Owls & Flyers Finish In 2-2 Deadlock Sunday

Sunday, August 24

Holloway Field

1:00 PM

Rice University

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Dayton

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Dayton

Rice

Owls & Flyers Finish In 2-2 Deadlock Sunday

8/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

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Aug. 24, 2014

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A full 110 minutes of soccer in near 100-degree Houston temperatures was not enough to settle the Rice-Dayton soccer match Sunday afternoon at Holloway Field. The Owls and Flyers finished the contest in a 2-2 deadlock.

The Owls opened the scoring in the game's 10th minute. Rice junior Holly Hargreaves blasted away on a shot from inside the 18 that Dayton keeper Elizabeth James deflected away for a save. The Flyers avoided Hargreaves' shot, but Owl senior Danielle Spriggs opportunistically played the deflection from close range and found the back of the net with a shot of her own. The goal was the first of Spriggs' career.

It was only the 10th minute and a talented Dayton team would not go away so easily. The Flyers struck back for goals in the 22ns and 31st minutes to take a 2-1 advantage at the intermission.

Rice battled back with 10-5 lead in shots in the second stanza and tied the contest in the 57th minute. Sophomore Jenny Fichera's high serve was at a tough angle from the right side, but grazed the crossbar before landing in traffic in the keeper's box. Hargreaves won control of the ball and quickly passed to a charging Lauren Hughes before drawing a crowd of Dayton defenders. Hughes punched in a shot for the equalizer. The goal was Hughes' first of the season and 19th of her Rice career.

Both teams combined for a total of 47 shots in the 110-minute marathon, but the scoring was finished at 2-2. Hargreaves finished the afternoon with a pair of assists while leading the Owls with six shots. Rice senior keeper Amy Czyz registered season-best nine saves.

Rice head coach Nicky Adams reviews the Owls' performance in the below video.