Women's Soccer | 8/27/2022 9:00:00 AM

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's soccer program comes into this non-conference matchup on nearly a week-and-a-half's rest, bussing down to Hattiesburg for a 2 p.m. kickoff at the USM Soccer Complex.

What You Need to Know:
 

• Time and Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022 (2 p.m.)

 

• Video: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/4f5a6685-2c93-45b6-992b-85e05918a065 (ESPN+)

 

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• Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=413126&_gl=1*itzxhw*_ga*MjYxNDU3NTI0LjE2NjEyODA2ODg.*_ga_2ZWVK1X7BJ*MTY2MTI4MDY4Ny4xLjEuMTY2MTI4MDcwOC4wLjAuMA..

 

• Tickets: N/A

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) | Southern Miss (0-2, 0-0 Sun Belt)

 

• Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi – USM Soccer Complex

 

• Series History: Southern Miss Leads 9-1 (.900)

 

• Last Meeting: September 8, 2019 | Southern Miss 8, Mississippi Valley State 0 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi (USM Soccer Complex)

 

• Winning Streak: Southern Miss (W6) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: September 12, 2007 (2-1) 

 

• All-Time History vs. Sun Belt Opponents: Sun Belt Leads 34-5-1 (.138)

Mississippi Valley State Overview:

Bailee Washington and Ludesha Reynolds will look to build off its solid debuts Friday night in which the pair of freshmen had two shots (one on-target) and three saves, respectively.

Veterans McKenzie McCarthy and Rahael Aka-Ety also had nice starts to the campaign as McCarthy logged seven saves while Aka-Ety launched a pair of shots including on on-goal against SUU.

McCarthy currently slots among the NCAA's top-20 goalkeepers, ranking 18th for saves per game (7.00)

Scouting The Southern Miss Lady Eagles:

USM has allowed 11 goals without finding the back of the net in two contests, but its matches were on the road against SEC juggernauts, Auburn (9-0) and Alabama (2-0).

Southern Mississippi is expected to bounce back strong however, as the Black and Gold were tied for second place in the SWAC West division in the preseason poll behind returners Kesaia Bruni (goalkeeper) and Preseason All-Sun Belt midfielder Ilana Izquierdo.

Bruni places among the country's top-40 for saves per game (6.00) which leads the conference.

Izquierdo led the Lady Eagles in points (21) as a freshman in 2021, is representing Columbia at the U20 World Cup, and was Conference USA Freshman of the Year last season.

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