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MISSISSIPPI STATE SOCCER

MISSISSIPPI STATE (4-8-3, 2-4-2 SEC) vs. LSU (9-4-3, 3-4-1 SEC)

LSU Soccer Stadium (2,197) • Baton Rouge, La. • 7 P.M. CT

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Statistical Comparison 15 Goals/Game 31 .082 Shot % .157 .451 SOG % .452 12.1 Shots/Game 12.3

15 Assists 25

89 Corner Kicks 58

20 Goals Allowed 19

58 Saves 62

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#5 Jorian Baucom • Sophomore 12 goals, 26 pts, 2 assists, 48 shots

#11 Natalia Gomez-Junco • Senior 7 assists, 11 pts, 30 shots

#25 Catalina Rubiano • Senior 61 saves, 19 GA, 5/0 SHO

#17 Kiley Martens • Freshman 4 goals, 9 pts, 15 shots, 10 SOG

#7 Mallory Eubanks • Sophomore 3 assists , 7 pts, 33 shots, 12 SOG

#1 Tanya de Souza • Sophomore 51 saves, 18 GA, 3/1 SHO

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Date Opponent TV Time

Aug. 12 at UT Martin (Exhibition) W, 1-0

AUG. 15 MEMPHIS (Exhibition) W, 2-1

AUG. 21 SOUTH ALABAMA L, 0-1

AUG. 23 MURRAY STATE L, 1-2

Aug. 28 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 0-2

Aug. 30 at South Florida L, 0-3

SEPT. 4 NICHOLLS STATE W, 4-0

SEPT. 6 SOUTHERN MISS T, 0-0

Sept. 11 * at Vanderbilt L, 1-2

Sept. 13 at Lipscomb W, 2-0

Sept. 20 * at Arkansas W, 2-1

SEPT. 25 * TENNESSEE T, 0-0

SEPT. 27 * MISSOURI T, 1-1

Oct. 2 * at Texas A&M L, 0-4

Oct. 9 * at Georgia L, 0-2

OCT. 11 * KENTUCKY W, 3-0

OCT. 16 * FLORIDA L, 1-2

Oct. 23 * at LSU 7 p.m.

Oct. 25 * at Alabama 2 p.m.

OCT. 29 * AUBURN 7 p.m.

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Tyson Rodgers

Women’s Soccer Contact Cell: 662-418-2982

Email: trodgers@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter: tysongrodgers

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• LSU is 9-4-3 on the year, holding a 7-0-3 record at home.

• The Tigers are 3-4-1 in league play after knocking off Arkansas last Thursday in Fayetteville.

• The 2015 roster features a mix of veteran experi- ence with nine seniors and two juniors.

• Jorian Baucom leads the Tigers with 26 points, scoring 12 goals on the year.

BULLdOg-Tiger SerieS

• LSU leads the series 17-2-1, winning the last 10 contests.

• The Tigers defeated MSU 2-1, last year in Starkville.

• MSU’s last win in the series came in 2001, after defeating LSU 2-0 in Baton Rouge.

Sec accOLadeS FOr The BULLdOgS

• After scorching the Kentucky defense for two goals last Sunday, freshman Red Bruffett was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week.

• Sophomore Mallory Eubanks became the first Bulldog since 2012 to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors after her game-winning goal against Arkansas.

• The two offensive recognitions this season are the most in program history for one year.

MarTenS LeadS The Way

• Freshman Kiley Martens has played sensational for the Maroon and White all season long, scoring a team-best four goals on the year.

• Martens leads the Bulldogs with eight points.

TOUrnaMenT WaTch

• The Bulldogs currently sit in 11th place in the SEC standings after posting a 2-4-2 record in conference.

• The top 10 squads will advance to the SEC Tournament on Nov. 2-8 in Orange Beach, Ala.

• MSU hasn’t qualified for the SEC Tournament since 2004.

ScOring Barrage On WiLdcaTS

• The 3-0 margin against Kentucky on Oct. 11 was the biggest margin of victory over a conference opponent since 2002.

