Bulldogs Set To Host Lipscomb In NCAA Tournament
November 10, 2025 | Soccer
STARKVILLE – For the fourth consecutive year, Mississippi State soccer will host NCAA Tournament action in Starkville. The Bulldogs will play Lipscomb at 5 p.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 15.
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State (12-6-1, 5-4-1 SEC) is fresh off its third consecutive SEC Tournament semifinal appearance. The Bulldogs will be making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance overall, having hosted at least a first round match in every prior bracket. MSU reached the Sweet 16 in each of the past two years, and in 2024 earned its first No. 1 national seed.
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"It's always an exciting time when you know how much work that this group has put in both on and off the field, how intentional they've been to earn an opportunity to be one of 64 teams in the country to keep playing," head coach Nick Zimmerman said. "It means a lot. There are 348 teams when you start this journey back in early August. To have an opportunity to continue to play in the middle of November, it's really exciting and a testament on how tough this group is together."
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Zimmerman is one of two first-year head coaches in the field this year, and he is the first Bulldog head coach to reach the tournament in his first year at the helm.
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The Bulldogs are the No. 6 seed this year in the upper left quadrant of the bracket.
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Should State advance in the tournament and all other seeds hold, the Bulldogs would travel to No. 2 seed-Georgetown as one of four teams in Washington, D.C. for the second and third rounds. MSU would play the winner of No. 3-seed Florida State and Samford in the second round.
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Lipscomb was MSU's very first NCAA Tournament opponent in 2018 when the Bisons came to Starkville. MSU lost that match in double overtime, just 46 seconds away from reaching penalty kicks. The Bulldogs have won every first round match they've played since and won the most-recent meeting between the two squads in 2022.
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Tickets for Saturday's match will go on sale at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, with general admission seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are $10 and children two years old and younger are free.
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For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSOC."
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State (12-6-1, 5-4-1 SEC) is fresh off its third consecutive SEC Tournament semifinal appearance. The Bulldogs will be making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance overall, having hosted at least a first round match in every prior bracket. MSU reached the Sweet 16 in each of the past two years, and in 2024 earned its first No. 1 national seed.
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"It's always an exciting time when you know how much work that this group has put in both on and off the field, how intentional they've been to earn an opportunity to be one of 64 teams in the country to keep playing," head coach Nick Zimmerman said. "It means a lot. There are 348 teams when you start this journey back in early August. To have an opportunity to continue to play in the middle of November, it's really exciting and a testament on how tough this group is together."
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Zimmerman is one of two first-year head coaches in the field this year, and he is the first Bulldog head coach to reach the tournament in his first year at the helm.
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The Bulldogs are the No. 6 seed this year in the upper left quadrant of the bracket.
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Should State advance in the tournament and all other seeds hold, the Bulldogs would travel to No. 2 seed-Georgetown as one of four teams in Washington, D.C. for the second and third rounds. MSU would play the winner of No. 3-seed Florida State and Samford in the second round.
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Lipscomb was MSU's very first NCAA Tournament opponent in 2018 when the Bisons came to Starkville. MSU lost that match in double overtime, just 46 seconds away from reaching penalty kicks. The Bulldogs have won every first round match they've played since and won the most-recent meeting between the two squads in 2022.
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Tickets for Saturday's match will go on sale at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, with general admission seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are $10 and children two years old and younger are free.
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For more information on the Bulldog soccer program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSOC."
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