No. 22 Tigers Fall to No. 18 Ole Miss

Sunday, August 21

Oxford, Miss

7 p.m.

University of Memphis

Ole Miss

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Aug 21, 2022 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

OXFORD, Miss. – The No. 22 ranked Memphis Tiger women's soccer team faced an early test when they traveled south to take on the No. 18 ranked Ole Miss Rebels. While Memphis and Ole Miss held steady in the first 45 minutes of play, the Rebel offense would explode in the second half and hand the Tigers the 3-0 loss.

After today's game, Memphis moves to 1-1 for the season.

KEY MOMENTS

Memphis challenged the Ole Miss defense from the start, getting shots from Jocelyn Alonzo, Zoe May and Haylee Spray.
Momo Nakao nearly put the Tigers on the board in the 51' when she fired off three consecutive shots, all saved by the Rebels.
Alonzo and Saorla Miller saw chances in the second half, firing off back-to-back shots in the 73' – both of which were saved by Ole Miss goalkeeper Ashley Orkus.
The Rebels would net three goals in the second half to claim the win.

NOTABLES

Nakao led the team with three shots on-goal while Alonzo fired off two.
Kaylie Bierman got the start for tonight's game making one save.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will come back to the Bluff City for a Big 12 match-up with Iowa State on Thursday evening. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. with coverage of the match available on ESPN+ and on GoTigersGo.com.

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