FreSh FaceS in The LineUp

• Freshmen Courtney Tompkins and Jen Huckaby made their first starts for the Maroon and White against Kentucky on Oct. 11.

• At goal, Tompkins played the full 90 minutes, mak- ing three saves.

• Huckaby logged 73 minutes in her first start against the Wildcats.

BULLdOgS On The cOrnerS

• MSU has 85 corners on the season, ranking fourth in the SEC this season.

• The 89 corners is the most since 1997 (99).

• The 1996 squad’s 118 corners ranks as the most in program history.

2015 S TarTing L ineUpS

1. South Alabama de Souza Watson Harmon Eubanks Jordan Astthorsdottir Smith Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

2. Murray State de Souza Carbin Eubanks Jordan Astthorsdottir Smith Robicheaux Bruffett Adams Holmes Mauldin

3. FGCU de Souza Watson Harmon Eubanks Jordan Astthorsdottir Smith Bruffett Dorney Holmes Mauldin

4. South Florida de Souza Harmon Carbin Eubanks Mills Henry Martens Robicheaux Adams Holmes Mauldin

5. Nicholls State de Souza Harmon Carbin Eubanks Jordan Smith Henry Martens Robicheaux Holmes Mauldin

6. Southern Miss de Souza Harmon Carbin Eubanks Jordan Smith Henry Martens Robicheaux Holmes Mauldin

7. Vanderbilt de Souza Harmon Eubanks Gruenewald Jordan Smith Martens Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

8. Lipscomb de Souza Harmon Eubanks Mills Jordan Astthorsdottir Robicheaux Bruffett Adams Holmes Mauldin

9. Arkansas de Souza Watson Harmon Eubanks Mills Smith Martens Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

10. Tennessee de Souza Harmon Eubanks Mills Smith Henry Martens Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

11. Missouri de Souza Harmon Gruenewald Eubanks Jordan Astthorsdottir Smith Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

12. Texas A&M de Souza Harmon Eubanks Mills Jordan Smith Henry Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

13. Georgia de Souza Watson Harmon Eubanks Mills Smith Martens Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

14. Kentucky Tompkins Harmon Eubanks Mills Smith Huckaby Martens Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

15. Kentucky Tompkins Harmon Eubanks Mills Smith Huckaby Martens Robicheaux Bruffett Holmes Mauldin

2015 Home Away Neutral

Overall Record 4-8-3 2-3-3 2-4-0 0-1-0

vs. SEC 2-4-2 1-1-2 1-3-0 0-0-0

vs. Non Conference 2-4-1 1-2-1 1-1-0 0-1-0

August 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

September 3-1-3 1-0-3 2-1-0 0-0-0

October 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0

November 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Scoring First 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

Oppt. Scores First 1-5-1 0-3-1 1-4-0 0-1-0 Leading At Half 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Trailing At Half 0-5-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-1-0

Tied At Half 1-2-3 0-1-3 1-1-0 0-0-0

Overtime 0-0-3 0-0-3 0-0-0 0-0-0

Not Scoring 0-4-2 0-1-2 0-3-0 0-1-0

Scoring 1 Goal 0-3-1 0-2-1 0-1-0 0-0-0

Scoring 2 Goals 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 Scoring 3+ Goals 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Allowing No Goals 3-0-2 2-0-2 1-0-0 0-0-0 Allowing 1 Goal 1-1-1 0-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 Allowing 2 Goals 0-4-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 Allowing 3+ Goals 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 Outshooting Oppt. 3-2-1 2-2-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 Outshot By Oppt. 1-5-1 0-1-1 1-4-0 0-1-0

Shots Are Same 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

vs. Top 10 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

vs. 11-25 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

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Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 91-100 101-110 Total

