OXFORD, Miss. – The Samford women's soccer team and the Ole Miss Rebels battled for 110 minutes in a game that ultimately ended in a 1-1 draw at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium Sunday afternoon.
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KEY PLAYS
- Ole Miss struck first in the 48th minute after Channing Foster beat a Samford defender on the outside shoulder during a Rebel corner kick, allowing her to get a head on the ball and place it into the right-side netting to give Ole Miss the early lead.
- In similar fashion, the Bulldogs scored the equalizer 14 minutes later with sophomore defender Ella Simpson heading the ball past Rebel goalkeeper, Ashley Orkus, off a Samford corner for her first goal of the season. Alyssa Frazier served up the corner kick and earned the assist.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Samford and Ole Miss tallied nine shots each on the afternoon with the Bulldogs putting five on target and the Rebels with three.
- Ole Miss recorded a 10-1 advantage in corner kicks while the Bulldogs tallied 11 fouls compared to the Rebel's five.
- In goal, senior Morgan McAslan played the entirety of the match, making two saves with both coming from the second half.
- Sophomore Ella Simpson registered her first goal of the season and fifth of her career, while senior Alyssa Frazier logged her first assist for Samford this season.
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UP NEXT
The Samford women's soccer team will continue on the road with its next contest on Thursday, Sep. 9 against Tennessee Tech. The game is set to start at 7 p.m. at the Tech Soccer Field.
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