Rice and North Texas Play to 1-1 Draw

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DENTON, Texas — 110 minutes could not decide a winner as Rice and North Texas played to a 1-1 draw in both team's regular season finale, Thursday night at the UNT Soccer and Track & Field Stadium. With the draw, Rice clinches the West Division second seed in next week's Conference USA Tournament.

The Details
Bella Killgore had the first chance of the game in the third minute when, after a North Texas foul, her free kick went just over the crossbar. North Texas then recorded four straight shots, the last one in the eighth minute that sailed past a diving Bella Killgore and just left of the post. In the 25^th minute, Killgore had her second free kick again sail just over the crossbar. Killgore then saved a goal in the 32^nd minute, punching out Connor Barker's attempt that was headed toward the top of the net. However, in the 40^th minute, North Texas was called for a penalty in the box and the Owls were awarded a penalty kick. Killgore made it count, sticking it in the left corner as Rice went into halftime with a 1-0 advantage.

UNT immediately had a scoring chance in the first minute of the second half when Jenna Shelly stole a pass in front. But her shot went over the net. North Texas evened the match in the 65^th minute as Olivia Klein dribbled past two Rice defenders and sent a shot into the left corner of the net. The Mean Green peppered the Owls in the second half, including hitting a post in the 88^th minute. But Killgore kept them off the board and the teams headed to overtime.

North Texas almost ended it a minute into overtime when Klein's attempt hit the crossbar. Shiloh Miller then gave Rice a chance in the 96^th minute, but her shot went wide. After the teams headed to a second overtime, North Texas had an opportunity in the 103^rd minute, but she sent it just over the crossbar. Neither team could get off a shot the rest of the way as teams played to a draw.

Up Next
Rice begins 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.

Notes
• Rice is now 10-5-2 on the season and 4-3-1 in Conference USA.
• Rice's eight overtime matches are tied for the most in a season (2014).
• Rice is now 3-3-2 in overtime this year.
• Rice has played five straight overtime matches for the first time in school history.
• Rice is 3-8-4 all-time against North Texas and 0-5-2 in matches played in Denton.
• The Owls were outshot 37-to-10 and 15-to-3 in shots on goal.
• GK Bella Killgore scored on a penalty kick in the first half.
• It was her first goal of the season and the fifth of her career.
• It was also Rice's first penalty kick of the season.
• Killgore set a career-high with 14 saves, which were the most in Conference USA this year.
• Killgore's 14 saves are the second-most in school history and tied for seventh-most in Conference USA history.
• Killgore has 95 saves on the year, passing Megan Erkel (2007 and 2008), Lauren Shockley (2004) and Amy Czyz (2012) for third-place on the school single-season list.
• Killgore led the Owls with three shots.

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