Georgia Falls Late to No. 4 Mississippi State, 2-1

Thursday, October 10

Athens, Ga.

6:30 p.m.

University of Georgia

6-4-4, 2-2-2

Mississippi State

11-1-0, 5-0-0

Mississippi St.

Georgia

October 10, 2024 | Soccer

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ATHENS, Ga. --- Two second half goals for the visitors made the difference as the University of Georgia soccer team (6-4-4, 2-2-2 SEC) fell, 2-1, against No. 4 Mississippi State (11-1-0, 5-0-0 SEC) before 1,510 spectators at the Turner Soccer Complex Thursday evening.

Post-Match Facts:

Georgia grabbed an early 1-0 lead with a second-minute goal from graduate forward Margie Detrizio, marking her eighth goal of the season.
Detrizio's goal tallied the first score conceded by Mississippi State in Southeastern Conference play and the first since its match against Wake Forest on Aug. 25.
Graduate forward Hannah White's through-pass to set up Detrizio's goal marked her second assist of the season.
Trailing 1-0 at the half, Mississippi State equalized with a 52nd minute penalty as Aitana Martinez-Montoya converted from the spot.
A late 85th minute goal from Ilana Izquierdo was the difference maker as Mississippi State escaped with the victory late in the match.

Post-Match Quotes:
Head Coach Keidane McAlpine
On the team executing better against Mississippi State...
"Absolutely, I thought we could execute a few more things, right? Number one, there were a couple passes that we missed, especially like, for example, Sofia (Brelage) was running down the side with two free in the middle, didn't recognize it. Young player, just didn't see it. But there were moments like that throughout. Even on the defensive side, a couple defensive assignments. For example, it's 5v1 at center field. Foul her, it's okay. Those things we have to execute a little bit more, and that takes some soccer savvy, and we should have been better in those moments."

#31 | Tori Penn | Gr. | F
On the team's attacking play…
"I think it's just execution. I mean, we knew what we were supposed to do, and individually we made mistakes. But also, collectively as a team, they beat us energy-wise and just drive and grit. We need to come out and at the end of the day, winning games is about who performs on the day. It doesn't matter talent-wise who is predicted to win. We just didn't rise to the level we should have."

Next Up
Georgia will travel for a one-match road trip when it faces Florida on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 5 p.m. ET in Gainesville, Fla. The match will be streamed on SEC Network.