The feat is the first time in the 21st century Ole Miss has held two-consecutive SEC opponents to under 30% from the field. UF shot at a 24.1% clip, while UK was held to 26.3%. In back-to-back outings, Ole Miss held Florida and then Kentucky to under 30% shooting from the field. With two games left in the regular season, the Rebels have an opportunity to add to its win total and hit 23 regular season wins for the first time since the 1986-87 team reached the mark.Īs Selection Sunday quickly approaches, Ole Miss is hoping to hear its name called for the 19th time in program history on March 12.Ī second-straight appearance in the big dance would be the first time Ole Miss has reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons since 2004 & 2005.Īs one of the top defenses in the conference, its no shock that Ole Miss has been able to dictate and disrupt its last two opponents. This season, Ole Miss has held all but one opponent below its scoring average.īy hitting the 20-win mark against Kentucky, Ole Miss hit another major milestone as a program with back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 1993-94 & 1994-95. 'We Defend' is the name of our game, as Ole Miss is one of the nation's top defensive teams holding its opponents to an average of 55.6 points per game. It smashed the previous record set in 1988 against Tennessee with 5,404 fans in the Tad Smith Coliseum. The energy inside the SJB Pavilion on Sunday was unmatched, with Rebel nation showing up to set a single-SEC game record attendance of 6,563 fans. She currently ranks 11th in active blocks with a total of 197. Igbokwe is three blocks away from hitting 200 in her career. The Rebels are 14-7 when extra time is needed at home.Ī defensive force around the rim against South Carolina, Rita Igbokwe's six rejections were the most by a Rebel in a single-game this season. All-time Ole Miss is 23-26 in games headed into overtime. Three overtime games is the most in a single-season for Ole Miss since 2013-14. Nine turnovers tied the lowest on the season, and set a new low mark for Ole Miss in SEC play.įor the third time this season, Ole Miss headed to overtime and for the first time at home since 2021. The Rebels did a great job of holding on to the ball against the Gamecocks, only surrendering nine turnovers to the No. Ole Miss was unable to pull off the upset, in its third overtime game of the season. The speed of South Carolina showed within the final five minutes, outscoring the Rebels 9-2. A made free-throw from the reigning national player of the year in Aliyah Boston tied things up at 55 all to send it to overtime. It was Baker pushing the Rebels to gain the lead in a back-and-forth affair with a little over a minute left in the fourth quarter. Rita Igbokwe was once again a defensive force, with a career-high tying six rejections and the most by a Rebel this season. Snudda Collins also joined Baker in double-figures, shooting 5-of-7 from the field.
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1 South Carolina to the brink on Sunday, forcing the Gamecocks to overtime before coming up short 64-57.Īngel Baker brought the energy for Ole Miss with 17 points, as the Rebels were almost the first team in the nation to crack the code against the undefeated Gamecocks. This mark ranks 28th overall nationally and third in the SEC. As a team, Missouri is hitting 35.5% of its shots beyond the arc.
Hayley Frank leads Mizzou in points per game at 15.2 and threes with 2.3 per outing. Pingeton has established the Tigers as one of the top three-point shooting teams during her time in Columbia, as they sit third overall in the SEC hitting an average of 7.4 threes per game.
Overall, the Tigers sit at 17-10 and 6-8 in conference play. Under the second-longest tenured coach in the SEC under Robin Pingeton, Mizzou rides a two-game winning streak heading into Thursday's matchup. The Rebels have yet to defeat Mizzou at home in SEC play. The 16-point win was the largest for Ole Miss in the series, dating back to 1981. In the lone meeting in 2022, Ole Miss defeated the Tigers for the first time in SEC play and the lone time in Columbia, 61-45.
Since Mizzou joined the SEC 10 years ago, it has held an advantage over Ole Miss 12-1 and 13-2 all-time until last season. Tipoff against the Tigers is slated for 6 p.m. – In its final home game of the season, Ole Miss women's basketball will honor its four seniors in Angel Baker, Jordan Berry, Tyia Singleton and Myah Taylor on Thursday night against Missouri.
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