![]() All together, Ole Miss rejected a season-high nine shots. No one was getting in Tyia Singleton's way in Tuscaloosa against Alabama, with the senior swatting a career-high seven rejections. This marked the second highest shooting percentage this season and the best against an SEC team all year. ![]() Going into the contest against the Gamecocks, Singleton had only hit a three total three's in her career.Īgainst the Aggies in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals, Ole Miss seemed as if they could not miss while shooting at a 50.8% clip. Tyia Singleton's got range and the senior proved in the SEC Tournament Semifinals, hitting a career-high three shots from beyond the arc. Highlighted by a 19-point comeback victory at Arkansas to conclude the month of January for its seventh SEC win, Ole Miss rattled off four more in February to hit the 11-win mark for just the second time in program history and the first under the SEC's 16-league game format. Leading the Rebels in scoring was Madison Scott with 15 points, followed by Angel Baker with nine points and a team-high seven rebounds.įollowing an 11-2 non-conference slate with losses against NCAA Tournament teams in Utah and Oklahoma, Ole Miss began SEC play red hot with a 5-0 start on the way to a historic season. Gonzaga took the first meeting with a 66-62 win in 1993 versus Ole Miss in Provo.Īgainst schools from the WCC, Ole Miss is even sitting at 3-3.Īppearing in its second straight SEC Tournament Semifinal, Ole Miss was unable to crack the code against undefeated South Carolina, falling 80-51 in Greenville. The two programs last met in 2010 in Hawaii where the Rebels defeated the Bulldogs in a tight 53-52 matchup. Prior to Friday's meeting, Gonzaga and Ole Miss have met twice before with each program taking a matchup both on neutral sites. Slotted at an eight seed, Ole Miss heads into Stanford with a chance to advance past the first weekend to the Sweet Sixteen in Seattle.Ģ023 will be Ole Miss' third NCAA Tournament trip to the west coast, heading to Colorado in 1992 and Stanford in 1990. The Rebels have made it through the first weekend in over half of their appearances, reaching 10 Sweet Sixteens and then have moved on to five Elite Eights. With its 19th overall NCAA Tournament appearance, Ole Miss reaches the big dance in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2004 & 2005. The winner of Friday's matchup will advance to the Round of 32 and face either No. 9 Gonzaga on Friday (March 17) from Maples Pavilion. STANFORD, Calif. – Eighth seeded Ole Miss women's basketball gears up for its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance and its 19th overall, with a first round matchup against No.
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