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Ole Miss Athletics Week in Review (Oct. 6-12)
10/13/2014 | Rifle, Blog
Ole Miss Athletics Week in Review
Oct. 6-12, 2014
Football
- The No. 3 Ole Miss Rebels showed they belong among the nation's upper crust with a dominating 35-20 win at No. 14 Texas A&M on Saturday.
- Ole Miss jumped out to a 21-0 first-half lead and led 35-7 in the fourth quarter before a pair of late Aggie touchdown strikes.
- The Rebels improved to 6-0 for the first time since 1962 and only the sixth time in school history.
- The Rebel defense held Texas A&M scoreless in the first half for the first time in the Kevin Sumlin era, and limited the Aggies to a season-low 20 total points.
- Cody Prewitt returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown and Keith Lewis added a 21-yard fumble return for a score, marking the first time Ole Miss had two defensive touchdowns in a game since 1996 vs. Georgia.
- Bo Wallace accounted for three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) and has yet to turn the ball over in a Southeastern Conference game this year.
Volleyball
- Ole Miss went 1-1 last week, falling to Arkansas on the road 3-0 before downing Mississippi State 3-0 at home Sunday. The Rebels improved to 16-3 overall and 2-3 in the SEC.
- With Sunday's win, the Rebels set the school record for most consecutive home wins (9), and are off to their best start since the 1989 season when they started 17-2.
- Ole Miss improved to 68-23 against Mississippi State and has won seven of the last eight meetings.
- The Rebels hit .402 in the win over Mississippi State, which is their best hitting percentage in an SEC match this year and the second best overall.
- The Rebels rank among the top five in the SEC in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, kills per set, assists per set, service aces per set and blocks per set.
- Junior Nakeyta Clair continues to rank second in the league in hitting percentage at .425. She also ranks seventh in kills per set at 3.45. Aubrey Edie ranks fourth in assists per set at 11.15.
Women's Tennis
- Ole Miss participated in the USTA/ITA Southern Regionals and senior Julia Jones captured the singles title with an impressive run. In the final, she rallied to defeat the top seed, Pleun Burgmans of Auburn, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(4) to punch her ticket to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships, which will be held in November at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center.
• Competing in her first tournament of the fall, Jones defeated the Nos. 36, 42 and 61 ranked players to begin the year 6-0.
• Jones was the fourth singles finalist in the last five years for the Rebels, and the fourth player in school history to win it.
• Overall, the Rebels had a great tournament at the USTA/ITA Southern Regionals, with freshman Arianne Hartono reaching the quarterfinals, and the doubles team of Erin Stephens and Iris Verboven advancing to the semifinals before losing to the No. 1 ranked team in the nation in the third set.
Rifle
• Ole Miss dropped both its matches this past weekend, falling to No. 5 Murray State and No. 9 Nebraska.
• Against Nebraska, freshman Jessica Haig equaled her career-best with a 588 in air rifle.
Men's Golf
- Sophomore Ben Wolcott notched his third top-20 finish of the young season, placing 11th at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- Wolcott fired a three-day total of 211 to just miss the top 10.
- The Rebels finished in a tie for 10th with Georgia State and UT-San Antonio after a team total of 293 in the final round gave them a three-round total of 873.
Women's Golf
- The Ole Miss women's golf team traveled to the UNC Tar Heel Invitational in North Carolina, the home state of senior Taelor Rubin (Raleigh, N.C.)
- The Rebels placed 18th and saw sophomore Maria Toennessen card a career-low round of 72 in the second round.
Oct. 6-12, 2014
Football
- The No. 3 Ole Miss Rebels showed they belong among the nation's upper crust with a dominating 35-20 win at No. 14 Texas A&M on Saturday.
- Ole Miss jumped out to a 21-0 first-half lead and led 35-7 in the fourth quarter before a pair of late Aggie touchdown strikes.
- The Rebels improved to 6-0 for the first time since 1962 and only the sixth time in school history.
- The Rebel defense held Texas A&M scoreless in the first half for the first time in the Kevin Sumlin era, and limited the Aggies to a season-low 20 total points.
- Cody Prewitt returned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown and Keith Lewis added a 21-yard fumble return for a score, marking the first time Ole Miss had two defensive touchdowns in a game since 1996 vs. Georgia.
- Bo Wallace accounted for three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) and has yet to turn the ball over in a Southeastern Conference game this year.
Volleyball
- Ole Miss went 1-1 last week, falling to Arkansas on the road 3-0 before downing Mississippi State 3-0 at home Sunday. The Rebels improved to 16-3 overall and 2-3 in the SEC.
- With Sunday's win, the Rebels set the school record for most consecutive home wins (9), and are off to their best start since the 1989 season when they started 17-2.
- Ole Miss improved to 68-23 against Mississippi State and has won seven of the last eight meetings.
- The Rebels hit .402 in the win over Mississippi State, which is their best hitting percentage in an SEC match this year and the second best overall.
- The Rebels rank among the top five in the SEC in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, kills per set, assists per set, service aces per set and blocks per set.
- Junior Nakeyta Clair continues to rank second in the league in hitting percentage at .425. She also ranks seventh in kills per set at 3.45. Aubrey Edie ranks fourth in assists per set at 11.15.
Women's Tennis
- Ole Miss participated in the USTA/ITA Southern Regionals and senior Julia Jones captured the singles title with an impressive run. In the final, she rallied to defeat the top seed, Pleun Burgmans of Auburn, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(4) to punch her ticket to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships, which will be held in November at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center.
• Competing in her first tournament of the fall, Jones defeated the Nos. 36, 42 and 61 ranked players to begin the year 6-0.
• Jones was the fourth singles finalist in the last five years for the Rebels, and the fourth player in school history to win it.
• Overall, the Rebels had a great tournament at the USTA/ITA Southern Regionals, with freshman Arianne Hartono reaching the quarterfinals, and the doubles team of Erin Stephens and Iris Verboven advancing to the semifinals before losing to the No. 1 ranked team in the nation in the third set.
Rifle
• Ole Miss dropped both its matches this past weekend, falling to No. 5 Murray State and No. 9 Nebraska.
• Against Nebraska, freshman Jessica Haig equaled her career-best with a 588 in air rifle.
Men's Golf
- Sophomore Ben Wolcott notched his third top-20 finish of the young season, placing 11th at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- Wolcott fired a three-day total of 211 to just miss the top 10.
- The Rebels finished in a tie for 10th with Georgia State and UT-San Antonio after a team total of 293 in the final round gave them a three-round total of 873.
Women's Golf
- The Ole Miss women's golf team traveled to the UNC Tar Heel Invitational in North Carolina, the home state of senior Taelor Rubin (Raleigh, N.C.)
- The Rebels placed 18th and saw sophomore Maria Toennessen card a career-low round of 72 in the second round.
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