VIDEO: Coach Yo, Shakira Austin, and Madison Scott Talk About the Rebels’ NCAA Tourney Bid

OXFORD, Miss. — For the first time in 15 seasons, Ole Miss women’s basketball is headed to the big dance as the Rebels received an at large bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament Sunday night.

The seventh seeded Rebels have been slotted in the Wichita region and will tip off tournament play in a first-round matchup in Waco, Texas, against No. 10 seed South Dakota out of the Summit League.

Here’s what head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, Shakira Austin, and Madison Scott had to say about the Rebels’ postseason tourney journey.

Head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin

Shakira Austin and Madison Scott

(Feature image credit: Petre Thomas, Ole Miss)

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.