#StateToTheLeague: March Update

STARKVILLE – With 11 former Bulldogs on active professional contracts, Mississippi State is one of the largest exporters of pro soccer talent in recent years. Clubs in Europe are nearing the end of their 2025-26 campaigns, while Macey Hodge's NWSL season and Rylie Combs' season in Sweden have just begun. Bulldogs are also playing in Mexico and Australia.

A full breakdown of professional Bulldogs and their recent news is below.

Maddy Anderson – Racing Lens – Première Ligue (France)

March: Did not see game action
2025-26 Season: 8 GP, 8 GS, 720:00 MIN, 29 GA, 31 SV, .517 SV%, 3.63 GAA

Macey Hodge – Racing Louisville FC – NWSL (United States)

March: 3 GP, 1 GS, 123 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
202 Season: 3 GP, 1 GS, 123 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC

Traded to Racing Louisville FC after spending her rookie season with Angel City FC.
Racing Louisville is currently 0-2-1 with the lone draw coming against Washington Spirit (March 20)
Completed 80 percent of her passes in 22 minutes off the bench against the NC Courage (March 14).
Started in her third match with Louisville, playing 77 minutes and making three tackles against Seattle Reign (March 28).

Hannah Johnson – Lexington SC – USL Super League (United States)

March: 4 GP, 1 GS, 214 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 20 GP, 14 GS, 1,312 MIN, 0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 2 YC, 1 RC

Lexington SC sits second in the league standings with 40 points (10-2-10) this year with six matches remaining.
Recorded her third assist of the year in a 2-0 win over DC Power FC (April 1) and now third on the team in assists.
Played the full 90 minutes against Fort Lauderdale United, completing 96 percent of her passes, including 31-of-33 in the opponent's half.
Credited with five key passes that directly led to a shot against Fort Lauderdale.
Has connected 87.0 percent of her passes this season.

Ilana Izquierdo – Tigres UANL – Liga MX Femenil (Mexico)

March: 4 GP, 1 GS, 290 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 22 GP, 21 GS, 1,544 MIN, 2 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 3 YC, 0 RC

Played 102 minutes in three matches with Colombia in the She Believes Cup.
Completed 9-of-11 passes in Colombia's 1-0 loss to the United States (March 7) in 34 minutes off the bench.
Tigres is currently in playoff position in seventh place on the table with 17 points (5-5-2) and five matches remaining.
Played in three of Tigres' four matches this month.
Completed 87.4 percent of her passes (97-of-111) and 91.8 percent (49-of-59) of passes in the opponent's half in Liga MX Femenil competition.

Rylie Combs – Eskilstuna United – Damallsvenskan (Sweden)

March: 2 GP, 2 GS, 170 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 1 YC, 1 RC
2026 Season: 2 GP, 2 GS, 170 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 1 YC, 1 RC

Eskilstuna United won the Elitettan title in 2025 and were promoted to the top-division Damallsvenskan.
Scored the stoppage time goal to give Eskilstuna a 2-1 win over Vittsjö GIK (March 28) in Eskilstuna's first top-division match.
Received a red card in Eskilstuna's latest match against Växjö DFF (April 3).

Catalina Perez – Racing Strasbourg – Première Ligue (France)

March: Did not see game action
2025-26 Season: Has not seen game action

Opened March with the Colombian National Team at the She Believes Cup.
Strasbourg sits in seventh place in the table with 26 points (7-7-5) and three matches remaining this season.
Strasbourg will face Lyonnes in the semifinals of the Coupe de France on April 5, which was their most recent league opponent, playing to a 2-2 draw on March 28.

Aitana Martinez-Montoya – Racing Power FC – Liga BPI (Portugal)

March: Did not see game action
2025-26 Season: 6 GP, 1 GS, 173 MIN, 2 G, 0 A, 4 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC

Racing Power sits seventh in the table on 14 points (3-6-5)

Ruthny Mathurin – Alhama Club de Futbol – Liga F Moeve (Spain)

March: Did not see game action
2025-26 Season: 1 GP, 1 GS, 45 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC

Moved to Alhama Club in Spain's top division on a free transfer on Jan. 16
Has played in one match for Alhama, which sits at the bottom of the table in 15th place with nine points (2-19-3).

Gwen Mummert – FC Carl Zeiss Jena – Frauen Bundasliga (Germany)

March: 4 GP, 3 GS, 249 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 13 GP, 12 GS, 1,202 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC

Played the first half in FC Carl Zeiss Jena's 4-1 win over Sand (March 11) in the DFB Pokal quarterfinals.
FC Carl Zeiss Jena sits in 14th place in the table with 11 points (2-15-5) with four league matches remaining.

Ally Perry – Juventus FC – Serie A (Italy)

March: Did not see game action
2025-26 Season: 2 GP, 0 GS, 44 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS

Juventus sits in third in the Serie A table with 29 points (8-4-5) with five matches remaining.
Juventus is currently occupying the final Champions League qualification position and will play in the Coppa Italia final against AS Roma on May 23.

Kennedy White – Melbourne Victory FC – A-League (Australia)

March: 3 GP, 2 GS, 209 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 20 GP, 19 GS, 1,701 MIN, 8 G, 0 A, 16 PTS, 2 YC, 0 RC

Melbourne Victory finished the regular season with a win over Perth Glory (April 3)
Victory sits fifth in the A-League table and awaits the results of both the Central Coast and Brisbane Roar this afternoon to see if they will retain their spot in the playoff places.

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