Ole Miss Set to Close Regular Season at Texas A&M
Ole Miss is scheduled to finish its 2026 regular season Sunday against Texas A&M in College Station. The calendar lists kickoff for noon CT, with the match set to air on SEC Network.
The Rebels come into the matchup after losing 4-0 at Kentucky on Friday, leaving them 7-10 overall and 0-9 in Southeastern Conference play. Kentucky scored four times in the first half: Kendall Campbell in the third minute, Alexis Tylenda in the eighth, Rayna Powers in the 20th and Dani Chaump in the 33rd. Neither team scored after halftime.
Ole Miss recorded six shots, including two on goal, against Kentucky. Anna Claire Jacobi played the first half in goal, and Taylor Prigge made two saves after entering at halftime. Kentucky had 12 shots and led 7-3 in corner kicks.
The Rebels are 5-1 in matches decided by one goal, including four 1-0 wins, and are 7-0 when scoring first. Sarah Granno, Ava Ghoreishi, Teaghan Irvin and Becca Skinner share the team lead with two goals and five points each. Ghoreishi has two game-winning goals. Nine Rebels have scored this season, and 22 players have started at least one match.
Ole Miss has taken 197 shots this season, seven fewer than its opponents, and holds an 86-76 edge in corner kicks. The Rebels have 68 shots on goal, compared with 83 for their opponents. In first halves, Ole Miss has outshot its opponents 115-90 and earned 45 corner kicks to its opponents’ 29.
Texas A&M is 4-11-1 overall and 0-8-1 in SEC play. The Aggies are coming off a 3-2 loss at Missouri, where Ireland Churchill scored both of their goals. Churchill leads Texas A&M with 11 goals, three assists and 25 points. Trinity Buchanan has seven goals, five assists and 19 points.
The Aggies have scored 27 goals on 261 shots and allowed 35 goals on 214 shots, while recording three shutouts. Goalkeeper Makenna August has started 11 matches and has 39 saves, a 1.81 goals-against average and a .661 save percentage. First-year coach Bobby Shuttleworth leads Texas A&M after taking over when G Guerrieri retired following 33 seasons.
Ole Miss is in its first season under coach Todd Shulenberger, named the program’s fourth head coach on Dec. 1, 2025. He arrived after 11 seasons at Washington State, where he compiled a 113-67-34 record, led the Cougars to five NCAA Tournament appearances and guided them to their first College Cup in 2019.
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