Mississippi’s Addie Forbus (25) walks off the field at the end of an NCAA college soccer game against Tennessee in Oxford, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Tennessee won 3-2 in double overtime. (Photo/Thomas Graning)
Many of the Rebel soccer players walked off the field in tears after a demoralizing loss in double overtime to Tennessee 3-2 Thursday.
The loss erases the chance of Ole Miss making a spot in the SEC Tournament.
It was a tough senior night for the lone senior on the team, goalkeeper Kelly McCormick. A much different result was expected for a night that was meant for her; a moment of glory for the keeper’s last stand.
“That was a hard way to end the game,” Ole Miss head coach Matthew Mott said. “I can’t thank Kelly McCormick enough for what she’s meant to this program – the person and the player she has been for her career. I hate it for her to end things this way and for the team. We played well enough to get a result here tonight and it didn’t happen for us.”
Tennessee struck first in the ninth minute on a long shot from Amy Neal, her sixth goal of the year to take the early 1-0 lead.
The lead would not last long. The Rebels would get the equalizer in the 14th minute as junior Jessica Hiskey got the deflection off her penalty kick and found the back of the net to tie the game up.
The Rebels would later take the lead in the first half where sophomore Addie Forbus dribbled the length of the field on a break down the middle and scored inside the box to give the Rebels the 2-1 lead.
Tennessee would supply the scoring for the rest of the game.
In the 57th minute, Tennessee freshman Carlyn Baldwin scored her first goal of the season at a crucial time off a penalty kick to tie the game at 2.
The game was physical throughout, and both offenses were aggressive going down the field and trying to create scoring opportunities. As a result of all the physical play, the match had 33 total fouls and three yellow cards.
Tennessee had 19 fouls and two yellow cards compared to Ole Miss’ 14 fouls and one yellow card.
Ole Miss had a great chance to put the game away and get a spot in the SEC Tournament. A great scoring chance from sophomore Gretchen Harknett in the 90th minute hit the top of the crossbar as time expired and the game went into overtime.
There was no scoring in the first overtime as both teams had plenty of chances to put the game to bed.
The Rebels were 10 minutes away from a tie and a spot in the SEC tournament.
The hopes of a spot were dashed, as Tennessee senior Cheyenne Spade got the loose ball in the box and found the back of the net to end the Rebels’ hopes and securing the win for Tennessee 3-2.
Ole Miss ends the season with a 8-6-5 overall record, going 3-4-4 in SEC play.
