A sharp-angle shot found its way into the net during the 57th minute and proved to be the difference as Mississippi State dropped a 2-1 decision at Lipscomb on Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Bisons’ Cami Rogers played a long pass down the right sideline for Molly Grant to run onto. Grant served in a cross that sailed toward the net and slipped just over goalkeeper Maddy Anderson’s gloves for the winning goal.
“Obviously, not the way we wanted to start the season by any means, but I thought it was a gutsy performance,” Bulldogs coach James Armstrong said. “I thought we created a lot of chances. We outshot them. We out-possessed them, but at the end of the day the category that matters is the goals, right? They scored two goals from four chances, and we only scored one from, I think, nine. Give the girl some credit. Could it have been a cross? Could it have been a shot? I don’t know, but it went in the back of the net.”
Lipscomb opened the scoring in the 40th minute off a corner kick. Grace Oliver’s initial header was blocked in the box, but Logan McFadden cleaned up the rebound to give the Bisons a one-goal lead at the break.
MSU rallied in the second half, taking nine shots and putting four on goal. Just more than three minutes into the second half, Onyi Echegini played a ball through to Hannah Telleysh. Telleysh served a low cross into the box, and Monigo Karnley headed it home to tie the game.
“I’m proud of the girls,” Armstrong added. “They responded in the second half and scored a great goal coming out after conceding on a soft set piece. We lost our mark in the box, and you can’t do that. You have to dominate both boxes. Overall though, lots of positives. We’ve just got to rebound and respond to get ready for a good Louisiana team on Sunday.”
MSU will return home to host Louisiana at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. The Bulldogs will enter that match riding a four-game home winning streak after closing the 2020-21 season with three consecutive shutouts in Starkville.
Volleyball travels to Southern Miss for exhibition
The Mississippi State volleyball team will take its initial steps toward the 2021 season with an exhibition match today at Southern Miss.
First serve is set for 6 p.m. from the Wellness Center in Hattiesburg. Admission is free, and fans can stream the match courtesy of Southern Miss’ paid stream on CUSA.tv.
The Bulldogs began their preseason camp Aug, 7 and have participated in 16 practice sessions over a 13-day span.
Mississippi State will play host to Gonzaga and Southeastern Louisiana as part of the StarkVegas Classic next Friday and Saturday at the Newell-Grissom Building. Admission is free for all home volleyball matches with gates opening one hour prior to first serve.
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