Georgia Closes Home Season Thursday Against Ole Miss

Georgia (9-5-1, 3-3-1 SEC) vs. Ole Miss (9-4-2, 3-4-0 SEC)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 20
Time: 7 p.m. EDT
Location: Athens, Ga.
Site: Turner Soccer Complex (1,682)

MEDIA INFORMATION
Live Stream: SEC Network+ (Jeff Dantzler, PxP / Marion Crowder, Analyst)
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QUICK KICKS
Final Night at Turner
Georgia closes the home portion of its 2022 season with a matchup against Ole Miss. Thursday's match is the first meeting between the schools in Athens since a 2-1 Georgia win on Oct. 13, 2019. Although both are eliminated from their respective division races, the Bulldogs and Rebels are currently seeded eighth and ninth in the SEC standings with three matches remaining before the SEC Tournament in Pensacola. Georgia head coach Keidane McAlpine previously faced Ole Miss in the 2020 NCAA Tournament while at USC, with the Rebels advancing 3-2 on PKs in the second round.

Brown's Big Debut
Freshman goalkeeper Jordan Brown made an impressive debut for Georgia in Friday's 2-0 win against Missouri. Brown tallied two saves in a full 90 minutes, becoming the first Georgia freshman keeper to post a shutout in her first career start since Michelle Betos in 2006.

Scoring in Unique Ways
Georgia returned to the win column Friday against Missouri in a 2-0 result. Both of the Bulldogs' goals came in unconventional ways, with the first goal being an own goal by the Tigers, followed by a converted penalty by Dani Murguia. On two prior occasions (2000 vs. Utah, 2011 vs. Alabama), the Bulldogs scored two goals in a match outside the normal run of play.

Hearty Home Slate
Georgia has faced one of the toughest home schedules in the country with four ranked opponents playing at Turner this season, tied for the most in a single season (1997, 2009, 2015). The Bulldogs played three consecutive ranked opponents in Athens (No. 8 South Carolina, No. 6 Alabama, No. 19 Tennessee), matching a run of three straight ranked home opponents in 2008 (No. 7 Virginia, No. 10 Stanford, No. 3 USC).

Spreading the Wealth
Through 15 matches, 15 different Bulldogs have scored this season, the second-most goal scorers in a single season. In the 1998 season, 16 different players netted a goal. In another sign of the Bulldogs' depth, 11 of Georgia's 32 goals this season (34.3 percent) have been scored by players coming off the bench.

Dawgs in the Polls
This week, Georgia moved up to 38th in the NCAA RPI rankings and re-entered the United Soccer Coaches Southeast Regional poll at No. 10. The Bulldogs are one of 11 SEC schools ranked in the top 55 of the RPI, including Ole Miss and upcoming opponent Mississippi State.

Graduates Nearing History
With her 28th-minute goal against FSU, graduate forward Dani Murguia reached 50 points in her career, moving closer to the top 10 in program history. With an assist against Georgia State, Murguia now sits only three behind Suzannah Weathersbee for the program career record (24) and will look to set a new top mark during the season.

Fellow graduates Abby Boyan and Cecily Stoute are also nearing the top of the program record books. Boyan has now appeared and started in 86 matches (second in program history in starts), moving her closer to breaking the records held by Natalie Farley (88 appearances) and Carrie Patterson (87 starts). She is also now ranked fourth in shots (186) and seventh all-time in assists (18). Murguia (85 appearances) and Stoute (83 apps/starts) are also in line to eventually reach the top of the list as well.

Up Next
Georgia heads north to face Kentucky on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. in Lexington. The match will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

SPECTATOR INFORMATION
Admission to Turner Soccer Complex is free with clear bag policy in effect. Thursday's match celebrates "Soctoberfest" at Turner with the first 500 spectators receiving free Georgia soccer steins. The first 250 spectators will also receive free slices of pizza.

Georgia Closes Home Season Thursday Against Ole Miss

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Players Mentioned

Abby Boyan

Jordan Brown

Dani Murguia

Cecily Stoute