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Team SEC Pts Overall

Florida 5-2-1 16 11-3-1

Missouri 5-2-1 16 7-4-4

USC 5-2-1 16 11-3-1

Auburn 5-3-1 15 12-3-0

Ole Miss 5-3-0 15 11-3-2

Texas A&M 5-3-0 15 12-4-0 Vanderbilt 3-2-3 12 7-5-4

Kentucky 3-3-2 11 9-4-3

Tennessee 3-3-2 11 7-3-5

LSU 3-4-1 10 9-4-3

MSU 2-4-2 8 4-8-3

Georgia 2-6-0 6 3-10-1

Alabama 2-6-0 6 5-9-2

Arkansas 1-6-1 4 5-9-1

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AARON GORDON

Head Coach

Twitter: @CoachGordonMSU 3rd Season At MSU | 3rd Overall

• Tabbed the Bulldogs' fourth head coach on Nov. 27, 2012.

• Tutored MSU's first professional draftee as Elisabeth Sullivan was selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NWSL Draft by the Portland Thorns.

• Spent six seasons on the staff at Texas Tech University.

• Helped the Red Raiders became a regular fixture around the top of the Big 12 Conference table.

• Part of Tech's 2012 team that won a school-record 16 games, advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament for the first time, and made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament, where it advanced to the second round.

• TTU tallied 130 points behind 46 goals and 38 assists, and defensively registered a 0.97 goals-against average while posting 10 shutouts in his final season.

• Helped Tom Stone guide the Red Raiders to three-straight double-digit win seasons, a first for the program.

• With his guidance, the Red Raiders claimed more overall (60) and conference (23) wins than the previous nine years combined, and a spot in the Big 12 Tournament all six seasons.

• Helped mentor seven players to Big 12 All-Freshman honors, including the Big 12 Freshman of the Year two of the past three seasons, and five to First Team All-Big 12 accolades. During his tenure, he also helped mentor a pair of players that were selected to United States youth national teams.

• Joined Tech following a three-year stint with his hometown FC Dallas of Major League Soccer, where he served as the director of coaching for the second- largest youth club program in North Texas.

• Enjoyed a tenure as the top assistant for the Atlanta Beat of the WUSA, coordinating the daily training schedule and serving as head of scouting and video analysis among other duties.

• Joined the Beat following a stint as director of coaching for Dallas Inter Soccer Club, where he oversaw a program that won numerous state and regional championships.

• Served as head coach of the Women's Texas Lightning team of the W-League, guiding the program to back-to-back United States Amateur Championships.

• Spent a tenure as the head coach for the 93 Region III ODP team.

• Gordon and his wife Ashley, an assistant coach on the Bulldog staff, have two daughters, Addison (15) and Avery (11).

THE AARON GORDON FILE

MSU Record: 10-52-3 (3 Seasons) Career Record: Same

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Region III Olympic Development Program Staff 2004-05, 2009-10 Dir. of Coaching, Dallas Inter Soccer Club 1997-00 Head Coach, Texas Lightning (USWISL) 1996-98 Staff Coach, Dallas Inter Soccer Club 1993-97 Staff Coach, Texas Lightning Soccer Club 1992-98

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Family: Wife: Ashley; Daughters: Addison (15), Avery (11) Education: Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (North Texas, 1997)

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Name ...Mississippi State University Location ... Starkville, Miss.

Founded ...Feb. 28, 1878 Enrollment ... 20,363 Nickname...Bulldogs Colors ... Maroon & White Conference ...Southeastern NSCAA Region ...Central President ...Dr. Mark E. Keenum Athletic Director ...Scott Stricklin Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA ...Ann Carr Stadium ... MSU Soccer Field Capacity... 500 Press Box Number ... 662.325.0905

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2014 Overall Record ...3-15-0 Home Record ...2-9-0 Away Record ...1-6-0 Neutral Record ...0-0-0 SEC Record/Finish ... 0-11-0/14th Starters Returning/Lost ... 10/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ... 13/13 Newcomers...11

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Kelly Dorney . . . Huntsville CAliforniA (1)

Ari Holmes . . . Alta Loma floridA (1)

Courtney Tompkins . . . Palm City GeorGiA (1)

Sarah Hulett. . . Macon KentuCKy (1)

