STARKVILLE — Before the 2022 season, Mississippi State women’s soccer had made the NCAA tournament once in program history, hosting Lipscomb in 2018.
Two years later, the Bulldogs have clinched back-to-back berths to the Big Dance as on Monday afternoon, Mississippi State earned a No. 6 seed in the bottom right quadrant, set to host Providence this weekend.
This season has been a record-breaking year for the Bulldogs, posting a 10-5-5 record so far. It’s their second-straight 10-win season, best-ever Southeastern Conference performance.
Mississippi State went 5-3-2 in SEC play, finishing as the No. 4 seed going into the SEC Tournament, where it reached the semifinals for the first time ever, defeating Alabama, 1-1 (2-0) in penalties in the quarterfinals.
In the end, the NCAA tournament selection committee rewarded the Bulldogs with their highest tournament seed in program history.
The time and date of MSU’s first round matchup against the Friars has yet to be determined, though first round games will be taking place either this Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Providence finished its season with a 10-4-5 record and a 4-1-5 record in the Big East. The Friars were knocked out by No. 1 seed Xavier, 1-0, in the Big East tournament semifinals.
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