#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. The majority of State's alumni are wrapping up their regular seasons or in the midst of playoffs, while Rylie Combs and Macey Hodge's years have just begun.

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

Maddy Anderson – Racing Lens – Première Ligue (France)

May: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90:00 MIN, 6 GA, 5 SV, .454 SV%
2025-26 Season: 9 GP, 9 GS, 810:00 MIN, 17 GA, 36 SV, .679 SV%, 1.89 GAA

Started Racing Lens' final match of the season against Paris FC (May 6)
Two of five goals allowed came on penalties
Racing Lens finished 11th in the table on 15 points (4-15-3) and was relegated to the Seconde Ligue

Rylie Combs – Eskilstuna United – Damallsvenskan (Sweden)

May: 2 GP, 1 GS, 114 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2026 Season: 4 GP, 3 GS, 301 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 YC, 1 RC

Played 24 minutes off the bench in the loss to Rosengård (May 23)
Played the full 90 in a 1-0 loss to Hammarby (May 27) while winning six of nine duels and making an interception
Eskilstuna United is currently sixth in the table on 13 points (4-3-1) with three matches scheduled in June

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

May: 5 GP, 2 GS, 188 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2026 Season: 11 GP, 5 GS, 498 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 YC, 0 RC

Played seven minutes in Louisville's 3-1 win at Portland Thorns (May 8)
Started back-to-back matches against Utah Royals (May 18) and NC Courage (May 23) tallying three interceptions between the two matches
Saw 16 minutes of action at Denver Summit (May 30)
Racing Louisville is currently last in the table on seven points (2-8-1)

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

May: Not in season
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, losing in the quarterfinals to Toluca

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

May: 2 GP, 0 GS, 43 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 26 GP, 14 GS, 1,401 MIN, 0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 3 YC, 1 RC

Played the final 10 minutes as Lexington SC won the Gainbridge Super League with a 3-1 victory over Carolina Ascent FC (May 30)
Lexington clinched the regular season title with 53 points (14-3-11) and held the No. 1 seed
Lexington shut out Dallas Trinity (May 23), 2-0, in the semifinals

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

May: Not in season
2025-26 Season: 6 GP, 1 GS, 173 MIN, 2 G, 0 A, 4 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC

Racing Power finished seventh in the table on 18 points (4-8-6)

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

May: 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 finished 15th in the table on 14 points (3-22-5) and will be relegated to the Primera Federación

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

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

FC Carl Zeiss Jena finished in 14th place in the table with 11 points (2-19-5) and will be relegated to Germany's second division

Catalina Perez – Racing Strasbourg – Première Ligue (France)

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

Strasbourg finished seventh in the table with 26 points (7-10-5)

Ally Perry – Juventus FC – Serie A (Italy)

May: 1 GP, 0 GS, 24 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 3 GP, 0 GS, 68 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC

Juventus finished third in the Serie A table with 39 points (11-5-6) qualifying for the Champions League
Played 24 minutes off the bench in the Serie A finale win over Parma (May 17) and completed five of six passes
The club lost the Coppa Italia final against AS Roma (May 24).

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

May: 1 GP, 1 GS, 60 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 YC, 0 RC
2025-26 Season: 23 GP, 21 GS, 1,869 MIN, 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
Started and played 60 minutes against Melbourne City (May 8) in the second leg of the semifinals, putting three shots on target, before Victory were eliminated

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