Tennessee Soccer Comes Up Short In Hard-Fought Overtime Loss Against #1/2 Mississippi State

Tuesday, November 5

5:30 PM

University of Tennessee

9-6-4, 3-4-3

#2 Mississippi State

17-1-0, 10-0-0

Tennessee

Mississippi St.

Photo by: Jimmie Mitchell/SEC

Tennessee Soccer Comes Up Short In Hard-Fought Overtime Loss Against #1/2 Mississippi State

November 05, 2024 | Soccer

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PENSACOLA, Fla. - Tennessee put up a gritty, hard-fought performance in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals but came up just short in the final play against Mississippi State, losing 2-1.

Both squads were tied 1-1 through 90 minutes of regulation, but the Bulldogs were able to pull away in the second overtime period in walk-off fashion.

Tennessee (9-6-4) posted 15 shots and 10 corner kicks as State (17-1-0) notched 16 shots and five corners.

Reese Mattern, Mac Midgley and Jaida Thomas each created a chance for the Lady Vols.

It was a scoreless game through 42 minutes of action before State's Hannah Johnson sent one in that banked from the post into the net.

UT was down 1-0 at the break but continued to fight and create chances before finally breaking through in the 75th minute after a corner kick found Ally Brown in the box and then deflected off a Mississippi State defender for a Tennessee goal.

The Lady Vols applied pressure in the second half, putting up eight shots.

Defensively, the Big Orange held the Bulldogs to just two second-half shots and zero corner kicks.

During the first 10-minute overtime period, both teams continued their defensive battle and kept the match level.

The beginning of the second-overtime was all Mississippi State would need as Hannah Johnson dished far in the box to Aitana Martinez-Montoya who had a sliding kick in to secure the win in the 101st minute.

UP NEXT: The Lady Vols return to Knoxville and await the results of the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Monday, Nov. 11.