SCORE: #24 Ole Miss 95, UAlbany 41
LOCATION: SJB Pavilion at Ole Miss - Oxford, Mis.
RECORDS: UAlbany 3-0, 0-0 America East | Ole Miss 2-0, 0-0 SEC
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes fought hard against a top-25 opponent in Ole Miss, Wednesday night.
KEY STATS
- Two Great Danes tallied double-digit points - senior Madison Roman (12) and junior Daria Shishkina (10).
- Freshman Alexia Bujold led the team with six rebounds while freshman Noa López Tallón tallied a team-high three assists.
- As a team, UAlbany scored more second-chance points than Ole Miss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Great Danes held the Rebels scoreless until their third possession of the game.
- As Ole Miss extended their lead, a fastbreak jumper made it a 12-point game with 26 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
- The Rebels continued to increase their advantage while holding UAlbany scoreless five minutes into the second quarter.
- Despite the defensive pressure, the Great Danes went on a 9-2 scoring run, with seven points from Madison Roman, to close the gap and make it a 22-point game with just under two minutes remaining in the first half.
- Down 50-17 two minutes into the second half, Daria Shishkina drew a foul while scoring to make it a three-point play. Senior Lara Langermann followed with a three-pointer on the next possession.
- Roman made it two three-point plays in the third quarter three minutes after Shishkina's.
- Ole Miss answered with 10 consecutive points but a three-pointer from Shishkina ended the third quarter with a UAlbany basket.
- The Great Danes opened the final quarter going toe-to-toe with the Rebels but Ole Miss came back scoring 21 points while only allowing two in nearly eight minutes of play.
- UAlbany got the final say with a layup from redshirt-junior Cadence Johnson with just five seconds on the clock.
NEXT: The Great Danes will play in one more game on the road (Rutgers, Nov. 16) before returning home to host Bucknell for their first Commitment to Education game of the season.
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