Soccer Set for Road Match Thursday Night in Athens

QUICK KICKS

• Ole Miss soccer dropped a close one to in-state rival Mississippi State last Thursday. The Rebels fell under .500 in conference play and have lost four in a row.

• The Rebels travel to Athens, Georgia Thursday night for a matchup with the Bulldogs. Ole Miss has won the last two meetings between the teams, including a win over then-ranked No. 14 Georgia in 2020.

• The all-time series between the Rebels and the Bulldogs is tied at 11-11-3. Ole Miss’ last win in Athens came on 10/6/2013. They are 4-6 all-time when playing in Athens.

• Taylor Radecki’s eight assists are a new career, single-season high and has her tied for 11th in the nation. Radecki’s 0.53 assists per game is top-20 in the nation.

• Mo O’Connor scored her sixth goal of the season and her second in SEC play on a penalty kick against Texas A&M. O’Connor is top-5 in the SEC in goals.

• Senior Ashley Orkus’ eight shutouts are tied for third-most in the SEC and tied for 12th in the nation.

• Orkus holds the record for most saves in a career by a Rebel goalkeeper and is the first to break the 300 saves mark. She sits second in keeper wins at 41 and needs two more to take over the top spot.

• The Rebels have scored 10 of their 27 goals in the first 20 minutes of the game this season.

SCOUTING GEORGIA

The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-0 win over Missouri last Thursday to move to 9-5-1 on the season and 3-3-1 in SEC play. The victory snapped a three-game winless streak for Georgia and was their first win since September 25 when they beat Florida 3-0.

Freshman goalkeeper Jordan Brown was named SEC Freshman of the Week this week following her first career star. The Las Vegas native played the full 90 minutes in goal against the Tigers and earned her first career shutout with two saves in the win. Brown became the first freshman goalkeeper to post a shutout in their first start since 2006.

Graduate forward Dani Murguia leads the Bulldog attack with five goals and one assist on the season. Her latest score came on a penalty kick in the 78th minute against Missouri to make it 2-0. Murguia is second all-time in career assists in Georgia program history with 24 in her time as a Bulldog. She needs just three more to take over the top spot in the record book.

Head coach Keidane McAlpine is in his first season at the helm of the…