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Bulldogs set to host NCAA Tournament: Morning Bell, November 16

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Taylor Hodges

Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully during practices at Spectrum Center.
Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully during practices at Spectrum Center. / Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images
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STARKVILLE, Miss. โ€“ Mississippi State soccer is hosting a NCAA Tournament Regional for the first time in its history and will play its first game against a team making its tournament debut.

The Bulldogs (17-2, 10-0 SEC) will kickoff its tournament play against SWAC champion Southern University (9-9-2, 5-1-2 SWAC). The match will be played in Starkville at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.

Mississippi State earned one of four No. 1 seeds after going through conference play undefeated and just one regular season loss to Wake Forest. That record includes a win against then-No. 1 Arkansas, who is in the same bracket as the Bulldogs as the No. 2 seed.

Their time in the SEC tournament ended prematurely, but the Bulldogs still boast one of the nationโ€™s best defenses and an offense capable of ending the season as the only team left smiling.

Yesterdayโ€™s Mississippi State Results


Volleyball: Alabama 3, Ole Miss 2

Cross Country: NCAA South Regional, 10th Place

Individual Results

24. Ramat Jimoh โ€“ 20:33.8
25. Gabrielle Boulay โ€“ 20:33.8
66. Hayley Ogle โ€“ 21:18.0
81. Hunter Anderson โ€“ 21:40.4
82. Mallory Streetman โ€“ 21:40.9
86. Morgan Grace Sheffield โ€“ 21:45.8
105. Kaitlyn Burge โ€“ 22:03.4

Team Results

1. Alabama โ€“ 63 pts
2. Florida โ€“ 79 pts
3. Florida State โ€“ 106 pts
4. Tennessee โ€“ 123 pts
5. Lipscomb โ€“ 134 pts
6. Ole Miss โ€“ 150 pts
7. Georgia Tech โ€“ 180 pts
8. Auburn โ€“ 229 pts
9. Vanderbilt โ€“ 271 pts
10. MISSISSIPPI STATE โ€“ 278 pts
11. Samford โ€“ 305 pts
12. Mid. Tenn. State โ€“ 404 pts
13. Kennesaw State โ€“ 409 pts
14. Belmont โ€“ 432 pts
15. Georgia โ€“ 487 pts
**Of 31 schools

Todayโ€™s Mississippi State Schedule

Soccer: Southern vs. Mississippi State, NCAA Tournament First Round Game, 5 p.m., SEC Network+

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TAYLOR HODGES

Award-winning sports editor, writer, columnist, and photographer with 15 yearsโ€™ experience offering his opinion and insight about the sports world in Mississippi and Texas. Taylor has covered all levels of sports, from small high schools in the Mississippi Delta to NFL games. Follow Taylor on Twitter and Facebook.

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