EAST LANSING, Mich. – Graduate midfielder Emily Mathews scored her first goal of the season to lift No. 4 Michigan State women’s soccer to a 1-0 victory over Ole Miss Thursday night at DeMartin Stadium.
The win marked MSU’s first win over an SEC opponent since a 5-1 victory against Kentucky on Sept. 5, 2004.
MSU remains undefeated in 2024 and moves to 3-0-1 with the win, while the Rebels drop to 2-2-0 on the season.
Mathews, a graduate transfer, earned her first points in the Green & White with the goal. Graduate teammate Meg Hughes tallied an assist on Mathews’ game winner for her third-straight game registering at least one point.
MSU led the shot count, 16-5, and corner kick battle, 11-0. Sophomore midfielder Bella Najera led the Spartans in shots with five.
After a slow start on the attacking ends in the first half and an early off-target shot from the Rebels, junior midfielder Emerson Sargeant recorded the first shot of the game for the Spartans in front of the Ole Miss goalkeeper, but her shot was saved in the eighth minute.
The Spartans controlled the first half from then on with a dominant display on both ends. Sophomore midfielder Bella Najera forced another save in the 18th minute before a trio of corner opportunities for the Spartans, but MSU was unable to convert. A shot to the bottom center of the net by Najera in the was the final good look for the Spartans in the half but was once again saved by the Ole Miss goalkeeper to keep the…
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