State soccer earns No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament
Following a perfect SEC regular-season record and SEC regular-season championship, Mississippi State’s soccer team was rewarded with a No. 1 seed on Monday when the NCAA Tournament bracket was announced.
The Bulldogs finished 17-2 in the regular season and also advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals last week before being upset by South Carolina. Mississippi State will host Southern U. (8-9-3) on Saturday with a 5 p.m. start.
If the Bulldogs win their NCAA Tournament opener, they will face the winner of No. 8 seed Utah State (18-1-4) and Washington (10-6-3). Other first-round matchups in State’s side of the bracket include No. 4 seed Notre Dame (11-3-4) vs. Milwaukee (12-6-2) and No. 5 seed Kentucky (11-4-4_ vs. West Virginia (12-5-2).
Led by head coach James Armstrong, the Bulldogs will be making their third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance on Saturday. Mississippi State’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2018 when the Bulldogs dropped a double-overtime 1-0 decision to Lipscomb.
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Last season saw the Bulldogs win their first NCAA Tournament game with a 2-1 decision over New Mexico State before falling to Memphis 4-0 in the second round.
This season the Bulldogs have set school records in overall wins (17), winning streak (14), SEC wins (10) and home wins (10). Along with the team’s 10-0 mark, the Bulldogs did not allow a goal at home in SEC play.
