Thursday, October 28
Denton, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
at
North Texas
Soccer Closes Regular Season at North Texas
10/27/2021 7:38:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer team will close the 2021 regular season this Thursday, Oct. 28, when it travels to Denton to face North Texas. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Match 17
What: Rice at North Texas
When: Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m.
Where: Denton, Texas
Stadium: Soccer and Track & Field Stadium (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Series Information: North Texas leads 8-3-3 (0-5-1 in Denton)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 34-13-5 record and is 321-202-60 in 24 years as a head coach.
• The Owls are 10-5-1 overall and 4-3-0 in Conference USA after defeating Middle Tennessee in double-overtime last Friday, 2-1.
• Junior midfielder Delaney Schultz is second in Conference USA with nine goals while leading the league with 25 points and four game-winning goals. She is also third on C-USA with seven assists and leads the team with 56 shots and 29 shots on goal.
• Junior defender/forward Caleigh Boeckx is second on the team with three goals and nine points while adding three assists.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore leads the league with an 83.5% save percentage and 81 saves. She has a 0.95 goals against average and is averaging 5.06 saves per game.
• The Owls are outscoring the opposition, 24-to-16 and have recorded 82 points to the opposition's 41.
• Rice is averaging 1.50 goals per game while allowing 1.00.
• The Owls are averaging 14.3 shots per game with more than half of those (7.2) being on net while allowing 13.8 shots per game but just 6.3 on goal.
Scouting North Texas
• Head Coach John Hedlund is in his 27th season at the helm of the North Texas soccer program, where he holds a 373-140-38 record.
• The Mean Green are 8-4-3 on the year and 3-3-1 in Conference USA after defeating Louisiana Tech last Friday, 2-1.
• Redshirt sophomore midfielder Taylor Tufts is third in Conference USA with eight goals and 20 points while leading the league with 10 assists.
• Junior forward Madison Drenowatz is third in the conference with eight goals while placing second on the team with 16 points.
• Fifth-year senior goalkeeper Sarah Fuller has played every minute for the Mean Green. She's second in Conference USA with a 0.69 goals against average while leading the league with nine shutouts.
• North Texas leads the league with 32 goals while allowing just 11. It also leads C-USA with 18.9 shots per game and 9.0 shots on goal per game while allowing the opposition just 7.3 shots and 3.5 shots on goal.
Rice-North Texas Series History
• Thursday's match will be the 15th time in history that Rice and North Texas will meet.
• UNT holds an 8-3-3 advantage in the series.
• Rice will looking for its first victory over the Mean Green in Denton, as they hold a 5-0-1 record on their home field.
• The first three meetings came as non-conference foes while the last 11 matches 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 96-52-17 (.633).
• In home matches, the Owls are 55-19-9 and are 41-33-8 on the road.
Next Up
• Rice will begin postseason play when it heads to Boca Raton, Fla., for the 2021 Conference USA Tournament, Nov. 1-7. Rice's opening date, time and opponent are yet to be determined.
Match 17
What: Rice at North Texas
When: Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m.
Where: Denton, Texas
Stadium: Soccer and Track & Field Stadium (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Series Information: North Texas leads 8-3-3 (0-5-1 in Denton)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 34-13-5 record and is 321-202-60 in 24 years as a head coach.
• The Owls are 10-5-1 overall and 4-3-0 in Conference USA after defeating Middle Tennessee in double-overtime last Friday, 2-1.
• Junior midfielder Delaney Schultz is second in Conference USA with nine goals while leading the league with 25 points and four game-winning goals. She is also third on C-USA with seven assists and leads the team with 56 shots and 29 shots on goal.
• Junior defender/forward Caleigh Boeckx is second on the team with three goals and nine points while adding three assists.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore leads the league with an 83.5% save percentage and 81 saves. She has a 0.95 goals against average and is averaging 5.06 saves per game.
• The Owls are outscoring the opposition, 24-to-16 and have recorded 82 points to the opposition's 41.
• Rice is averaging 1.50 goals per game while allowing 1.00.
• The Owls are averaging 14.3 shots per game with more than half of those (7.2) being on net while allowing 13.8 shots per game but just 6.3 on goal.
Scouting North Texas
• Head Coach John Hedlund is in his 27th season at the helm of the North Texas soccer program, where he holds a 373-140-38 record.
• The Mean Green are 8-4-3 on the year and 3-3-1 in Conference USA after defeating Louisiana Tech last Friday, 2-1.
• Redshirt sophomore midfielder Taylor Tufts is third in Conference USA with eight goals and 20 points while leading the league with 10 assists.
• Junior forward Madison Drenowatz is third in the conference with eight goals while placing second on the team with 16 points.
• Fifth-year senior goalkeeper Sarah Fuller has played every minute for the Mean Green. She's second in Conference USA with a 0.69 goals against average while leading the league with nine shutouts.
• North Texas leads the league with 32 goals while allowing just 11. It also leads C-USA with 18.9 shots per game and 9.0 shots on goal per game while allowing the opposition just 7.3 shots and 3.5 shots on goal.
Rice-North Texas Series History
• Thursday's match will be the 15th time in history that Rice and North Texas will meet.
• UNT holds an 8-3-3 advantage in the series.
• Rice will looking for its first victory over the Mean Green in Denton, as they hold a 5-0-1 record on their home field.
• The first three meetings came as non-conference foes while the last 11 matches 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 96-52-17 (.633).
• In home matches, the Owls are 55-19-9 and are 41-33-8 on the road.
Next Up
• Rice will begin postseason play when it heads to Boca Raton, Fla., for the 2021 Conference USA Tournament, Nov. 1-7. Rice's opening date, time and opponent are yet to be determined.
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