Texas A&M Vs. Mississippi State
Sunday, October 27 - 5PM
Ellis Field - College Station, Texas
TV: SEC Network
The Aggies weathered the test that was Arkansas and now get to face the best defensive team in the nation. The Aggies will close out the regular season at home in a match against Mississippi State. This one kicks off Sunday at 5PM. This one will air on the actual SEC Network.
Wow. Mississippi State. Yes, the former worst team in the SEC year after year. The team that never made conference tournaments... THAT Mississippi State. They have blossomed into one of the best teams in the nation. And the BEST defensive team in the NCAA. Through 14 games, they have allowed just THREE total goals and they have posted clean sheets in all of their home games.
Miss State is 14-1 on the season and a perfect 8-0 in conference play. They lack a conference game due to the hurricane, but they will be making that up next week at South Carolina.
They allowed one goal in conference play, in a 2-1 win at Georgia. They allowed their other two goals in their lone loss at Wake Forest (1-2).
Now, a lot of their conference wins have been of the 1-0 variety, but that consistency of defense is incredible. In total, Miss State has outscored opponents 31-3 and outshot them 279-86. That means, on average, Mississippi State is outshooting their opponents 18-5.
It's going to be tough for the Aggies to find any space to work with. And creating scoring opportunities has been a season long problem for the Aggies as it is. This is going to be an uphill fight where at least 1 more point should seal A&M's entry into the conference tournament.
Sunday, October 27 - 5PM
Ellis Field - College Station, Texas
TV: SEC Network
The Aggies weathered the test that was Arkansas and now get to face the best defensive team in the nation. The Aggies will close out the regular season at home in a match against Mississippi State. This one kicks off Sunday at 5PM. This one will air on the actual SEC Network.
Wow. Mississippi State. Yes, the former worst team in the SEC year after year. The team that never made conference tournaments... THAT Mississippi State. They have blossomed into one of the best teams in the nation. And the BEST defensive team in the NCAA. Through 14 games, they have allowed just THREE total goals and they have posted clean sheets in all of their home games.
Miss State is 14-1 on the season and a perfect 8-0 in conference play. They lack a conference game due to the hurricane, but they will be making that up next week at South Carolina.
They allowed one goal in conference play, in a 2-1 win at Georgia. They allowed their other two goals in their lone loss at Wake Forest (1-2).
Now, a lot of their conference wins have been of the 1-0 variety, but that consistency of defense is incredible. In total, Miss State has outscored opponents 31-3 and outshot them 279-86. That means, on average, Mississippi State is outshooting their opponents 18-5.
It's going to be tough for the Aggies to find any space to work with. And creating scoring opportunities has been a season long problem for the Aggies as it is. This is going to be an uphill fight where at least 1 more point should seal A&M's entry into the conference tournament.