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Ole Miss’ Grace Johnson Tabbed as SEC Defensive Player of the Week
By Adam Brown
Sports Editor
adam.brown@hottytoddy.com
Ole Miss Soccer defeated Mississippi State 2-0 Oct. 21 to retain the Magnolia Cup trophy. The match was held at the Ole Miss Soccer Complex. Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics.
Ole Miss sophomore defender Grace Johnson was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Monday by the conference office.
The Rebels are coming off back-to-back victories over Kentucky and No. 25 Mississippi State over the weekend to lock a spot at the SEC Soccer Tournament. Johnson was a key force on the back line for Ole Miss, which was the only team in the conference to hold its opponents to no goals scored.
The Centerville, Utah native was paramount in the Rebel defense’s shut down against Kentucky on the road. Johnson led the team in various categories including challenges won, air challenges won and successful tackles without committing a foul.
The center back followed up with a solid defensive performance in the 2-0 victory over No. 25 Mississippi State on Sunday, holding two of the SEC’s top-10 scorers in Zakirah McGillivary and MaKayla Waldner to a single shot on goal. The Rebels retained the Magnolia Cup for a fifth-straight season—the longest streak by either side in the series’ history.
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | L, 83-75 |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | W, 72-69 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | L, 92-82 |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | W, 98-84 |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |
Jack
October 25, 2018 at 8:16 pm
Glad to read this article!!