Sunday, March 7
Houston
1 pm
Rice University
4-1-0, 1-1-0
1
vs
2
North Texas
4-0-0, 1-0-0
1
2
F
North Texas
2
0
2
Rice
0
1
1
Photo by: Maria Lysaker
North Texas Holds Off Rice Rally
3/7/2021 4:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Owls Next Play At U.H. On Thursday
HOUSTON — The visiting North Texas soccer team scored two first half goals and held off a second half Rice rally to claim a 2-1 Conference USA win over the Owls Sunday afternoon at Holloway Field in Houston.
Scoring Story
North Texas quickly built a 2-0 lead midway through the first half. In the eighth minute Brooke Lampe converted a header off a free kick delivered by Madi Starrett. In the 24th minute, Berklee Peters played Taylor Tufts' corner kick to the back of the Rice goal for a 2-0 margin.
Down but not out, Rice continued to battle. The Owls turned up the shots total and pressed forward for a 4-0 advantage in second half corner kicks. In the 82nd minute Mijke Roelfsema spun a curving rocket from the right corner that zoomed into the back of the Mean Green net. Rice was certain it had earned a penalty kick opportunity in the 87th minute, but was denied the chance to shoot from the mark.
For The Record
Rice suffered its first loss of the season and is now 4-1-0 overall and 1-1-0 in C-USA. North Texas improved to 4-0-0 on the year and 1-0-0 in league play.
Notes & Stats
• Senior Mijke Roelfsema's goal was her first as a Rice Owl. The defender from The Netherlands is in her second and final year with the program after joining Rice from Atlantic Coach Conference program Boston College in 2019.
• North Texas held a 22-10 advantage in shots. Rice led the corner kicks 4-3.
• In 14 career meetings Rice is now 3-8-3 vs. North Texas, including a 2-2-2 ledger when playing at home in Houston. The Owls had not beaten North Texas in eight straight meetings dating back to the Championship Final of the C-USA Tournament in 2013.
Next Up
Rice is next in action across town at the University of Houston on Wednesday (March 11). The match against the Cougars, which Coach Lee calls a "Local Derby," is scheduled for a 5 pm start at UH. The Owls are then back home at Holloway Field on March 14 (Sunday) to face longtime foe SMU.
Scoring Story
North Texas quickly built a 2-0 lead midway through the first half. In the eighth minute Brooke Lampe converted a header off a free kick delivered by Madi Starrett. In the 24th minute, Berklee Peters played Taylor Tufts' corner kick to the back of the Rice goal for a 2-0 margin.
Down but not out, Rice continued to battle. The Owls turned up the shots total and pressed forward for a 4-0 advantage in second half corner kicks. In the 82nd minute Mijke Roelfsema spun a curving rocket from the right corner that zoomed into the back of the Mean Green net. Rice was certain it had earned a penalty kick opportunity in the 87th minute, but was denied the chance to shoot from the mark.
For The Record
Rice suffered its first loss of the season and is now 4-1-0 overall and 1-1-0 in C-USA. North Texas improved to 4-0-0 on the year and 1-0-0 in league play.
Notes & Stats
• Senior Mijke Roelfsema's goal was her first as a Rice Owl. The defender from The Netherlands is in her second and final year with the program after joining Rice from Atlantic Coach Conference program Boston College in 2019.
• North Texas held a 22-10 advantage in shots. Rice led the corner kicks 4-3.
• In 14 career meetings Rice is now 3-8-3 vs. North Texas, including a 2-2-2 ledger when playing at home in Houston. The Owls had not beaten North Texas in eight straight meetings dating back to the Championship Final of the C-USA Tournament in 2013.
Next Up
Rice is next in action across town at the University of Houston on Wednesday (March 11). The match against the Cougars, which Coach Lee calls a "Local Derby," is scheduled for a 5 pm start at UH. The Owls are then back home at Holloway Field on March 14 (Sunday) to face longtime foe SMU.
Team Stats
NT
RICE
Goals
2
1
Shots
22
10
Shots on Goal
11
5
Saves
4
9
Corners
3
4
Fouls
13
15
Scoring Plays
Lampe, Brooke (1)
Assisted By: Starrett, Madi
header in front of the goal after free k
6:51
Peters, Berklee (2)
Assisted By: Tufts, Taylor
close range after a right corner
23:54
Roelfsema, Mijke (1)
on a corner kick
81:01
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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