Ole Miss in need of a new head soccer coach as Matt Mott takes Oklahoma job
The Matt Mott era of the Ole Miss women’s soccer program came to an abrupt end on Sunday as the long-time head coach accepted a new job in a new conference.
News came out of Mott heading to Oklahoma to become the new head coach of the Sooners women’s soccer program. It was announced via a tweet from the Sooners Twitter account.
This ends the 13-season stint of Mott leading the Ole Miss soccer program after being hired in 2010 as only the second head coach in program history. During his tenure the Rebels became a consistent contender for a NCAA Tournament berth and also at the top of the Southeastern Conference.
Ole Miss finished the 2022 season with a 9-7-4 overall record and 3-6-1 in conference play. The Rebels missed the NCAA Tournament after losing in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
Of the total 10 NCAA Tournament appearances in program history Mott is responsible for leading Ole Miss to six of them. Under Mott the Rebels made three second round appearances and an two trips to the Sweet 16 (2015 and 2020).
During Mott’s time at Ole Miss he saw his players receive six All-American nods, 17 all-region awards, 23 All-SEC laurels, six SEC All-Freshman picks, seven Academic All-American selections and had three players drafted into the professional ranks with the NWSL. The Rebels have produced some of the best talent ever seen in Oxford under Mott, including the three top scorers in program-history in CeCe Kizer, Channing Foster and Rafaelle Souza.
Mott wraps up his Ole Miss career with an overall record of 139-97-32 and a SEC record of 59-63-16.
Nothing has been announced by Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter regarding the next search for a new head soccer coach. The hire will be the fourth new Ole Miss head coach selected by Carter in his tenure after hiring Lane Kiffin as the new head football coach in 2019, Jamie Trachsel as the new softball head coach in 2020 and Chris Beard as the new men’s basketball head coach last month.
