Ole Miss Women’s Basketball is Going Dancing for First Time Since 2007
OXFORD, Miss. — The Rebels (23-8, 10-5 SEC) are going dancing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007, as head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her team have earned the No. 7 seed and will be headed to Waco, Texas.
Ole Miss’ first-round opponent in what is the Wichita Regional will be No. 10-seed South Dakota (27-5) on Friday.
Congrats to Ole Miss women's basketball! The Rebels are going dancing for the first time since 2007!
Coach @YolettMcCuin and her @OleMissWBB team are a No. 7 seed and headed to Waco, Texas in the Wichita Region in the NCAA Tournament! #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/BllCu1Qu84
— The Rebel Walk (@TheRebelWalk) March 14, 2022
Ole Miss was winless in conference two years ago, but now finds themselves in the midst of a fantastic program turnaround, led by Coach Yo and Shakira Austin, a projected top-five WNBA Draft selection.
Coach Yo: "I know it was bold for me to say 'It's NCAA tournament or bust'…sometimes I can be an over-believer but this time it came true." #HottyToddy
— The Rebel Walk (@TheRebelWalk) March 14, 2022
The Rebels notched three Top-25 wins this season and finished No. 4 in the conference. South Dakota won the Summit League Tournament for an automatic berth.
Hotty Toddy! Congrats to @YolettMcCuin and @OleMissWBB! #Dancing pic.twitter.com/ApE9ffO5d3
— The Rebel Walk (@TheRebelWalk) March 14, 2022
Waco-bound to face South Dakota
Coach Yo is pleased the Rebels are headed to Waco. “I’m pumped because our fans can get there,” she said. “We have people who can carpool and get there. We have a lot of fans in Dallas…we are excited about it.”
While she believes her team could have been a higher seed, Coach Yo is happy with their opening round.
Coach Yo: "I felt we could have been a six or five seed, but we got the seven. It's a good matchup for us (against South Dakota)."
— The Rebel Walk (@TheRebelWalk) March 14, 2022
Ole Miss will be making the school’s 18th appearance in the NCAA tournament in school history, the first under Coach Yo — who previously led Jacksonville to the tournament in 2016.
We’ll bring you game info and ticket details as they become available.
📍 #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/k0dolEtujY
— Ole Miss Women's BB (@OleMissWBB) March 14, 2022
Hotty Toddy!
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
