- Texas A&M scored four unanswered second-half goals in a span of 7:12, including two in 19 seconds.
- Ireland Churchill became the first Aggie freshman to record multiple goals in three consecutive matches, logging two goals and one assist.
- The Maroon & White honored seven seniors in their final match of the season.
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M soccer team closed out its 2026 campaign with a commanding 5-1 victory over Ole Miss Sunday afternoon at Ellis Field.
Texas A&M (5-11-1, 1-8-1 SEC) came out firing in the second half, scoring four goals in a seven-minute span, including two just 19 seconds apart. Ireland Churchill continued her red-hot form, recording two goals and one assist in the scoring barrage. Ciara Jade Mitchell netted her second SEC goal of the season, while Leah Diaz joined the scoring with her first goal of the campaign.
The Aggies dominated the final stat sheet, outshooting the Rebels 22-9, including a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal. The Maroon & White also held a 3-1 edge in corner kicks.
The Maroon & White were whistled for a handball on the edge of the box, and Ole Miss forward Katie Ramsden found the bottom right corner on the ensuing free kick. Texas A&M responded before halftime when Juliet Haras delivered a free kick into the box, where Finley Lacher flicked it home to bring the Maroon & White level.
The first half was a rough and tumble affair. Ole Miss (7-11-0, 0-10-0 SEC) held a 3-1 advantage in shots on goal, while Texas A&M led in total shots, 5-4. Both teams earned one corner kick.
Churchill wrapped the season with 13 goals to finish the fifth on Texas A&M’s freshman scoring list. She closed out the campaign as the team’s leading scorer with 30 points.
With three goals by freshman Sunday, 19 of the Aggies’ 32 goals were scored by the group of frosh.
GOAL SUMMARY
21’ | Katie Ramsden broke the deadlock for the Rebels from a freekick just outside the 18-yard box. A&M 0, OM 1
39’ | Juliet Haras delivered a whipping free kick into the box, where Finley Lacher flicked it home into the bottom right corner to bring the Aggies level. A&M 1, OM 1
72’ | Churchill skillfully dribbled through multiple defenders before firing a snapshot through traffic into the bottom left corner. A&M 2, OM 1
72’ | Ciara Jade Mitchell carried the ball on a counterattack before doing a give and go with Churchill in the box, then finished what she started placing it past the hopeless net minder. A&M 3, OM 1
77’ | Lacher found Mitchell at the top of the box, who laid it off to Leah Diaz whose first time thunderbolt found the bottom left corner. A&M 4, OM 1
79’ | Churchill pounced on a loose back pass from the Rebels and calmly tapped it past the hopeless keeper. A&M 5, OM 1
Second-Half Storm Gives Aggies Season-Ending Win over Ole Miss
Match Highlights
Postgame: Bobby Shuttleworth
A learning experience. I want our team and myself and our staff and everyone to grow from this. Obviously this is not what this program has historically been, and we need to do the things we need to do to put ourselves in a position that we're improving next year and taking massive steps forward. And that's what this program deserves and what it has been in the past and will be in the future.
-- Bobby Shuttleworth on the 2026 seasonPostgame: Ireland Churchill
We've had a rough season and I think we just really went into this and was like, give it your all. We've got nothing really to lose. So I think that's exactly what we did. And I know I'm just really proud of this team. We've worked hard. Our effort has been there I think the entire season. We've just gotten unlucky and finally got some chances to put it away. And yeah, it's a great feeling to finally get our first dub.
-- Ireland ChurchillPostgame: Leah Diaz
Oh my gosh, you have no idea. It feels so good. I've missed a lot of games just from injury and then coming back, you know, that's never easy. So I applaud everyone who goes through that. But really, really great to just be out there, have my family here, Senior day, everyone watching online and have my team with me, my girls.
-- Leah Diaz on her goal