The vaunted protection of the 8-seed Ole Miss girls’s basketball group shut down Gonzaga in a first-round sport of the NCAA Match in Seattle, resulting in a dominating 71-48 win for the Rebels.

Ole Miss held the 9-seed Bulldogs to .293 capturing from the sphere general (17 of 58), together with 1 of 16 (.063) on 3-point makes an attempt.

Snudda Collins led the Rebels with 15 factors. Angel Baker and Madison Scott added 11 factors apiece.

Scott additionally grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds.

Ole Miss broke open what had been an in depth sport within the second quarter, outscoring Gonzaga 22-11 to take a 34-21 halftime lead.

The Rebels have been by no means significantly threatened thereafter, hovering to a 59-31 lead after three quarters earlier than placing the ending touches on the rout within the fourth.

Ole Miss additionally held a decisive 50-36 benefit in rebounding, whereas 10 gamers on the roster cracked the scoring column.

In the meantime, Gonzaga was led by Yvonne Elim’s game-high 19 factors on 8-of-14 field-goal capturing. However the remainder the group was hounded mercilessly by the Ole Miss protection, going a mixed 9 for 44 from the sphere for barely over 20 p.c.

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Ole Miss (24-8, 11-5 SEC) advances to the second spherical of the NCAA Match. Gonzaga’s season is over after being eradicated from the match, ending with an general report of 28-5.