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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Host Texas A&M on Senior Night
10/13/2016 | Soccer
Match 16 - vs. Texas A&M
Date: Oct. 14, 2016
First Kick: 7 p.m.
Location: Oxford, Miss.
Venue: Ole Miss Soccer Stadium
TV: SEC Network +
Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play)
Ian Banner (analyst)
Live Stats: Series: Texas A&M leads, 4-1-1
Twitter Updates: @OleMissSoccer
PROMOTIONS
- Admission is FREE to ALL Ole Miss Soccer home games
- Friday, Oct. 14
- Senior Night
- First 300 fans get Ole Miss Soccer ThunderStix
KICKERS
- Winners of two of its last three outings, Ole Miss hosts Texas A&M in the home finale and Senior Night on Friday.
- Friday's matchup will feature two teams in the thick of the race for the SEC Tournament as Ole Miss (3-4 SEC) is currently eighth in the league standings, and Texas A&M (2-4-1 SEC) is tied for ninth.
- The last meeting between the two teams was nothing short of dramatic, as the Aggies advanced to the Elite 8 via penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie in double overtime in Sweet 16 play in Clemson, S.C.
- Outside of the Sweet 16 matchup, Ole Miss faced Texas A&M two additional times in 2015 and came away with one win, 4-3, in College Station last October.
- The Rebels are coming off a home loss to No. 16 Florida at home on Sunday.
- Following play Friday, Ole Miss will hit the road for its final three regular season contests at Georgia (Oct. 20), at Vanderbilt (Oct. 23) and at South Carolina (Oct. 27). No other team in the league will face a schedule that tough with three games on the road heading into the SEC Tournament.
- Ole Miss will honor six players prior to Friday's match in Senior Night, including Madi Killeen, Sara Coleman, Mackenze Parma, Gretchen Harknett, Melissa Capocaccia and Addie Forbus.
- The 2016 Senior Class is responsible for 46 wins and two NCAA Tournament appearances.
- Ole Miss' last three goals have come from two freshmen in Alley Houghton and Maddi Falter.
- Sophomore CeCe Kizer, with nine points in her last five games, is sixth overall in the SEC and 38th nationally in total assists with six.
- Eighteen different Rebels have started for Ole Miss this season, including five true freshmen.
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
Led by 24-year head coach G Guerrieri, the Aggies are 7-6-1 overall on the year and 2-4-1 in SEC play sitting tied for ninth with Alabama. Picked second in the SEC Preseason Poll, Texas A&M is winless in its last five outings. The Aggies are coming off a 2-0 loss at Tennessee last Sunday, and tied with Missouri, 1-1 (2OT), in the match prior. Wins over LSU (3-0) and Georgia (1-0) got the Aggies off to a 2-0 start in league play, before they went on to lose at Vanderbilt (2-0), at Alabama (2-1) and at home versus No. 8 South Carolina (1-0). A&M began its 2016 season with a tough matchup against No. 1 Florida State and fell 1-0. After defeating Rice (4-1), the Aggies faced another ranked team in No. 15 UCLA also falling 1-0. From there, three consecutive wins over Tulsa (2-0), Little Rock (1-0) and Illinois (2-0) got the team setup for SEC play. As a team the Aggies are averaging 1.21 goals per game (11th in SEC), while only allowing 12 total goals through 14 matches. Five players appeared on the SEC Preseason Watch List, including All-SEC performer Haley Pounds, All-American Mikaela Harvey, Emily Bates, McKayla Paulson and Stephanie Malherbe. Pounds leads the way for the offense with six goals and four assists totaling 16 points, while Grace Piper is second with three goals on the year. Harvey is tied with Pounds for the team lead in assists with four, while Bates and Cienna Arrieta each have two goals. Danielle Rice has played all the minutes in goal for the Aggies and has recorded five shutouts and allowed just 12 goals for an average of 0.84 with 46 saves.
SERIES HISTORY - TEXAS A&M
Since Texas A&M joined the league back in 2012, the Rebels and Aggies have met six times in the four-year series. Last year's Sweet 16 run brought three matchups against Texas A&M including one in the regular season, one in the SEC Tournament, and the NCAA Tournament meeting. Ole Miss has won once against the Aggies, a 4-3 victory in College Station on Oct. 25 of last year. The most recent game came on Nov. 22, when the two sides tied in double overtime before the Aggies went on to advance to the Elite 8 via penalty kicks. Ole Miss and Texas A&M have met twice in Oxford with the Aggies winning both, 2-1 (2014) and 4-0 (2012).
LAST TIME OUT
Ole Miss faced a ranked opponent at home for the second-straight time in Sunday's contest with No. 16 Florida. The Gators scored early in the sixth minute, before going up 2-0 in the 39th minute. After the halftime break, Florida extended its lead to 3-0, before the two teams settled down for the remainder of the match that ended in a 3-0 decision. Goalkeeper Marnie Merritt made five saves in the match, while CeCe Kizer, Maddi Falter, Addie Forbus and Georgia Russell finished with the Rebels' four shots.
ATTENDANCE NUMBERS SOAR
A year after setting the single-season attendance record (11,087), the Rebels are on the brink of breaking the record once again heading into Friday's match. With a cumulative attendance of 9,238 thus far through 10 matches, the Rebels rank 17th in the NCAA in total attendance and 33rd in average attendance (924). Eight of the top-10 largest crowds in school history have all come under head coach Matt Mott, including the eighth-largest crowd of 1,335 in the 2016 season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette (8/19), and the 10th-largest of 1,278 vs. Mississippi State in the Magnolia Cup on Sept. 22.
SIX REBELS TO BE HONORED IN SENIOR NIGHT
Ole Miss will honor six players -- redshirt junior Madi Killeen, and seniors Sara Coleman, Mackenze Parma, Gretchen Harknett, Melissa Capocaccia and Addie Forbus -- prior to Friday night's match. With an overall record of 46-24-11, as freshmen these Rebels were a part of the 2013 team that won a school-record 16 games en route to an NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance. Last season, this group helped lead Ole Miss to its first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.
UP NEXT
Following Friday's home finale, Ole Miss hits the road for three games in seven days in three different states, finishing out the regular season at Georgia (Oct. 20), at Vanderbilt (Oct. 23) and at No. 2 South Carolina (Oct. 27).
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss Soccer on Twitter at @OleMissSoccer, on Facebook at Facebook.com/OleMissSoccer, and on Instagram at Instagram.com/officialolemisssoccer. Also follow head coach Matt Mott on Twitter at @CoachMattMott. Additionally fans can get a behind the scenes look at Ole Miss Athletics on Snapchat under the handle, @WeAreOleMiss.
