No. 20 Soccer Returns Home for Bout Against Texas A&M

QUICK KICKS

• In a top-25 matchup, No. 20 Ole Miss was unable to withstand a tough test at No. 4 Alabama, falling 4-1 to the Crimson Tide.

• The Rebels come back home on Sunday to host Texas A&M at 1 p.m. CT.

• Ole Miss are just 3-7-2 when facing Texas A&M, However, the Rebels secured a 2-0 victory last season on the road.

• Taylor Radecki’s eight assists set a career season high and has her top-5 in the nation. Radecki’s 0.67 assists per game is top-15 in the nation.

• Marykate McGuire seventh goal against Alabama put her in third in the SEC and 35th in the nation.

• Senior Ashley Orkus’ eight shutouts are second most in the SEC and fourth in the nation behind Idaho’s Kira Witte.

• Orkus holds second place on Ole Miss’ all-time saves and wins list with 295 saves and keeper wins with 41. She needs three more saves and two more wins to take the record.

• Ole Miss ranks in the top-25 in goals against average and shutout percentage at 0.615 for both.

• The Rebels have scored 10 of their 26 goals in the first 20 minutes of the game this season.

• Ole Miss ranked 20th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Rebels are ranked 16th on TopDrawerSoccer.com.

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M

Entering his 30th season as the only coach in Aggie Soccer history, G Guerrieri has built the Texas A&M program from scratch. Guerrieri ranks third among active NCAA Division I head coaches with a 497-154-44. He has led the Aggies to 16 Sweet Sixteens, seven Elite Eights and the 2014 NCAA Women’s College Cup.

Texas A&M is 6-5-3 on the year having struggled on the road and in SEC play. The Aggies look for their first conference win after starting 0-4-1 in SEC play. The team’s early season schedule included  five ranked opponents with another one coming in No. 20 Ole Miss on Sunday. Texas A&M grabbed a tie against No. 25 Clemson in August.

The Aggie offense has produced the third most assists in the SEC and ranked top-20 in the nation. Kate Colvin leads the team with five assists and second in goals with four. MaKhiya McDonald has one more goal than Colvin for the team-lead. Overall, 15 different players have scored a goal and 13 different have an assists. The threat of scoring can come from multiple players on the field.

Keeper Kenna Caldwell has started all 14 games, tallying 37 saves and a 1.07 goals against…