OXFORD, Miss. - No. 25-ranked Ole Miss scored a pair of goals in a 53-second first-half stretch to help claim a 3-0 win over visiting Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium.

Georgia Southern finishes its 2020-21 season with a 4-12-1 record, which included a 1-2 mark in the Spring. The Eagles defeated Stetson, 2-1, and fell at Florida, 3-1, before today's action against Ole Miss. The home team improved to 8-5 on the season with the victory.

"I think the biggest thing we learned by playing this Spring slate," Georgia Southern Head Coach Chris Adams, who took over the Eagle program in November, said. "We upped the ante of the level of competition, and we immediately learned how consistent you have to be. In each game, there were some really good episodes and moments. And other times there were plays that were regrettable.

"We kinda honed in on having to be more consistent, as individuals, as units and as a team," Coach Adams said. "We had flashes of brilliance, and other times had big mistakes that were costly. But I'm definitely glad that we played this level of competition. Any weaknesses we had got exposed. And as much as that was a humbling experience, I know we are going to grow from it and be that much better on the other side."

The first-half goals came in the 17th minute as Channing Foster tallied the opening score for Ole Miss, then 53 seconds later, Molly Martin added the goal for the 2-0 advantage. That's how the score would be at the break as Ole Miss enjoyed an 11-1 advantage in shots.

It took Ole Miss just 1:33 into the second half to add its third goal of the match, from Jenna Kemp. Even though Ole Miss would rack up 23 shots in the second half, no more would find the back of the net as Sallie Newton made nine second-half saves for the Eagles and had 12 overall in the match.

Georgia Southern's best chance to score came in the 56th minute as Marcela Montoya's low shot was saved by Ole Miss keeper Ashley Orkus.

Ole Miss finished the match with a 34-2 edge in shots, as well as an 11-1 edge in corner kicks. Georgia Southern was whistled for four fouls on the day and Ole Miss was whistled for five.