vs. Lipscomb (8/25) in a shutout victory over the Bisons ... registered her third shutout, and second in a row, against Minnesota (8/28) ... faced only two total shots against South Alabama (9/1), en route to her fourth shutout of the season ... allowed only the second goal of the season against LA Tech (9/1) ... faced two total shots at Southern Miss (9/8), en route to her fifth shutout of the season ... led the backline to secure MSU's sixth clean sheet of the season against Presbyterian (9/11) ... directed the backline to not allow a single shot on goal in a game for only the sixth time in program history ... broke MSU's career shutouts record (13) against Arkansas (9/16) ... made three saves against the Razorbacks to secure State its seventh shutout of the season ... earned her 14th career shutout at Texas A&M (9/22) and recorded a season-high seven saves ... allowed a season-high two goals to sneak through against LSU (9/25) ... recorded her ninth clean sheet at Missouri (9/30), effectively breaking the program's single-season shutouts record ... started and played the first two minutes against South Carolina (10/6), before exiting due to injury ... returned to action and started in her first match since sustaining an injury ... made two saves and allowed one goal against New Mexico State (11/11) in the NCAA Tournament opening round... made six saves and allowed four goals against Memphis (11/18) in the NCAA Tournament's second round.
2021 (Sophomore)
Saw 16 starts in 16 games, playing a total of 1,500 minutes and recording 65 saves with a save percentage of .774 ... ended the season with a 5-8-3 record and faced 165 total shots ... tied for ninth in MSU history with six career shutouts ... four shutouts in 2021 is tied for eighth in MSU single-season history ... recorded one save at Lipscomb (8/19) ... picked up her third career shutout while making three saves to earn the win against Louisiana (8/22) ... faced 14 shots and recorded four saves against Arizona State (8/26) ... recorded her second shutout of the season against Southeast Missouri (8/29), with five saves on as many shots in the win against the Redhawks ... picked up her second consecutive shutout at Minnesota (9/2) ... made three saves on 13 shots faced against the Golden Gophers ... recorded a career-high 13 saves at Iowa (9/5), allowing just one goal in a draw with the Hawkeyes ... named SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/7) for her efforts at Minnesota and Iowa... recorded three saves on 19 shots at No. 6 LSU (9/17) ... picked up four saves on 12 shots faced at Georgia (9/23) ... recorded her fourth shutout of the season against Kentucky (9/30) with three saves ... recorded nine saves on 12 shots faced at Alabama (10/10) ... recorded two saves on nine shots faced at No. 10 Tennessee (10/15) ... recorded two saves on six shots faced in a win against Texas A&M (10/21) ... picked up a SEC-career-high 10 saves on 17 shots faced at No. 4 Arkansas (10/24) ... scored her first career goal and game-winner on a penalty kick in the 78th minute against No. 16 Ole Miss (10/28) while recording two saves on five shots faced against the Rebels.
2020 (Freshman)
Saw 12 starts in 12 games, playing a total of 1,073 minutes and recording 44 total saves with a save percentage of .733 ... Ended the season with a 5-4-3 record and faced 128 shots in all ... Played 110 minutes in the her first collegiate start against Auburn where she recorded her first career save in the 21st minute and finished with two overall (9/18) ... Had six saves against No. 15 Alabama where she faced 12 shots, again playing all 110 minutes (9/25) ... Earned the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against Alabama, the first Bulldog to earn the award as a freshman since 2003 (9/28) ... Played 90 minutes against Ole Miss and finished the game with four saves, recording her first shutout (10/2) ... Named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Team of the Week (10/5) ... Had five saves against LSU, facing 13 shots from the Tigers (10/11) ... Against No. 9 Texas A&M, she faced 19 shots and had eight saves (10/16) ... Recorded four saves against Mizzou (10/24) ... Played the full 90 minutes at No. 9 South Carolina (10/30) ... Tallied four saves against No. 7 Arkansas in the full 90 minutes on the pitch ... Faced 11 shots against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament, saving five (11/15) ... Named to the SEC All-Freshman team at the conclusion of the fall ... Played the full match in the win against Louisiana (2/28) ... Played the first 45 minutes of the match against Arkansas State, recording three saves on five shots and aiding the shutout (3/13) ... Played the full 90 minutes against Columbus State, while having two saves against eleven shots, keeping them scoreless (4/1).
High School/Club
A three-star prospect according to TopDrawerSoccer.com which also ranked her as the No. 29 player out of Texas … fourth ranked goalkeeper in the state … named to the All-South Region team by the United Soccer Coaches’ association in 2019 … attended Clear Falls High School where she was a two-time all-state selection … team won the district championship in 2019 and she was the district MVP … named team MVP three straight years from 2017-19 while earning first team all-district honors … named CCISD Goalie of the Year in 2018 … played on the varsity football team as a sophomore … played club soccer with Challenge Soccer Club as the program reached the ECNL Playoffs from 2016-19 … posted a 13-match shutout streak in 2017 … invited to the ECNL National Training Camp a sophomore and junior and attended the U.S. Soccer Training Center in 2016 and 2017 … selected to play with Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly against Manchester City following the ECNL National Training Camp in 2018 … earned ECNL All-Conference honors three times … also competed in speed stacking since the fifth grade.
Community Service/Academics
Landed among the top five percent in her high school class … graduating summa cum laude as a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society and Student Character Committee … was a three-time Superintendent’s Scholar.
Personal
Born Madelynn Jewel Anderson on Feb. 22, 2002 … daughter of Steven and Kelsie Anderson … has a brother, Carter Pytel … Graduated in 2023 with her bachelor's degree in Psychology ... She is pursing her master's degree in Sports Pedagogy
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Press Conference vs Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Highlights vs. Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Chelsea Wagner Media Session
Wednesday, September 03
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Kennedy Husbands Media Session
Tuesday, August 26