Sunday, August 22
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Stephen F. Austin
No. 16 Rice Closes Opening Homestand against Stephen F. Austin
8/21/2021 2:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The 16th-ranked Rice Soccer team closes its opening homestand this Sunday, August 22, when it hosts Stephen F. Austin. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be livestreamed at CUSAtv.
Match 2
What: Rice vs. Stephen F. Austin
When: Sunday, August 22 at 7 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 5-2-0 (3-1-0 at Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 25-9-4 record and is 312-197-59 in 25 years as a head coach.
• Rice welcomes back 17 letterwinners and nine starters from last year's squad that went 14-3-1, won the Conference USA championship and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen
• Senior defender Mijke Roelfsema leads the backend after earning First Team All-America honors last year.
• Rice returns its top eight goal scorers from last year, led by second year freshman Mikala Furuto who tallied six goals and juniors Delaney Schultz and Madison Kent, who added five apiece.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore mans the box for the Owls a year after becoming only the second player in school history to play every minute. Her performance propelled her to Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year and All-South Region honors.
• The Owls welcome seven newcomers to the squad, including six true freshmen and one transfer.
Scouting Stephen F. Austin
• Head Coach Tony Minatta enters his second season at the helm of the Stephen F. Austin soccer program. He holds a 10-8-3 record at the school and is 43-79-9 in seven years as a head coach.
• The Lumberjacks are coming off a 7-0 defeat in their season opener against eighth-ranked TCU.
• SFA was picked as the favorite in the WAC Southwest Division after finishing 10-6-3 last year.
• The Lumberjacks welcome back 16 letterwinners from last year's squad, including three of its top five scorers.
• Redshirt sophomore defender Jamie Jezierski was named to the Preseason All-WAC Team.
• Senior defender Carli Arthurs returns after placing second on the team with six goals and one assist and senior forward Teia Haynes is the second leading returning scorer from last year with four goals.
• Goalkeeper Madeline Talbot returns after playing all but 45 minutes last year.
Rice-Stephen F. Austin Series History
• This will be the eighth meeting between Rice and Stephen F. Austin but the first since 2013.
• Rice won the first five meetings, but has lost the last two, both by 1-0 scores.
• In Houston, Rice holds a 3-1-0 advantage.
Rice vs. the Western Athletic Conference
• When the Owls face Stephen F. Austin, it will be the 43rd meeting against the Western Athletic Conference.
• Rice is 24-17-1 all-time against the WAC.
• Rice was a member of the WAC from 2001-04.
• This will be just the third meeting against a WAC opponent since leaving the conference in 2005.
• It will also be the second of two meetings against the Western Athletic Conference this year. Rice defeated Sam Houston in its season opener, 4-0, on Aug. 19.
Rice Makes Ranking History
• For the first time in school history, the Rice Soccer program is ranked in the preseason national polls.
• The Owls are ranked 16th in the College Soccer News poll while coming in 22nd in both the TopDrawerSoccer and United Soccer coaches preseason polls.
• Last year, Rice finished the year ranked 16th in both polls.
Next Up
• Rice takes its first road trip of the year when it travels across town to face Houston Baptist next Friday, Aug. 27. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be livestreamed by the Husky Sports Network.
Match 2
What: Rice vs. Stephen F. Austin
When: Sunday, August 22 at 7 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 5-2-0 (3-1-0 at Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 25-9-4 record and is 312-197-59 in 25 years as a head coach.
• Rice welcomes back 17 letterwinners and nine starters from last year's squad that went 14-3-1, won the Conference USA championship and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen
• Senior defender Mijke Roelfsema leads the backend after earning First Team All-America honors last year.
• Rice returns its top eight goal scorers from last year, led by second year freshman Mikala Furuto who tallied six goals and juniors Delaney Schultz and Madison Kent, who added five apiece.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore mans the box for the Owls a year after becoming only the second player in school history to play every minute. Her performance propelled her to Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year and All-South Region honors.
• The Owls welcome seven newcomers to the squad, including six true freshmen and one transfer.
Scouting Stephen F. Austin
• Head Coach Tony Minatta enters his second season at the helm of the Stephen F. Austin soccer program. He holds a 10-8-3 record at the school and is 43-79-9 in seven years as a head coach.
• The Lumberjacks are coming off a 7-0 defeat in their season opener against eighth-ranked TCU.
• SFA was picked as the favorite in the WAC Southwest Division after finishing 10-6-3 last year.
• The Lumberjacks welcome back 16 letterwinners from last year's squad, including three of its top five scorers.
• Redshirt sophomore defender Jamie Jezierski was named to the Preseason All-WAC Team.
• Senior defender Carli Arthurs returns after placing second on the team with six goals and one assist and senior forward Teia Haynes is the second leading returning scorer from last year with four goals.
• Goalkeeper Madeline Talbot returns after playing all but 45 minutes last year.
Rice-Stephen F. Austin Series History
• This will be the eighth meeting between Rice and Stephen F. Austin but the first since 2013.
• Rice won the first five meetings, but has lost the last two, both by 1-0 scores.
• In Houston, Rice holds a 3-1-0 advantage.
Rice vs. the Western Athletic Conference
• When the Owls face Stephen F. Austin, it will be the 43rd meeting against the Western Athletic Conference.
• Rice is 24-17-1 all-time against the WAC.
• Rice was a member of the WAC from 2001-04.
• This will be just the third meeting against a WAC opponent since leaving the conference in 2005.
• It will also be the second of two meetings against the Western Athletic Conference this year. Rice defeated Sam Houston in its season opener, 4-0, on Aug. 19.
Rice Makes Ranking History
• For the first time in school history, the Rice Soccer program is ranked in the preseason national polls.
• The Owls are ranked 16th in the College Soccer News poll while coming in 22nd in both the TopDrawerSoccer and United Soccer coaches preseason polls.
• Last year, Rice finished the year ranked 16th in both polls.
Next Up
• Rice takes its first road trip of the year when it travels across town to face Houston Baptist next Friday, Aug. 27. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the match will be livestreamed by the Husky Sports Network.
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