Rebels hand No. 19 Gamecocks its first convention loss

OXFORD, Miss. – Main for nearly the whole thing of the evening, Ole Miss (9-2-2, 4-1-0 SEC) picked up three extra essential factors on Thursday, handing No. 19 South Carolina (9-3-0, 4-1-0 SEC) its first loss in league play behind objectives from Mo O’Connor and Ramsey Davis.

It took Ole Miss lower than two minutes of sport motion to leap out in entrance. After Haleigh Stackpole’s service from the wing was knocked down within the field, it was the O’Connor present. The Oxford product reduce throughout the ball first time, sending a magisterial strike into the again of the web from 16 yards out.

The Rebs stored urgent within the opening minutes in the hunt for a second however after that, the Gamecocks started to manage the tempo of play. Irrespective of, the Ole Miss protection was as much as the duty, stifling the South Carolina assault to maintain the rating 1-0 heading into halftime.

South Carolina continued on the assault heading out of the locker room, with the Insurgent again line retaining its form to wash up any possibilities across the attacking space. Nevertheless, Catherine Barry was in a position to break via within the 59th minute, tucking a shot simply contained in the close to put up from the highest of the field to degree the rating at a purpose apiece.

The Rebels responded instantly, bouncing again within the 62nd minute off of a set piece as Channing Foster’s header off of Ashley Orkus’ free kick was collected and cleaned up by Ramsey Davis, who slotted her shot throughout the face of purpose and inside the underside nook.

From there, the Insurgent expertly killed the sport off, retaining the ball within the nook at each alternative and salting away the remaining seconds to maneuver to 12 factors within the SEC desk.

QUICK KICKS

• Ole Miss 4-1-0 begin to SEC play is tied for the very best begin via 5 convention matches in program-history.

• The victory was the primary win over the Gamecocks for Ole Miss since 2015, snapping a three-match South Carolina successful streak within the sequence.

• It was the second ranked win of the season for Ole Miss, having additionally crushed No. 5 LSU in Oxford.

• Taking the lead 1:42 into the match, Ole Miss led for 85:13 of sport motion.

• Mo O’Connor’s second minute purpose was the quickest for Ole Miss since Haleigh Stackpole scored 1:19 seconds into the match towards Louisiana in 2018.

• Stackpole’s help on O’Connor’s strike was her thirteenth of the season and twelfth within the final 10 matches. Stackpole ranks second within the nation within the class.

• Ramsey Davis scored for the second time this season and sixth time in her profession.

• Insurgent keeper Ashley Orkus recorded an help on Davis’ sport winner, her fourth help within the final two seasons.

NEXT UP

Ole Miss heads again on the street for an SEC West showdown on Sunday, heading to Bryan-School Station to tackle Texas A&M at 3 p.m. CT. The match can be obtainable for streaming on SEC Community +.