Men’s Golf

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Following a third-place finish in their season opener at the Bearcat Invitational, the Mississippi State men’s golf team will resume play today at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate at Old Overton Club in Birmingham, Ala.

“We are looking forward to competing this week,” State head coach Dusty Smith said. “We had a good week of preparation and are excited to get back out there.

“This is our next step in our season. It’s our job to play our brand of golf and to take ownership of that.”

Peng Pichaikool, Taylor Grant, Garrett Johnson and Cameron Clarke return to Smith’s lineup, while junior Ross Bell finishes the group and competes in his first tournament of the season.

The Bulldogs tee off the opening two rounds at 8:20 a.m. today. The tournament closes Tuesday with 18 holes.

MSU will compete against 12 teams including Southeastern Conference opponents Alabama, Arkansas and Auburn. Baylor, BYU, Charlotte, Michigan, Samford, South Alabama, UAB and UNLV make up the rest of the field.

Live scoring is available through Results.GolfStat.com. Old Overton Club plays to a par-70 at 7,204 yards.

Soccer

On a very humid Sunday afternoon at the MSU Soccer Field, Mississippi State dropped a tough 1-0 decision to Kentucky in Southeastern Conference soccer action.

The Bulldogs (7-3-3, 1-3-2 SEC) had plenty of chances against the Wildcats (7-8-0, 2-4-0). State led the Wildcats in nearly every offensive category, including taking 17 total shots to Kentucky’s nine, with the Bulldogs putting five shots on target to Kentucky’s three.

State’s first big opportunity came when a strike by Mallory Eubanks from just atop the 18-yard box was delivered on target, but it met the arms of Kentucky goal keeper Evangeline Soucie in the 12th minute.

For the entire first half and most of the second half, State displayed solid defensive effort in keeping the Wildcats at bay.

MSU goalkeeper Catalina Perez swatted a Kentucky corner kick out of a tremendous amount of traffic in the 6-yard box in the 21st minute.

Perez again displayed her outstanding leaping ability in the 25th minute when she reached high to punch a shot by Wildcat Eva Mitchell over the goal for one of her two saves on the day.

In the 28th minute, the Bulldogs again put the pressure on the Kentucky defense as two consecutive shots by Brooke McKee and a strike by Hayden Oswalt were blocked.

One of State’s best scoring chances of the day came to open the second half, as Eubanks had a one-on-one opportunity and fired a shot that was knocked away by Soucie. MSU’s MaKayla Waldner then collected the rebound but her shot was blocked out of play by a Wildcat defender, forcing a Bulldog corner kick.

Kentucky broke the deadlock in the 58th minute when Miranda Jimenez sneaked a shot just inside the post to give the Wildcats the lead.

The Bulldogs nearly scored the equalizer in the 66th minute when Carly Mauldin sent a header shot into the net, but an offside call negated the goal.

MSU again had an excellent scoring opportunity on a series of headers in the 81st minute, but McKee’s header shot flew just wide right of the goal.

Volleyball

COLLEGE STATION – Despite the overall aggressiveness from start to finish, Mississippi State fell to Texas A&M in three on Sunday at Reed Arena.

Texas A&M (5-7, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) defeated MSU (9-11, 0-6 SEC) 20-25, 15-25, 13-25 to extend the Bulldogs’ losing streak to six.

Set one went back and forth as no more than five points ever separated the two. Despite errors contributed by both sides (a combined 14), MSU had great communication the entire set capitalizing on kills. Jelena Vujcin had five to go along with her 6.5 points. The Aggies’ kills were the deciding factor as they took the set, 25-20.

The second was much like the first as kills and errors were the the deciding factors as the Bulldogs struggled to find their groove. A lack of aggressiveness was not the case, but MSU had no counterpunch for A&M’s attack game en route to 25-15 setback.

During the final set of play, the Bulldogs fought hard and had some sneaky plays. Unfortunately, it ended like the first two. MSU fought with so much aggressiveness, but could not add to the scoreboard, losing 25-13.

MSU travels to Columbia, Mo., on Friday to take on SEC opponent Missouri. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. on the SEC Network +.

