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Bulldogs Tie LSU In SEC Road Contest
Facing a 2-1 deficit with under four minutes remaining, MaKayla Waldner gave Mississippi State what it needed to keep going.
The
sophomore scored her third goal in the last two contests as MSU (7-1-2,
1-1-1 SEC) tied LSU (7-1-2, 0-1-2) 2-2 in a Southeastern Conference
match at the LSU Soccer Stadium on Sunday.
“I know there
is still more in each of us to give to make this season truly special,”
MSU coach Tom Anagnost said. “We went through some adversity today
which is a good thing. When we play with urgency we are a good team. I
give our players credit for fighting back after going down. It shows
the character growth of this team and I'm proud of that. I love this
team.”
The draw resulted in the first time State got a
point against LSU since 2004 and the first time versus the Tigers on
the road since 2001.
State nearly had its first goal of
the match when a Waldner shot was knocked out of play by LSU goalkeeper
Caroline Brockmeier, forcing an MSU corner kick.
Just 15 minutes into the contest, lightning was detected in the area, forcing a 40-minute delay.
Following
the first delay, Mallory Eubanks put the Bulldogs on the board first in
the 21st minute when she fired a shot that buzzed right past a diving
Brockmeier into the right corner of the net.
Lightning was
again detected in the area just over a minute after Eubanks’ goal,
forcing the teams back inside for another weather delay.
State
took the lead to halftime, but LSU knotted it up in the 49th minute on
a goal by Alex Thomas, who tapped the ball into the right corner of the
net.
Thomas netted her second goal of the contest on a penalty kick goal in the 64th minute to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.
Waldner
nearly tied it up in the 84th minute when she attempted a side-footed
shot that was barely stopped by a diving Brockmeier.
The
sophomore followed through on her next chance in the 87th minute when
she took a cross from Sam Blanchard and headed it into the bottom right
corner of the goal to tie up the game and send it to overtime.
Catalina
Perez reeled in three saves in net for the Maroon and White, including
a spectacular save off of her left leg in the 97th minute that
prevented Thomas from scoring the game-winner.
State outshot LSU 12-8 and out-cornered the Tigers 10-4.
Next Up For MSU
The
Bulldogs will retake the field at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to host
Auburn. Admission to the match at the MSU Soccer Field is free and the
contest will be streamed live on SEC Network+.
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