Rebels Play Memphis To 2OT Draw

Sept. 7, 2014

OXFORD, Miss. - Junior midfielder Jessica Hiskey got the Rebels on the board first with her goal in the 26th minute, but in a second match that went two overtimes this weekend, Ole Miss (3-1-2) had to settle for a draw after playing Memphis (1-2-2) to a 1-1 score through 110 minutes.

Hiskey found the net for the Rebels off a deflected ball in the box as the Rebels and Tigers played a high pressure match Sunday night that saw Ole Miss get off 19 shots and nine corner kicks, but only found the back of the net the one time on the night.

Memphis countered with 18 shots and only three corners, but found the equalizing goal when it needed it to force a draw.

"We had a good weekend overall to come away with a win and a draw against two good teams," said Ole Miss head coach Matthew Mott. "We didn't look as sharp at times tonight and I think that had a lot todo with playing two overtimes on Friday night before coming back out and having to play a two overtime match again.

"We had some opportunities and you have to be happy anytime you get as many shots and corner kicks as we got tonight, but we have to find the net more on those opportunities," Mott said. "Our one goal allowed tonight could have been prevented and we'll get back on the practice field and work on some of the things we need to get in place as we start closing in on Southeastern Conference play."

Hiskey's goal in the 26th minute came after a deflection in the box during one of the Rebels possessions that saw the home team place a lot of pressure on the Tigers. The junior took the ball on the far side of the box after the deflection and drove it into the net to put the Rebels on top 1-0.

The lead would hold into halftime as Ole Miss held a 7-to-5 advantage on shots and a 4-to-0 advantage on corners at the break.

Memphis came out with an aggressive attack in the second period and got on the board in the 50th minute as the Tigers got a breakaway goal on a counter attack after taking the ball away on the far sideline.

Nugene Nugent brought the ball down the far sideline and dribble toward the box before passing the ball off to Kaitlyn Atkins who finished the play with the goal to knot the score.

The two teams continued to press the attack while each defense successfully turned away each opportunity through the end of regulation and the next two overtime periods for the resulting draw.

Ole Miss will return to action with a split weekend as the Rebels take to the road to face Austin Peay on Friday night at 7 p.m. before returning home to host Middle Tennessee at 5 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium. As always, admission to all home matches is free and the contest with the Blue Raiders can be seen on the SEC Network + digital platform through the newly launched SEC Network.

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