STARKVILLE, Miss. – Jamila Coner snapped a 1-1 tie with a goal in the 55th minute and Mississippi State edged the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's soccer team, 2-1, on Sunday at the MSU Soccer Field.
Louisiana (4-4), which was playing in its final non-conference tuneup before opening Sun Belt Conference play next week, tied the match 1-1 in the 43rd minute on a goal deep inside the box from senior Mackenzie Higgins, her eighth of the season. Junior Ashleigh Cade was credited with her sixth assist of the season.
Coner scored her first goal of the season for Mississippi State (5-3) after getting an assist from Mallory Eubanks.