Women’s Tennis

WACO, Texas – With all action at the H-E-B Invitational completed, the Mississippi State women’s tennis team went 2-0 in singles on the final day.

State’s newcomer Magda Adaloglou made quick work of Houston’s Lauren Alter 6-2, 6-0 in the consolation semifinals Sunday. Adaloglou finished the weekend 3-1 in singles for a combined 5-2 record over her short Bulldog career.

MSU sophomore Sara Lizariturry held off Houston’s Ana Glumac 7-5, 6-1 in consolation play Sunday. Lizariturry also finished the weekend 3-1 in singles.

Due to travel, the two Bulldogs did not face each other in the championship match of the consolation draw.

The Bulldogs have two weeks off before competing in the ITA Southern Regional Championships Oct. 19-23, hosted by Auburn. High School Football Division Standings

MAIS District 2-AAA Starkville Academy (2-0)

Heritage Academy (2-0) Canton Academy (1-2) Leake Academy (1-1) Winston Academy (0-3)

Friday, Oct. 6 Starkville Academy 38, Canton Academy 0

Heritage Academy 28, Winston Academy 7

Leake Academy 21, Manchester Academy 14

MHSAA Class 6A, Region 2 Starkville (3-0)

Madison Central (3-0) Clinton (2-1) Northwest Rankin (2-1) Greenville (1-2) Warren Central (1-2) Murrah (0-3) Provine (0-3)

Friday, Oct. 6 Starkville 61, Greenville 14

Madison Central 31, Warren Central 27, 2OT

Northwest Rankin 42, Provine 7 Clinton 41, Murrah 7

Class 3A, Region 4 Choctaw County (2-0)

Aberdeen (1-1) South Pontotoc (1-1) Houston (1-1) Nettleton (1-1) Hatley (0-2)

Friday, Oct. 6 Choctaw County 47, Aberdeen 16

Nettleton 43, South Pontotoc 42 Houston 34, Hatley 0

Class 2A, Region 4

Calhoun City (1-0) LeFlore County (1-0)

Eupora (1-1)

Winona (1-1)

East Webster (0-2)

Friday, Oct. 6 Calhoun City 67, East Webster 15 Winona 35, Eupora 18

Class A, Region 3

Nanih Waiya (5-0)

French Camp (3-1)

Noxapater (3-1) Vardaman (3-1) Leake County (3-2) Hamilton (2-2) Sebastopol (1-3) Ethel (0-5) West Lowndes (0-5)

Friday, Oct. 6 French Camp 21, Noxapater 20

Nanih Waiya 54, West Lowndes 0 Leake County 40, Sebastopol 20 Vardaman 49, Ethel 0

Mississippi Prep Polls Fared

Here are Mississippi’s top high school football teams in each class as selected by a panel of Associated Press state sports writers.

