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Mississippi State soccer beats No. 13 South Carolina in front of record crowd

By Ethan Lee

SAN JOSE, CA - MAY 9: A soccer ball sits on the pitch during the United States' practice on May 9, 2015 before an international friendly match against Ireland at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. The U.S. won 3-0. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - MAY 9: A soccer ball sits on the pitch during the United States' practice on May 9, 2015 before an international friendly match against Ireland at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California. The U.S. won 3-0. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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The Mississippi State soccer team claimed a huge comeback win over the 13th ranked team in the country last night

On Thursday night, for the first time since 2015, the Mississippi State soccer team defeated a ranked opponent thanks to a great comeback effort and great play in overtime. The Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-1-0 overall, 1-1-0 SEC) defeated the No. 13 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks (7-2-0 overall, 1-1-0 SEC).

The Mississippi State soccer team fell behind the Gamecocks early on as South Carolina took an early 1-0 advantage over MSU just over 11 minutes into the game. South Carolina’s Lauren Chang scored the goal on a penalty kick to put the Gamecocks ahead. The goal was Chang’s fifth for the season.

But, from there, the Bulldogs played great defense and kept South Carolina from adding another goal throughout the remainder of the game. MSU’s persistence on offense eventually paid off as well.

In the second period, Mississippi State freshman Niah Johnson scored on a penalty kick of her own, tying things up at 1-1. The shot gave Johnson her third goal of the 2018 college soccer season. The Bulldogs and Gamecocks couldn’t score anymore in regulation, which sent the game into overtime.

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And in overtime, the Mississippi State soccer team came out on top thanks to Zakirah McGillivary as she made her sixth goal of the season. The Bulldogs won 2-1 with the goal. Brooke McKee was tabbed with the assist on the winning goal.

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The win sets the Mississippi State soccer team to gain more national attention and respect. The Bulldogs received votes in the latest coaches poll, but they sit all the way up at No. 2 in the most recent RPI rankings.

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What’s next for the Bulldogs? This Sunday, Mississippi State will head on up to Knoxville, Tennessee and will attempt to knock off the No. 19 ranked team in the coaches poll. Mississippi State has a pretty good soccer team. It’s past time that we all start paying it more attention.

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