PENSACOLA, Fla. — The LSU women's soccer team's red-hot run has taken the Tigers to the SEC championship game.

The Tigers beat Mississippi State 3-1 in the SEC tournament semifinals on Thursday night, getting goals from Ava Galligan, Ida Hermannsdottir and Sariyah Bailey.

LSU will play Vanderbilt in the tournament final at 1:30 p.m. Sunday on SEC Network. The Tigers and Commodores tied 0-0 in their regular-season meeting Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt.

LSU, ranked No. 23 and No. 25 nationally in the two major polls, hasn't lost since Sept. 21 at Tennessee. Since then, the Tigers are 8-0-2, including three straight tournament wins in Pensacola.

Seeded fifth, the Tigers (13-5-3) beat No. 12 seed Auburn 3-2 in the first round last Sunday, then knocked off No. 4 Tennessee 2-0 in the quarterfinals

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