Overall

1. West Point (7-0) beat Lake Cormorant 45-7.

2. Pearl (8-0) beat Terry 33-0.

3. Tupelo (7-0) beat Southaven beat Greenville 61-14.

4. Starkville (7-1) beat Greenville 61-14.

5. Hattiesburg (7-0) beat Pearl River Central 56-6.

6. Madison Central (6-1) beat Warren Central 31-27.

7. Poplarville (7-0) beat Forrest Co. AHS 31-0.

8. Olive Branch (7-0) beat Grenada 21-14.

9. Cleveland Central (8-0) beat Vicksburg 21-14.

10. Horn Lake (6-0) beat Columbus 28-2.

Class 6A

1. Pearl (8-0) beat Terry 33-0.

2. Tupelo (7-0) beat Southaven beat Greenville 61-14.

3. Starkville (7-1) beat Greenville 61-14.

4. Madison Central (6-1) beat Warren Central 31-27.

5. Horn Lake (6-0) beat Columbus 282.

Class 5A

1. West Point (7-0) beat Lake Cormorant 45-7..

2. Hattiesburg (7-0) beat Pearl River Central 56-6.

3. Olive Branch (7-0) beat Grenada 21-14.

4. Cleveland Central (8-0) beat Vicksburg 21-14.

5. Picayune (6-1) beat Stone 42-35. Class 4A

1. Poplarville (7-0) beat Forrest Co. AHS 31-0.

2. East Central (6-0) beat Pass Christian 47-0.

3. Pontotoc (7-1) beat Amory 36-14.

4. Louisville (6-2) lost to Noxubee County 35-30.

5. Greene County (7-1) beat Purvis 5649.

Class 3A

1. North Panola (7-0) beat Coahoma AHS 52-12.

2. Yazoo County (7-0) beat Ruleville 43-7.

3. Jefferson Davis County (7-1) beat West Marion 41-0.

4. Hazlehurst (6-0) beat Franklin Co. 28-15.

5. Charleston (6-2) beat J.Z. George 42-14.

Class 2A

1. Philadelphia (8-0) beat Newton 3622.

2. Calhoun City (6-1) beat East Webster 67-15.

3. Perry Central (7-0) idle.

4. Scott Central (8-0) beat Union 64-0.

5. Eupora (7-1) beat Winona 35-18. Class A

1. Simmons (7-0) beat J.F. Kennedy 62-0.

2. Nanih Waiya

Lowndes 54-0.

3. Lumberton (5-2) lost to Taylorsville 48-22.

4. Noxapater (5-2) lost to French Camp 21-20.

5. Okolona (6-2) beat TCPS 19-13. (8-0) beat West

Private Schools

1. Jackson Prep (8-0) beat Oak Forest Academy 57-7.

2. Parklane Aca. (8-0) beat Presbyterian

Today

MLB BASEBALL Noon

FS1 — AL Division Series, Game 4, Houston at Boston (if necessary)

3 p.m.

TBS — NL Division Series, Game 3, Washington at Chicago Cubs

6 p.m.

FS1 — AL Division Series, Game 4, Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees (if necessary)

9 p.m.

TBS — NL Division Series, Game 3, L.A. Dodgers at Arizona

NBA BASKETBALL

Christian 41-40.

3. Jackson Aca. (6-1) beat MadisonRidgeland Aca.30-7.

4. Indianola Aca. (8-0) beat Winona Christian 42-14.

5. Madison-Ridgeland Aca. (6-2) beat Jackson Aca. 30-7.

College Football SEC Standings WESTERN DIVISION

Team…SEC...Overall Alabama…3-0…6-0 Auburn…3-0…5-1 Texas A&M…2-1…4-2

Miss. State…1-2…3-2

LSU…1-1…4-2 Ole Miss…0-2…2-3 Arkansas…0-2…2-3

EASTERN DIVISION

Team…SEC...Overall Georgia…3-0…6-0 Florida…3-1…3-2 Kentucky…2-1…5-1 S. Carolina…2-2…4-2 Tennessee…0-2…3-2 Vanderbilt…0-3…3-3 Missouri…0-3…1-4

Saturday, Oct. 7

Auburn 44, Ole Miss 23 Georgia 45, Vanderbilt 14 LSU 17, Florida 16 S. Carolina 48, Arkansas 22 Alabama 27, Texas A&M 19 Kentucky 40, Missouri 34

Saturday, Oct. 14

BYU at Miss. State, 11 a.m. Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. S. Carolina at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Auburn at LSU, 2:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Florida, 6 p.m. Arkansas at Alabama, 6:15 p.m. Missouri at Georgia, 6:30 p.m.

