Bulldog Roundup: Brian O'Connor talks about first months in Starkville

No. 20 Mississippi State is less than 48 hours away from starting off its SEC championship defense against UT Martin.

The Bulldogs won their first-ever SEC title last season and now enter the 2025 seasons as one of five ranked SEC teams, along with No. 6 Arkansas, No. 17 Vanderbilt, No. 19 Texas and No. 21 South Carolina.

On Tuesday, the SEC announced its 100-player preseason watchlist that included six Mississippi State players. Here's the full watchlist:

2025 SEC Soccer Preseason Watchlist

Alabama

Leah Kunde (MF)
Kiley Kukan (F/MF)
Maddie Padelski (MF/F)
Gianna Paul (F)
Nadia Ramadan (MF)
Melina Rebimbas (MF/D)

Arkansas

Erin Bailey (MF/F)
Kennedy Ball (MF)
Bella Field (F)
Mak Malham (D)
Keegan Smith (GK)
Zoe Susi (F)
Avery Wren (D)

Auburn

Hayden Colson (MF/D)
Olivia Woodson (F)
Grace Ivey (MF)
Taylor Chism (D)

Florida

Jayden Emmanuel (GK)
Abby Gemma (D)
Addy Hess (F)
Megan Hinnenkamp (F)
Katie Johnston (F)
Madison Jones (MF)
Charlotte McClure (MF)
Paloma Pena (GK)
Sophia Sindelar (MF)
Kai Tsakiris (MF)

Georgia

Summer Denigan (MF)
BK Harris (D)
Juliauna Hayward (MF)
Assa Kante (D)
Kiera Staude (MF)

Kentucky

Grace Hoytink (D)
Skye Leach (M)
Catherine Rapp (M)
Sophie Harlan (F)
Alexis Tylenda (F)
Tanner Strickland (M)

LSU

Gabbi Ceballos (MF)
Sydney Cheesman (D)
Makenna Dominguez (MF)
Jazmin Ferguson (D)
Ava Galligan (F/MF)
Ida Hermannsdottir (MF)
Amy Smith (F)

Ole Miss

Tate Blincoe (D)
Lauren Montgomery (MF)
Katie Ramsden (D)

Mississippi State

Alivia Buxton (MF)
Hannah Jibril (D)
Zoe Main (F)
Laila Murillo (F)
Ally Perry (MF)
Adia Symmonds (MF)

Missouri

Brianna Buels (F)
Landis Canada (M)
Emily Derucki (F)
Keegan Good (M)
Morgan Meador (D)
Mia Yan (D)

Oklahoma

Naomi Clark (F)
Caroline Duffy (GK)
Kayla Keefer (F)
Hadley Murrell (MF)
Michelle Pak (MF)
Alexis Washington (MF)

South Carolina

Micah Bryant (D/F)
Katie Shea Collins (F)
Gracie Falla (D)
Reagan Schubach (F/MF)
Christina Tsaousis (GK)
Cuyler Zulauf (MF)

Tennessee

Ally Brown (D)
Reese Mattern (F)
Mac Midgley (MF)
Shae O'Rourke (F)
Anaiyah Robinson (F)

Texas

Olivia Ahern (MF)
Arianna Brothers (M)
Audrey Bryant (F)
EmJ Cox (D)
Sadie Hoch (F)
Rosa Maalouf (F)
Ava McDonald (F)
Chloe Shimkin (F)
Breana Thompson (D)
Amalia Villarreal (F)

Texas A&M

Trinity Buchanan (MF)
Kat Campbell (MF)
Kennedy Clark (MF)
Leah Diaz (F)
Kaylee Noble (F)
Hattie Patterson (D)
Bella Yakel (D)

 Vanderbilt

Courtney Jones (MF)
Hannah McLaughlin (D)
MaryBeth McLaughlin (D)
Maci Teater (MF)
Sydney Watts (F)
Sara Wojdelko (GK)

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Daily Dose Of Mike Leach

There's a reason they only serve fruitcake once a year, because it's awful. There's a reason they only serve mint julep's once a year, because they're awful. And there's a reason they only serve candy corn once a year, because it's awful.Mike Leach

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