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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, September 26
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Soccer Falls 3-1 on the Road at Arkansas
9/26/2021 | Soccer
Mo O’Connor’s First Half Strike Not Enough in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Ole Miss grabbed an early lead Sunday at No. 16 Arkansas but was unable to hold it, falling 4-1 to the Razorbacks (8-2-0, 3-0-0 SEC) at Razorback Field.
Ole Miss (7-2-2, 2-1-0 SEC) came out with high energy right from the opening whistle and 11 minutes in, the effort paid off through Mo O'Connor's second goal in as many matches. After Molly Martin's shot off a corner was blocked, Taylor Radecki found O'Connor and the Oxford native turned on her heels and fired away, ricocheting her shot off of Arkansas keeper Hannah Warner and into the back of the net.
The Rebels nearly doubled the advantage in the 17th minute, when Martin fed a ball across the face of the goal to Jenna Kemp, who attempted to squeeze the ball in at the near post. Instead, the Razorback defense recovered to block the attempt and thwart the goal scoring chance.
After that, the home side began to turn up the heat. The Razorbacks used their speed up front to put pressure on the back line, but the Rebel defense and Ashley Orkus stood tall. Orkus was called upon seven times in the opening half, none bigger than robbing Sophia Aragon's 1-on-1 shot from less than 10 yards out.
Ole Miss was able to withstand the pressure, carrying it's 1-0 lead into the locker room at the halftime break.
That changed shortly after play was resumed, as Arkansas's Taylor Malham cleaned up a pinballing ball in the box for the equalizer in the 48th minute. Then, in the 62nd minute, Anna Podojil finished off a Razorback counter attack, giving the home team a 2-1 lead.
After Madisyn Pezzino's effort to equalize from distance in the 72nd minute went narrowly wide, the Razorbacks added goals from Ava Tankersley in the 74th minute and Podojil in the 84th minute to wrap up the win.
QUICK KICKS
• Mo O'Connor's first half goal was her fourth of the season and 10th of her Rebel career.
NEXT UP
Ole Miss will remain on the road for its next match, heading to Gainesville to battle the Florida Gators on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast live on your television set on the SEC Network.
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.
Ole Miss (7-2-2, 2-1-0 SEC) came out with high energy right from the opening whistle and 11 minutes in, the effort paid off through Mo O'Connor's second goal in as many matches. After Molly Martin's shot off a corner was blocked, Taylor Radecki found O'Connor and the Oxford native turned on her heels and fired away, ricocheting her shot off of Arkansas keeper Hannah Warner and into the back of the net.
The Rebels nearly doubled the advantage in the 17th minute, when Martin fed a ball across the face of the goal to Jenna Kemp, who attempted to squeeze the ball in at the near post. Instead, the Razorback defense recovered to block the attempt and thwart the goal scoring chance.
After that, the home side began to turn up the heat. The Razorbacks used their speed up front to put pressure on the back line, but the Rebel defense and Ashley Orkus stood tall. Orkus was called upon seven times in the opening half, none bigger than robbing Sophia Aragon's 1-on-1 shot from less than 10 yards out.
Ole Miss was able to withstand the pressure, carrying it's 1-0 lead into the locker room at the halftime break.
That changed shortly after play was resumed, as Arkansas's Taylor Malham cleaned up a pinballing ball in the box for the equalizer in the 48th minute. Then, in the 62nd minute, Anna Podojil finished off a Razorback counter attack, giving the home team a 2-1 lead.
After Madisyn Pezzino's effort to equalize from distance in the 72nd minute went narrowly wide, the Razorbacks added goals from Ava Tankersley in the 74th minute and Podojil in the 84th minute to wrap up the win.
QUICK KICKS
• Mo O'Connor's first half goal was her fourth of the season and 10th of her Rebel career.
NEXT UP
Ole Miss will remain on the road for its next match, heading to Gainesville to battle the Florida Gators on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast live on your television set on the SEC Network.
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.
Team Stats
OLM
ARK
Goals
1
4
Shots
8
22
Shots on Goal
3
11
Saves
7
2
Corners
4
9
Fouls
8
6
Scoring Plays
Mo O'Connor (4)
Assisted By: Taylor Radecki
GOAL by OLM O'Connor, Mo Assist by Radecki, Taylor.
10:36
Taylor Malham (5)
GOAL by ARK Malham, Taylor.
47:02
Anna Podojil (8)
Assisted By: Sophia Aragon , Brooke Roberts
GOAL by ARK Podojil, Anna Assist by Aragon, Sophia and Roberts, Brooke.
61:57
Ava Tankersley (3)
Assisted By: Taylor Malham , Brooke Roberts
GOAL by ARK Tankersley, Ava Assist by Malham, Taylor and Roberts, Brooke.
73:37
Anna Podojil (8)
Assisted By: Ava Benedetti , Taylor Malham
GOAL by ARK Podojil, Anna Assist by Benedetti, Ava and Malham, Taylor.
83:15
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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