Steady climb: LSU soccer team battles back from deficit for 2-1 victory over Mississippi State

LSU’s soccer team was faced with an uphill battle and for the second straight match the Tigers were up to the task.

Second-half goals from Mollee Swift and Sage Glover carried the Tigers to a 2-1 SEC victory Sunday over Mississippi State at LSU Soccer Stadium.

“I’m ecstatic,” LSU soccer coach Sian Hudson said. “I think anytime you can win two games in a row in the SEC, you have to walk away feeling really good about it. We used a lot of players and had great minutes coming off the bench. Kelsey Major played a huge role in creating the goal for Sage Glover. Overall, I’m just really proud of the team.”

LSU (7-3-1, 2-1-0 in SEC) moved to third place in the SEC West behind Arkansas (3-0-0) and Ole Miss (1-1-1).

The Tigers began the week with a come-from-behind win at Georgia, scoring three times in the second half, for their second Top 25 victory of the season.

Swift buried her second goal of the season, a penalty kick which was the fourth of her career, that helped LSU pull even at 1-1 in the 63^rd minute following a handball call against State in the box. The senior also registered two saves in goal.

LSU picked up assists from Mollie Baker and Major on the game-winning goal that was produced by Sage Glover.

Major found Glover with a ground pass and she knocked the ball into the left side of the goal in the 71^st minute.

LSU had 15 shots, eight on target, and owned the possession battle (58%-42%).

The Tigers return to action on Friday, hosting Florida at 6 p.m. CT. The match will be live streamed on SEC Network+.

“We had two very different wins this week,” Hudson said. “A huge fight-back win against Georgia on Thursday night, and this was more of a controlled, possession-type game with back and forth action. It was just a really professional, disciplined performance from the players, and they executed the game plan really well. I am just excited for them to get another victory.”