MSU soccer women head to Sweet 16

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor

Posted 12/31/69

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MSU soccer women head to Sweet 16

Mississippi State junior forward Hannah Johnson, a top scorer for Oakleaf High School in her earlier days, has added her strong scoring instinct to the Lady Bulldogs lineup about to take on unbeaten Stanford in the Elite 16 round of the NCAA championship tournament.

Photo courtesy of MSU Athletics

Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2023 9:05 am

Randy Lefko
Sports Editor

STARKVILLE, MS - With former Oakleaf High School soccer scoring machine Hannah Johnson lending her cannon leg to the Mississippi State University women's soccer team, the Lady Bulldogs have earned a ticket to the NCAA Div I Sweet 16 round of the national championship tournament with a 1-0 win over Providence in round one and a recent 2-1 win over No. 3 Brown University on Fri., Nov. 17.

Against Providence on November 11, a defensive slugfest ensued for the regular 110 minutes of play before MSU scored early in the first overtime to win the contest. MSU had never won a round of 32 games.

Against No. 3 seed Brown, played in Palo Alto, California, the Lady Bulldogs were down 1-0 with a second-half score by Brown but answered with a scored in the 69th minute and a second goal just seven minutes later for the win.

Mississippi State (12-5-5), the sixth seed, is scheduled to play No. 2 Stanford (17-0-4) in the Elite 8 on Sun., Nov. 19. at 4 p.m.