Kennadi Carbin . . . Louisville Mallory Eubanks . . . Lexington

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Courtney Robicheaux . . . Mandeville mississippi (6)

McKenzie Adams. . . Madison Khalyn Harmon . . . .Ocean Springs Kayleigh Henry . . . Hattiesburg Carly Mauldin. . . .Laurel Peyton Shaffer . . . Biloxi Katelyn Watson . . . New Albany

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Rhylee DeCrane . . . Myrtle Beach tennessee (1)

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Red Bruffett . . . Rockwall Jamila Coner . . . .Dallas Carly English . . . Red Oak Payton Gruenewald . . . .Southlake Jen Huckaby . . . .Frisco Kiley Martens. . . Midlothian Morgan Mills . . . .Tyler Hannah Smith . . . .Dallas

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Elva Astthorsdottir . . . Reykjavik

2015 MISSISSIPPI STATE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Exp. Ht. Hometown/High School

21 McKenzie Adams Fr. M/D HS 5-7 Madison, Miss. (Madison Central HS)

11 Elva Astthorsdottir Fr. M HS 5-4 Reykjavik, Iceland (Flensborgarskolinn i Hafnarfirdi) 20 Lauryn "Red" Bruffett Fr. F HS 5-9 Rockwall, Texas (Community HS)

5 Kennadi Carbin Fr. D HS 5-11 Louisville, Ky. (Waggener HS)

3 Jamila Coner Jr. M 2L 5-1 Dallas, Texas (American Heritage [Fla.] HS)

1 Tanya de Souza So. GK 1L 5-7 Paris, France (Lycée Henry Darras)

0 Rhylee DeCrane So. GK 1L 5-6 Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach HS)

22 Kelly Dorney So. D 1L 5-6 Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville HS)

23 Carly English Fr. D/M HS 5-6 Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak HS)

7 Mallory Eubanks So. F 1L 5-4 Lexington, Ky. (Tates Creek HS)

6 Payton Gruenewald So. F/M 1L 5-9 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS)

4 Khalyn Harmon So. D 1L 5-5 Ocean Springs, Miss. (Ocean Springs HS)

15 Kayleigh Henry So. D 1L 5-3 Hattiesburg, Miss. (Oak Grove HS)

24 Ari Holmes Jr. D TR 5-10 Alta Loma, Calif. (Fresno State)

16 Jen Huckaby Fr. D HS 5-3 Frisco, Texas (Heritage HS)

12 Sarah Hulett Jr. M JC 5-8 Macon, Ga. (South Georgia State College)

10 Shelby Jordan Sr. D 3L 5-5 Jackson, Tenn. (University School of Jackson)

17 Kiley Martens Fr. M HS 5-4 Midlothian, Texas (Midlothian HS)

25 Carly Mauldin Fr. M HS 5-5 Laurel, Miss. (West Jones HS)

9 Morgan Mills Fr. F HS 5-9 Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee HS)

18 Courtney Robicheaux Fr. D HS 5-5 Mandeville, La. (St. Scholastica Academy)

26 Peyton Shaffer Fr. D HS 5-3 Biloxi, Miss. (Biloxi HS)

13 Hannah Smith Fr. F HS 5-7 Dallas, Texas (Grace Preparatory Academy)

33 Courtney Tompkins Fr. GK HS 5-7 Palm City, Fla. (American Heritage School)

2 Katelyn Watson So. D/M/F 1L 5-7 New Albany, Miss. (New Albany HS)

Elva ASTTHORSDOTTIR ah-STORES-dah-tor

JAMILA CONER Jah-MEELAH CON-er

TANYA DE SOUZA Tonya day SOO-za

RHYLEE DeCrane Riley Carly MAULDIN Carly MALL-den Payton GRUENEWALD

GREEN-a-wald

KHALYN Harmon KAY-lin Peyton SHAFFER

SHAY-fer Courtney ROBICHEAUX

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2015 MISSISSIPPI STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Exp. Ht. Hometown/High School