Sunday, September 12
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
SMU
No. 14 Rice Closes Homestand against In-State Rival SMU
9/11/2021 2:35:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The 14th-ranked Rice Soccer team will close its five-match homestand this Sunday, Sept. 12, when it hosts in-state rival SMU. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Match 8
What: Rice vs. SMU
When: Sunday, September 12 at 7 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: SMU leads 12-6-2 (4-3-1 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 30-9-5 record and is 317-197-60 in 24 years as a head coach.
• The Owls are 6-0-1 after defeating crosstown rival Houston, 1-0, on Thursday.
• Junior midfielder Delaney Schultz leads Conference USA with five goals and 14 points. She also leads the team with four assists, 22 shots and 13 shots on goal.
• Junior defender/forward Caleigh Boeckx is second on the team with two goals, three assists and seven points.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore has allowed just four goals, leading C-USA with a 90.0% save percentage and 35 saves while placing second in goals against average (0.55).
• The Owls are outscoring the opposition, 14-to-4 and have recorded 47 points to the opposition's 11.
• Rice returns its top eight goal scorers from last year, led by second year freshman Mikala Furuto who tallied six goals, as well as Schultz and junior Madison Kent, who added five apiece.
• The Owls welcome seven newcomers to the squad, including six true freshmen and one transfer.
Scouting SMU
• Head Coach Chris Petrucelli is in his 10th season at the helm of the SMU soccer program, where he holds a 77-69-16 record. In 32 years as a head coach, he holds a 417-179-52 record.
• SMU is 3-1-0 on the year after defeating Oklahoma State, 1-0, on Thursday.
• Senior midfielder Courtney Sebazco leads the Mustangs with six points behind a team-leading two goals and two assists.
• Junior midfielder Wayny Balata, who was named to the Preseason All-AAC Team, is second on the team with two goals and four points.
• Redshirt junior goalkeeper Samantha Estrada has started three of the four matches. She has a 1.29 goals against average and 63.6% save percentage.
• SMU returns all 11 starters from last year's team.
Rice-SMU Series History
• Sunday's match will be the third time in the last four years that Rice and SMU will meet and the 20th time overall.
• SMU holds a 12-6-2 record in the series, including a 4-3-1 mark in Houston.
• The Owls are looking for their first victory in the series since 2012, their last of three consecutive wins, having gone 0-3-1 in the last four meetings.
• The 20 matches are the second-most against an opponent in school history.
• Last year's meeting was canceled due to COVID-19.
• 17 of the 20 matches have been as conference members. The first six were members of the Western Athletic Conference while the next 11 were as members of Conference USA.
Rice vs. the American Athletic Conference
• When the Owls face SMU, it will be the 15th meeting against the American Athletic Conference.
• Rice is looking to pull even against the American, as it is 6-7-1 against the AAC.
• This will be the second of two straight matches against the American as the Owls defeated Houston on Thursday, 1-0.
Rice in the National Rankings
• The Owls are ranked in two of the three national polls this week.
• Rice is 14th in the TopDrawerSoccer poll, while it stayed at 15th in the College Soccer News poll.
• In the United Soccer Coaches poll, Rice is the third team receiving votes.
• Rice entered the season ranked in the three preseason national polls for the first time in school history.
Next Up
• Rice leaves Houston for the first time when it travels to El Paso to face UTEP in its conference opener next Thursday, Sept. 16. Match time is scheduled for 8 p.m. and will be livestreamed by CUSAtv.
Match 8
What: Rice vs. SMU
When: Sunday, September 12 at 7 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: SMU leads 12-6-2 (4-3-1 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 30-9-5 record and is 317-197-60 in 24 years as a head coach.
• The Owls are 6-0-1 after defeating crosstown rival Houston, 1-0, on Thursday.
• Junior midfielder Delaney Schultz leads Conference USA with five goals and 14 points. She also leads the team with four assists, 22 shots and 13 shots on goal.
• Junior defender/forward Caleigh Boeckx is second on the team with two goals, three assists and seven points.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore has allowed just four goals, leading C-USA with a 90.0% save percentage and 35 saves while placing second in goals against average (0.55).
• The Owls are outscoring the opposition, 14-to-4 and have recorded 47 points to the opposition's 11.
• Rice returns its top eight goal scorers from last year, led by second year freshman Mikala Furuto who tallied six goals, as well as Schultz and junior Madison Kent, who added five apiece.
• The Owls welcome seven newcomers to the squad, including six true freshmen and one transfer.
Scouting SMU
• Head Coach Chris Petrucelli is in his 10th season at the helm of the SMU soccer program, where he holds a 77-69-16 record. In 32 years as a head coach, he holds a 417-179-52 record.
• SMU is 3-1-0 on the year after defeating Oklahoma State, 1-0, on Thursday.
• Senior midfielder Courtney Sebazco leads the Mustangs with six points behind a team-leading two goals and two assists.
• Junior midfielder Wayny Balata, who was named to the Preseason All-AAC Team, is second on the team with two goals and four points.
• Redshirt junior goalkeeper Samantha Estrada has started three of the four matches. She has a 1.29 goals against average and 63.6% save percentage.
• SMU returns all 11 starters from last year's team.
Rice-SMU Series History
• Sunday's match will be the third time in the last four years that Rice and SMU will meet and the 20th time overall.
• SMU holds a 12-6-2 record in the series, including a 4-3-1 mark in Houston.
• The Owls are looking for their first victory in the series since 2012, their last of three consecutive wins, having gone 0-3-1 in the last four meetings.
• The 20 matches are the second-most against an opponent in school history.
• Last year's meeting was canceled due to COVID-19.
• 17 of the 20 matches have been as conference members. The first six were members of the Western Athletic Conference while the next 11 were as members of Conference USA.
Rice vs. the American Athletic Conference
• When the Owls face SMU, it will be the 15th meeting against the American Athletic Conference.
• Rice is looking to pull even against the American, as it is 6-7-1 against the AAC.
• This will be the second of two straight matches against the American as the Owls defeated Houston on Thursday, 1-0.
Rice in the National Rankings
• The Owls are ranked in two of the three national polls this week.
• Rice is 14th in the TopDrawerSoccer poll, while it stayed at 15th in the College Soccer News poll.
• In the United Soccer Coaches poll, Rice is the third team receiving votes.
• Rice entered the season ranked in the three preseason national polls for the first time in school history.
Next Up
• Rice leaves Houston for the first time when it travels to El Paso to face UTEP in its conference opener next Thursday, Sept. 16. Match time is scheduled for 8 p.m. and will be livestreamed by CUSAtv.
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