Thursday, October 14
Hattiesburg, MS
4 p.m.
Rice University
at
Southern Miss
Photo by: Maria Lysaker
Soccer Goes Back on the Road to Face Southern Miss
10/13/2021 12:49:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer team heads back on the road this Thursday, Oct. 14, when it travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., to face Southern Miss in a battle of the top two teams in the West Division. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Match 14
What: Rice at Southern Miss
When: Thursday, October 14 at 4 p.m.
Where: Hattiesburg, Miss.
Stadium: Southern Miss Soccer Complex (850)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 12-0-1 (6-0-0 in Hattiesburg)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 33-11-5 record and is 320-200-60 in 24 years as a head coach.
• The Owls are 9-3-1 overall and 3-1-0 in Conference USA after defeating UAB in overtime, 2-1, last Friday.
• Junior midfielder Delaney Schultz is second in Conference USA with seven goals and seven assists while leading the league with 21 points. She also leads the team with 41 shots and 22 shots on goal.
• Junior defender/forward Caleigh Boeckx is second on the team with three goals, three assists and nine points.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore is second in the league with an 84.0% save percentage while leading with 63 saves. She has a 0.90 goals against average and is averaging 4.85 saves per game.
• The Owls are outscoring the opposition, 21-to-12 and have recorded 71 points to the opposition's 31.
• Rice is averaging 1.62 goals per game while allowing 0.92.
• The Owls are averaging 14.8 shots per game with more than half of those (7.8) being on net while allowing 13.8 shots per game but just 5.9 on goal.
Scouting Southern Miss
• Head Coach Mohammed El-Zare is in his ninth season at the helm of the Southern Miss soccer program, where he holds a 64-70-19 record.
• The Golden Eagles are 6-3-2 on the year and 2-1-2 in Conference USA after playing to a 1-1 tie at Louisiana Tech.
• Freshman midfielder Ilana Izquierdo leads Southern Miss with five goals and 14 points.
• Graduate student midfielder Ariel Diaz is second on the team with 12 points behind three goals and a team-leading six assists.
• Graduate student goalkeeper Kendell Mindnich has a 4-3-2 record, seeing action in nine of 11 matches. She has a 1.14 goals against average and an 82.1% save percentage while averaging a conference-best 5.11 saves per game.
• USM is recording 13.55 shots per game, including 8.27 on net while allowing 14.55 shots per game but just 6.18 on goal.
Rice-Southern Miss Series History
• Thursday's match will be the 14th time in history that Rice and Southern Miss will meet, which will tie the sixth-most matches between opponents in school history.
• Rice is undefeated against the Golden Eagles, holding a 12-0-1 record.
• In fact, the Owls have shut out USM in 12 of the 13 meetings, outscoring it 30-1 in the series.
• This is the first time that the teams will meet in Hattiesburg since 2017, where Rice holds a 6-0-0 mark.
• All 13 meetings have come as members of Conference USA.
Rice in Conference USA
• Rice is in its 17th Conference USA season.
• Since joining C-USA in 2005, Rice is 95-50-17 (639).
• In home matches, the Owls are 54-18-9 and are 41-32-8 on the road.
Next Up
• Rice returns to Houston for its final homestand of the year, beginning this Sunday, Oct. 17, when it hosts UTSA. Match time is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be livestreamed on CUSAtv.
Match 14
What: Rice at Southern Miss
When: Thursday, October 14 at 4 p.m.
Where: Hattiesburg, Miss.
Stadium: Southern Miss Soccer Complex (850)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 12-0-1 (6-0-0 in Hattiesburg)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 33-11-5 record and is 320-200-60 in 24 years as a head coach.
• The Owls are 9-3-1 overall and 3-1-0 in Conference USA after defeating UAB in overtime, 2-1, last Friday.
• Junior midfielder Delaney Schultz is second in Conference USA with seven goals and seven assists while leading the league with 21 points. She also leads the team with 41 shots and 22 shots on goal.
• Junior defender/forward Caleigh Boeckx is second on the team with three goals, three assists and nine points.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore is second in the league with an 84.0% save percentage while leading with 63 saves. She has a 0.90 goals against average and is averaging 4.85 saves per game.
• The Owls are outscoring the opposition, 21-to-12 and have recorded 71 points to the opposition's 31.
• Rice is averaging 1.62 goals per game while allowing 0.92.
• The Owls are averaging 14.8 shots per game with more than half of those (7.8) being on net while allowing 13.8 shots per game but just 5.9 on goal.
Scouting Southern Miss
• Head Coach Mohammed El-Zare is in his ninth season at the helm of the Southern Miss soccer program, where he holds a 64-70-19 record.
• The Golden Eagles are 6-3-2 on the year and 2-1-2 in Conference USA after playing to a 1-1 tie at Louisiana Tech.
• Freshman midfielder Ilana Izquierdo leads Southern Miss with five goals and 14 points.
• Graduate student midfielder Ariel Diaz is second on the team with 12 points behind three goals and a team-leading six assists.
• Graduate student goalkeeper Kendell Mindnich has a 4-3-2 record, seeing action in nine of 11 matches. She has a 1.14 goals against average and an 82.1% save percentage while averaging a conference-best 5.11 saves per game.
• USM is recording 13.55 shots per game, including 8.27 on net while allowing 14.55 shots per game but just 6.18 on goal.
Rice-Southern Miss Series History
• Thursday's match will be the 14th time in history that Rice and Southern Miss will meet, which will tie the sixth-most matches between opponents in school history.
• Rice is undefeated against the Golden Eagles, holding a 12-0-1 record.
• In fact, the Owls have shut out USM in 12 of the 13 meetings, outscoring it 30-1 in the series.
• This is the first time that the teams will meet in Hattiesburg since 2017, where Rice holds a 6-0-0 mark.
• All 13 meetings have come as members of Conference USA.
Rice in Conference USA
• Rice is in its 17th Conference USA season.
• Since joining C-USA in 2005, Rice is 95-50-17 (639).
• In home matches, the Owls are 54-18-9 and are 41-32-8 on the road.
Next Up
• Rice returns to Houston for its final homestand of the year, beginning this Sunday, Oct. 17, when it hosts UTSA. Match time is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be livestreamed on CUSAtv.
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