Media Information

from 2022 Mississippi State Soccer Media Guide

by Mississippi State University Athletics

State to the League

PRIMARY CONTACT

The Mississippi State Communications Department is here to serve the media throughout the 2021 Bulldog soccer season. Media members in need of assistance can contact interim contact Jen Smith in the Communications office at (205) 470-8197.

MSU PLAYER/COACH AVAILABILITY

Players and coaches will be made available to the media upon request. Those wishing to set up an interview must contact the SID via phone or e-mail.

For post-practice interviews, media members should contact the SID no later than 10 p.m. the night before. In most cases, players will be available following practices on Tuesday mornings. A weekly schedule is included in each set of match notes.

Telephone interviews can also be scheduled with players on a call-back basis during the week with arrangements made through the SID.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS

Requested MSU players, along with head coach James Armstrong, will be available for interviews approximately 10 minutes after all matches. Interviews will take place on the sideline nearest the stands by the corner flag outside the MSU Soccer Clubhouse.

The Mississippi State locker room and field dugouts are off-limits to the media.

PHOTOGRAPHERS / VIDEOGRAPHERS

Photographers and videographers are permitted to shoot around the MSU Soccer Field in approved areas. These include the near sideline and the grass berm behind the goal opposite the MSU Soccer Clubhosue. Media members may not enter team areas - the Clubhouse or bench areas. Those wishing to shoot a game must contact the SID the day before the game to be granted access.

JEN SMITH

Interim Soccer Contact ............................... Office ...................................(205) 470-8197 Email JSMITH@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter @jennn_smith10

PRESS BOX SERVICES

A complete NCAA box score and pertinent game facts are available to members of the working media following the end of the first half and at the conclusion of each game. Media members also have access to game notes, statistics, lineups and rosters prior to the start of each game upon request. A pregame meal is also served in the press box around 45 minutes prior to each game.

The press box is divided into four separate work areas, with each equipped with high-speed internet and telephone access. It is also set up to accommodate television and team video personnel.

RADIO BROADCASTS

The MSU Soccer Field press box houses radio lines to support home and visitor radio broadcasts. For more information on the phone lines, please contact the SID in the Communications office.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Breaking news, game updates and behind-the-scenes moments can be found on Mississippi State soccer’s various social media platforms by following @HailStateSOC on Twitter and Instagram.

A T H L E T I C S C O M M U N I C A T I O N S S T A F F

Jen Smith

SOC / TF / XC

Caitlin Smith

SOC (Secondary)

BRANDON LANGLOIS

Department PR/ FB

BRIAN OGDEN

Assoc. Director (SB FB MG)

ANNA CLAIRE THOMAS

Associate Director (BSB)

LOGAN LOWERY

Assistant Director (M TEN)

OLIVIA HOOTEN

Fellow (VB, W TEN)

JOSH BRUNNER

Assistant A.D. (FB)

KELLY SHIPP

Assist. Director (WBK, WG)

MATT DUNAWAY

Director (MBK)

JOEL COLEMAN

Senior Writer

UNIVERSITY

Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Mascot Shortened Name Conference President Athletic Director Sr. Associate AD/SWA Faculty Representative

FACILITY

Stadium Capacity Opened Clubhouse Dimensions Surface All-Time Home Record Starkville, Miss. (Pop. 25,543) 1878 22,986 Bulldogs Maroon and White Bully MSU or State Southeastern Dr. Mark Keenum John Cohen Ann Carr Dr. Steven Turner

MSU Soccer Field 500 (Bleachers) 1995 2018 74 yards x 120 yards Natural Grass 107-115-24

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Alma Mater Record at MSU SEC Record

James Armstrong University of Edinburgh, 2000 19-21-9 (.515) 8-13-7 (.444) Career Record 19-21-3 (.515) Associate Head Coach Nick Zimmerman (Fourth Year) Assistant Coach Brian Dunleavy (Fourth Year) Volunteer Assistant Coach Kat Stratton (Third Year) Student Assistant Coach Peyton York (Fourth Year)

TEAM INFORMATION

2021 Record 2021 SEC Record / Finish 2021 H / A Record Largest Home Crowd Average Home Attendance Total Home Attendance Starters Returning / Lost Letterwinners Returning / Lost Newcomers 5-8-3 3-6-1 / 11th 5-3-0 / 0-5-3 668 (Kentucky) 482 3,372 7 / 4 16 / 5 12

PROGRAM HISTORY

All-Time Record All-Time SEC Record

185-280-41 (.405) 50-193-26 (.229) First Season 1995 SEC Tournament Appearances 4 (2001, 2004, 2019, 2020) SEC Tournament Record 0-4 (.000) SEC Divisional Championships 1 (2001) Highest SEC Finish 4th (2001) NCAA Tournament Appearances 1 (2018) NCAA Tournament Record 0-1 (.000)