Associated Press Top 25

Rank. Team, Points, Record

1. Alabama (43), 1,507, 6-0

2. Clemson (18), 1,481, 6-0

3. Penn State, 1,370, 6-0

4. Georgia, 1,327, 6-0

5. Washington, 1,284, 6-0

6. TCU, 1,192, 5-0

7. Wisconsin, 1,127, 5-0

8. Washington State, 1,094, 6-0

9. Ohio State, 1,051, 5-1

10. Auburn, 914, 5-1

11. Miami, 908, 4-0

12. Oklahoma, 851, 4-1

13. Southern Cal, 795, 5-1

14. Oklahoma State, 712, 4-1

15. Virginia Tech, 617, 5-1

16. Notre Dame, 583, 5-1

17. Michigan, 524, 4-1

18. South Florida, 482, 5-0

19. San Diego State, 465, 6-0

20. North Carolina State, 421, 5-1

21. Michigan State, 416, 4-1

22. Central Florida, 274, 4-0

23. Stanford, 109, 4-2

24. Texas Tech, 105, 4-1

25. Navy, 74, 5-0

Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 39, West Virginia 26, Louisville 25, Utah 17, LSU 9, Florida 9, Kentucky 6, Iowa State 5, Texas A&M 4, Memphis 2.

USA Today Amway Coaches Poll

Rank. Team, Points, Record

1. Alabama (57), 1,617, 6-0

2. Clemson (8), 1,568, 6-0

3. Penn State, 1,454, 6-0

4. Washington, 1,404, 6-0

5. Georgia, 1,380, 6-0

6. Wisconsin, 1,243, 5-0

7. TCU, 1,229, 5-0

8. Ohio State, 1,146, 5-1

9. Washington State, 1,117, 6-0

10. Miami, 1,003, 4-0

11. Auburn, 941, 5-1

6:30 p.m.

NBA — Preseason, Houston at New York

9 p.m.

NBA — Preseason, Portland at Sacramento

NFL FOOTBALL 7:15 p.m.

ESPN & ESPN2 — Minnesota at Chicago (Spanish-language simulcast on ESPN2)

SOCCER 1:30 p.m.

FS2 — FIFA, World Cup 2018 qualifying, Wales vs. Ireland, at Cardiff, Wales

12. Oklahoma, 919, 4-1

13. Southern California, 818, 5-1

14. Oklahoma State, 788, 5-1

15. South Florida, 622, 5-0

16. Michigan, 612, 4-1

17. Virginia Tech, 599, 5-1

18. San Diego State, 516, 6-0

19. Notre Dame, 498, 5-1

20. North Carolina State, 455, 5-1

21. Central Florida, 273, 4-0

22. Michigan State, 261, 4-1

23. Utah, 122, 4-1

24. Navy, 110, 5-0

25. Stanford, 107, 4-2

Others receiving votes: Louisville 85; Georgia Tech 47; Kentucky 41; Texas Tech 29; West Virginia 29; Florida 23; Texas A&M 14; Troy 10; LSU 9; Memphis 9; Virginia 5; Wake Forest 5; Iowa State 4; Iowa 3;

South Carolina 3; Colorado State 2; Texas 2. Philadelphia (4-1) Washington (2-2) Dallas (2-3) N.Y. Giants (0-5) Green Bay (4-1) Detroit (3-2) Minnesota (2-2) Chicago (1-3) Jacksonville (3-2) Houston (2-2) Tennessee (2-3) Indianapolis (2-3) Pittsburgh (3-2) Baltimore (3-2) Cincinnati (2-3) Cleveland (0-5)

Mississippi State 3; National Football League

Standings All Times EDT

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Division South Division

Carolina (4-1) Atlanta (3-1) New Orleans (2-2) Tampa Bay (2-2)

North Division West Division

Seattle (3-2) L.A. Rams (3-2) Arizona (2-3) San Francisco (0-5)

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Division

Buffalo (3-2) N.Y. Jets (3-2) New England (3-2) Miami (2-2)

South Division North Division West Division

Kansas City (4-0) Denver (3-1) Oakland (2-3) L.A. Chargers (1-4)

Sunday’s Games

N.Y. Jets 17, Cleveland 14 Philadelphia 34, Arizona 7 Cincinnati 20, Buffalo 16 Jacksonville 30, Pittsburgh 9 Carolina 27, Detroit 24

Miami 16, Tennessee 10

L.A. Chargers 27, N.Y. Giants 22 Indianapolis 26, San Francisco 23, OT Baltimore 30, Oakland 17 Seattle 16, L.A. Rams 10

Green Bay 35, Dallas 31

Kansas City at Houston, late Open: Washington, New Orleans, Atlanta, Denver