GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Lady Rebels played perhaps the best game of the season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but it wasn't enough as the Gators downed Ole Miss 4-3 in double overtime Sunday.

Ole Miss (15-6-2) found itself up 3-0 on the third-seeded Gators early in the second half, but Florida (18-3-2) responded to get back into the match and snatch the win back from the Lady Rebels.

"I'm really proud of this team, and the way this group of young ladies played today," said head coach Steve Holeman. "You never come into a game with a team like Florida and think you will get up three goals on them. I think we brought out the best in them at that point, and they turned things up even a notch further. They are a great team."

Hillary Beckman put the Lady Rebels on the board on the first shot of the game for the Rebels. Beckman stepped in to intercept a clear attempt by Florida and fired a rocket from 23 yards out that caught the back of the net, putting Ole Miss on top in the 22nd minute.

The Lady Rebels would drop back on defense, resisting a furious Florida rush to hold the 1-0 lead at halftime.

The Lady Rebels came out and weathered an early attack from Florida in the start of the second half, but it didn't take long for Ole Miss to respond with a high-pressure attack of its own.

The Lady Rebels took a fast break the length of the field, led my Brittany Potts who took the ball the deep into Florida territory before dumping the ball off to Karen Hall who fired an 8 yard shot up the middle to give Ole Miss a 2-0 lead in the 51st minute.

Ole Miss continued to attack, scoring the third goal of the game as Potts took the ball from midfield, intercepting a clear attempt and dribbled into position to take a 40 yard shot on an open goal, giving the Lady Rebels a 3-0 lead in the 53rd minute.

The Gators would not give up, responding with their own attack as Robin Fulton took a pass from Ashley Kellgren in the box and finding the back of the net to put Florida on the board in the 61st minute.

Florida would cut into the gap again, finding the goal off a header from Megan McMillan off a corner-kick from Melanie Booth in the 63rd minute.

Brittany Gillespie made perhaps the biggest save of her career, blocking a penalty kick from Dena Floyd in the 66th minute. Gillespie dove to her right, knocking the ball wide of the goal to keep the Rebels in front of Florida.

The Gators tied the game up with a goal off McMillan in the 70th minute. McMillan took the pass from Frimpong in the box and bowled over Ole Miss' Elise Karlowicz to net the goal from two yards out.

Kellgren hit the game-winning goal off a pass from Melanie Booth in the 106th minute of the game to end the season for Ole Miss.

The Lady Rebels finished the best season in school history, claiming the highest win total ever with the 15th win of the season coming over Texas in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. It also marked the first time Ole Miss had won an NCAA Tournament game and marked the 100th victory in the program's history.