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The University of Mississippi Athletics
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Soccer Continues SEC Road Swing at Georgia
10/8/2026 | Soccer
OXFORD, Miss. –Ole Miss Soccer continues its Southeastern Conference road swing Friday as the Rebels travel to Athens to take on Georgia.
• Ole Miss has used 13 different starting lineup combinations through 13 matches this season. The Rebels have not repeated the same starting XI, with 20 players making at least one start.
• The Rebels are 5-0-0 in matches decided by one goal, including four 1-0 victories. Ole Miss is also 7-0-0 when scoring first.
• Ole Miss has recorded six shutouts this season, with six of its seven victories coming by shutout.
• The Rebels have outshot their opponents 169-141, including a 61-53 advantage in shots on goal. Ole Miss has also earned 79 corner kicks while allowing 48. Eight different Rebels have scored this season. Sarah Granno, Ava Ghoreishi, Teaghan Irvin and Becca Skinner lead Ole Miss with two goals and five points apiece.
• Allison Kolski is the only Rebel to play all 1,170 minutes this season. The junior has started all 13 matches.
• Anna Claire Jacobi recorded a career-high eight saves at No. 5 Alabama, the highest single-match total by an Ole Miss goalkeeper this season.
A NEW ERA
Ole Miss begins a new chapter in 2026 under first-year head coach Todd Shulenberger, who was named the fourth head coach in program history on Dec. 1, 2025.
Shulenberger came to Oxford after 11 seasons at Washington State, where he became the winningest coach in program history with a 113-67-34 record. He led the Cougars to five NCAA Tournament appearances, including the program’s first College Cup appearance in 2019.
During his time at Washington State, Shulenberger coached 43 all-conference selections and 10 players who were drafted into the NWSL or USL Super League.
LAST TIME OUT
Ole Miss fell 2-0 at No. 5 Alabama in its last match, moving to 7-6-0 overall and 0-5-0 in Southeastern Conference play.
Alabama scored twice in the opening half, with Ashley Roni finding the net in the ninth minute before Kennedy Garcia doubled the lead in the 27th minute. The Rebels held the Crimson Tide scoreless after halftime.
Anna Claire Jacobi made a career-high eight saves in her third start of the season, including five in the second half. Ole Miss finished with 12 shots, placing three on goal, while Keira Mitchell and Sarah Granno led the Rebels with two shots apiece.
SCOUTING REPORT: GEORGIA
Georgia enters the match with a 4-3-5 overall record and a 1-1-3 mark in Southeastern Conference play. The Bulldogs are unbeaten in their last three matches, earning draws at Arkansas and LSU before defeating Texas A&M 2-1 in their most recent outing.
Georgia has scored 22 goals while allowing 14 through 12 matches. Honoka Hamano leads the Bulldogs with four goals, while Emma Pettersen has recorded a team-high nine points on three goals and three assists. Mya Townes has added three goals, including a team-best two game-winners, and Kiera Staude leads Georgia with four assists and 21 shots.
Jordan Brown has started nine matches in goal, posting a 4-2-3 record with a 0.95 goals-against average, a .789 save percentage and two solo shutouts. The Bulldogs have recorded four shutouts as a team.
A GLANCE AT 2025
Ole Miss finished the 2025 season 4-8-3 overall, including a 3-3-2 record at home. The Rebels went 4-1 in non-conference play and began the year with wins in four of their first five matches.
The Rebels scored 13 goals in 2025, with eight of those goals coming from players who return to the 2026 roster. Ole Miss also recorded four shutouts, including three straight clean sheets against Southern Miss, UT Martin and Louisiana.
RETURNING PRODUCTION
Katie Ramsden returns after leading Ole Miss in goals, points, shots and shots on goal in 2025. Ramsden started all 15 matches and finished the season with four goals, one assist, nine points, 24 shots and 11 shots on goal.
Sarah Granno also returns after finishing second on the team with two goals and five points. Tate Blincoe and Evie Ewing each scored one goal last season, giving the Rebels four returning goal scorers from the 2025 roster.
BETWEEN THE POSTS
The Ole Miss goalkeeper room features Taylor Prigge, Anna Claire Jacobi and Sienna Smart in 2026.
Prigge returns after appearing in five matches and making four starts last season. She posted a team-best .750 save percentage, made 21 saves and recorded one shutout. Jacobi comes to Oxford from Appalachian State, while Smart joins the Rebels from Michigan.
ROSTER RESET
The Rebels enter the 2026 season with a 30-player roster that features a mix of returning experience, transfer additions and high school signees.
A total of 14 transfers and three true freshmen round out the 17 newcomers. The roster includes student-athletes from 16 states, as well as Katie Ramsden, a native of Leeds, England.
TRANSFER TRAIL
Ole Miss enters 2026 with a roster that features a strong transfer presence, including eight players who followed Todd Shulenberger from Washington State.
Audrey Shackelford, Keira Mitchell, Alena Watts, Maizy Kluksdal, Ava Ghoreishi, Becca Skinner, Isabelle Wright and Jenna Studer all list Washington State as their previous college.
HERMANN WATCH
Isabella Pontieri became the latest Rebel to earn national preseason recognition after being named to the 2026 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch List by United Soccer Coaches.
Pontieri was one of 45 midfielders added to the watch list and one of seven from the SEC. The North Florida transfer came to Oxford after playing in 57 matches from 2023-25, scoring 14 goals and adding 12 assists over more than 2,700 minutes.
In 2025, Pontieri earned first-team All-ASUN honors after leading the conference in assists, shots on goal, total shots and game-winning goals. She finished the season with 10 assists, 44 shots on goal, 101 total shots, five game-winning goals and eight goals.
PRESEASON NODS
Ole Miss had five players selected to the 2026 SEC Soccer Preseason Watch List, with Paxton Bock, Ava Ghoreishi, Audrey Shackelford, Jenna Studer and Alena Watts earning recognition from the league office.
All five Rebels are in their first season at Ole Miss. Bock comes to Oxford after spending two seasons at SMU, while Ghoreishi, Shackelford, Studer and Watts all transferred from Washington State. Shackelford earned All-WCC Second Team honors in 2025 after scoring two goals and adding four assists, while Studer enters the season with 75 career matches and more than 5,000 minutes played.
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