#StateToTheLeague: May 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 Kennedy White's postseason run continues in Australia.

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

Maddy Anderson – Racing Lens – Première Ligue (France)

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

Racing Lens plays its final match of 2025-26 today against Paris FC
Lens is battling with Montpellier HSC to avoid relegation with the teams sitting tied for 10th in the table with the Nos. 11 and 12 squads being sent down following the year
Lens will play second place Paris while Montpellier has league champion Olympique Lyonnes

Rylie Combs – Eskilstuna United – Damallsvenskan (Sweden)

April: Team did not play any matches in April
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
Eskilstuna is 2-1-0 this year in Damallsvenskan play
Match against Hammarby (April 25) was postponed

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

April: 4 GP, 2 GS, 218 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
2026 Season: 7 GP, 3 GS, 341 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 YC, 0 RC

Traded to Racing Louisville FC after spending her rookie season with Angel City FC.
Played all but one minute in Louisville's 4-3 loss to Houston Dash (April 4)
Started and played 78 minutes against Washington Spirit (April 29)
Subbed on to protect a 3-2 lead against Orlando Pride (April 24) for Louisville's first win of the year
Louisville is now 1-5-1 on the season

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

April: 1 GP, 0 GS, 14 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 22 GP, 21 GS, 1,574 MIN, 2 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 3 YC, 0 RC

Tigres finished the second half of the season third in the table with 37 points (11-2-4) and qualified for the playoffs
Tigres lost the quarterfinal match with Toluca, 2-1 (May 3)
Played the final 14 minutes of Tigres' win over Tijuana (April 2)

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

April: 4 GP, 0 GS, 46 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 24 GP, 14 GS, 1,358 MIN, 0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 3 YC, 1 RC

Lexington SC sits second in the league standings with 47 points (12-3-11) this year with two matches remaining
Lexington has clinched one of four playoff spots and can still secure the No. 1 seed, trailing Sporting JAX by three points
Has connected 85.9 percent of her passes this season.

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

April: 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 17 points (4-5-8) with one match remaining on May 10 against second-place Sporting CP

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

April: 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
Alhama sits last in the Liga F Moeve table with 13 points (3-20-4)
The club has three matches remaining this season

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

April: 1 GP, 1 GS, 68 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 14 GP, 13 GS, 1,270 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC

FC Carl Zeiss Jena sits in 14th place in the table with 11 points (2-17-5) with two league matches remaining
Started and played 68 minutes in the draw with second-place VFL Wolfsburg before her club lost on penalties

Catalina Perez – Racing Strasbourg – Première Ligue (France)

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

Strasbourg sits in seventh place in the table with 27 points (7-9-6) and is playing its final match of the season today

Ally Perry – Juventus FC – Serie A (Italy)

April: 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 35 points (10-5-5) with two 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)

April: 2 GP, 1 GS, 108 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 22 GP, 20 GS, 1,809MIN, 8 G, 0 A, 16 PTS, 3 YC, 0 RC

Melbourne Victory finished the regular season sixth in the table with 28 points (8-8-4) and qualified for the playoffs
Subbed on to play 17 minutes in Melbourne's elimination finals win against Canberra United (April 24) while taking one shot
Played the final 12 minutes in Melbourne's 1-0 loss to Melbourne City in the first leg of the A-League semifinals\
Melbourne will play Melbourne City in the second leg of the semifinals on May 8

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