Already with one of the toughest remaining schedules in the country, things got a lot harder for Ole Miss women at the end of the race. It was announced that the Rebels will play a makeup game with No. 2 South Carolina on February 25 in Columbia. The game will be a matinee, scheduled for a midday CT report on the SEC Network.
Originally scheduled for December 31, the game was postponed due to a “combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracking and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Ole Miss program. “Ole Miss was scheduled to play Vanderbilt on February 25, the date, but the game was canceled after Vandy chose to end his season.
The Rebels (9-9, 3-9 SEC) just faced Texas A&M from fifth place on Sunday at Oxford, battling hard with the Aggies, but losing 66-55 to the Aggies.
“Many things went well for us and many did not go well for us. Missed opportunities, ”said Ole Miss head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin. “There were stretches where (Texas A&M) showed a lot of maturity in the fourth quarter. We didn’t answer the call. To beat them, you need to have a complete game, and we didn’t. Our failures and faults just killed us. “
Despite losing his last two games at the SEC, McPhee-McCuin still has a high degree of confidence in his team. The rebels make up the tenth youngest list in the country this season.
“We will try to get the next two. You can call me crazy, but that’s our goal, ”said McPhee-McCuin. “We have to grow in those games if we want to go to the tournament. We are playing good teams. Our NET is still high, and it will be after that game. We desperately need a postseason. “
Ole Miss is 46th in the NET ranking on Monday.
In addition to South Carolina, Ole Miss will face Kentucky, 17th, on February 28, in Lexington, to end the regular season. The rebels disturbed the Wildcats earlier this month in Oxford, making a 72-60 decision. Next, we head to the SEC Tournament scheduled for March 3-7 in Greenville, SC
There have been no announcements made whether the climate-challenged postponed rebels’ game with the state of Mississippi originally scheduled to be played in Oxford on February 14 will be compensated.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SECOND POSITIONS
South Carolina | 13-1 | 18-3
Texas A&M | 11-1 | 20-1
Georgia | 9-4 | 17-4
Tennessee | 7-4 | 13-6
Kentucky | 8-5 | 15-6
Alabama | 8-6 | 15-6
Arkansas | 7-6 | 17-7
LSU | 6-7 | 8-11
Ms. State | 3-6 | 8-7
Missouri | 4-8 | 8-9
Ole Miss | 3-9 | 9-9
Florida | 3-10 | 10-11
Auburn | 0-12 | 5-15
Vanderbilt | 0-3 | 4-4