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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Host Tennessee Thursday
10/28/2014 | Soccer
OXFORD, Miss. - The Rebels return home for the final home match of the regular season on Thursday when Ole Miss hosts Tennessee at 7 p.m. with both teams fighting for the final spot in the upcoming Southeastern Conference Tournament.
The Rebels can secure their spot in the SEC Tournament with either a win or a draw, while Tennessee must pick up a win. The high-stakes nature of the contest coupled with the Rebels' senior night sets up for a thrilling matchup at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium to kick off a weekend of festivities around the Oxford and Ole Miss community.
• Ole Miss (8-5-5, 3-3-4 SEC) enters the regular-season finale coming off a draw against No. 21 Missouri and a win on the road at Vanderbilt this past weekend to set up the showdown with Tennessee on Thursday night.
• Sophomore forward Olivia Harrison leads the Rebels with seven goals after scoring against the Tigers on Friday night and is one of nine players to notch goals this season. She is joined by sophomore forward Addie Forbus (6) and junior midfielder Jessica Hiskey (5) as the other two Rebel players to score five or more goals this season.
• Senior goalkeeper Kelly McCormick will be honored prior to the match as the lone senior on this year's Rebel squad. McCormick has rewritten the record books at Ole Miss taking over the top spot in goalkeeper wins (42), saves (292), minutes in goal (6,732) and is tied for first in shutouts (22) during her four-year career.
• Tennessee (8-9-1, 3-6-1 SEC) enters the match coming off a 3-0 win over No. 21 Missouri this past weekend at home after falling at No. 8 Florida on Friday night.
• Hannah Wilkinson leads the Lady Vols in scoring with six goals and two assists for a team-leading 14 points. She is joined on the attack by Amy Neal with five goals and two assists for a total of 12 points this season.
• Tennessee's offense spreads the ball around with 11 different players posting goals this season and 13 different players have tallying assists on those goals. The Rebels have seen eight different players score with 11 players posting assists on those goals.The Lady Vols have 27 goals on the season with the Rebels posting 28 goals to date.
