University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, August 17
Starkville, Miss.
4:00 PM (EXH)
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Southern Miss Women’s Soccer Set to Take on In-State Rival Mississippi State on Saturday
8/16/2019 6:50:00 PM | Women's Soccer
The Golden Eagles and the Bulldogs will kick off Saturday’s exhibition match at 4:00 p.m. (CT) at the MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, Miss.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss women's soccer team is slated to take on their in-state rival Mississippi State in an exhibition match on Saturday, August 17 at 4:00 p.m. (CT) at the MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, Miss.
The last time out
The last time that Southern Miss took the pitch, they fell to #24 LSU by a final score of 2-1 in an exhibition match played in Baton Rouge on Friday, August 9.
The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period of play when redshirt junior Hailey Pohevitz found the back of the net after finishing off a shot from redshirt senior defender Kaitlin Fayard that ricocheted off of the crossbar.
Southern Miss nearly captured a 2-0 lead over the defending SEC champions after junior forward/defender Macie Pennington netted a goal, but Pennington's goal was waived off due to an offside infraction.
Southern Miss held its 1-0 lead until LSU's Haley Garrett tied the match 1-1 with just under three minutes to play in the second period.
The match remained tied until the final minutes of play when Meghan Johnson converted what eventually proved to be the game-winning goal for LSU.
Noteworthy moments
Breaking down the all-time record
Mississippi State holds an all-time record of 7-2-2 against Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles are 1-3-1 when hosting the Bulldogs in Hattiesburg and 1-4-1 in contests played in Starkville.
The last meeting on the pitch
Southern Miss and Mississippi State last met on the pitch on August 16, 2018 at the MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State won the match by a final score of 3-0.
The opponent
Mississippi State is led by Head Coach James Armstrong who is entering his first season with the program. Armstrong spent the six previous seasons serving as an assistant and associate head coach at Auburn.
Mississippi State opened its 2019 season with an exhibition match against William Carey University on Thursday, August 15 in Hattiesburg. The Bulldogs defeated the Crusaders, 3-1 in the contest.
For all of the latest Southern Miss soccer news, fans can follow the official Southern Miss soccer Twitter account (@SouthernMissSoc), Instagram account (@southernmisssoccer) and Facebook account (Southern Miss Soccer).
The last time out
The last time that Southern Miss took the pitch, they fell to #24 LSU by a final score of 2-1 in an exhibition match played in Baton Rouge on Friday, August 9.
The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period of play when redshirt junior Hailey Pohevitz found the back of the net after finishing off a shot from redshirt senior defender Kaitlin Fayard that ricocheted off of the crossbar.
Southern Miss nearly captured a 2-0 lead over the defending SEC champions after junior forward/defender Macie Pennington netted a goal, but Pennington's goal was waived off due to an offside infraction.
Southern Miss held its 1-0 lead until LSU's Haley Garrett tied the match 1-1 with just under three minutes to play in the second period.
The match remained tied until the final minutes of play when Meghan Johnson converted what eventually proved to be the game-winning goal for LSU.
Noteworthy moments
- Hailey Pohevitz goal scored in the first period of Friday's match against LSU marked the first of her Southern Miss career. Pohevitz is currently in her first season with Southern Miss after transferring from Cal State Fullerton.
- Redshirt senior Kaitlin Fayard made her return to the pitch in Friday's match against LSU after missing the entire 2018 season due to injury.
- Newcomers Macie Pennington, Ariel Diaz, Hailey Pohevitz, Hannah Moody and Jacky Manteas along with freshmen Hailey Rogers and Madisyn Flammia all saw the first action of their Southern Miss careers in Friday's match against LSU.
- Southern Miss junior defender Drew Knotts also saw the first action of her Southern Miss career in Friday's match against LSU. Knotts transferred to Southern Miss from Georgia Southern after the 2017 season.
Breaking down the all-time record
Mississippi State holds an all-time record of 7-2-2 against Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles are 1-3-1 when hosting the Bulldogs in Hattiesburg and 1-4-1 in contests played in Starkville.
The last meeting on the pitch
Southern Miss and Mississippi State last met on the pitch on August 16, 2018 at the MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State won the match by a final score of 3-0.
The opponent
Mississippi State is led by Head Coach James Armstrong who is entering his first season with the program. Armstrong spent the six previous seasons serving as an assistant and associate head coach at Auburn.
Mississippi State opened its 2019 season with an exhibition match against William Carey University on Thursday, August 15 in Hattiesburg. The Bulldogs defeated the Crusaders, 3-1 in the contest.
For all of the latest Southern Miss soccer news, fans can follow the official Southern Miss soccer Twitter account (@SouthernMissSoc), Instagram account (@southernmisssoccer) and Facebook account (Southern Miss Soccer).
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