Sunday, September 19
Philadelphia, PA
1:30 p.m.
Rice University
at
Penn
No. 20 Rice Closes Non-Conference Action at Penn
9/18/2021 12:36:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The 20th-ranked Rice Soccer team will close out its non-conference schedule this Sunday, Sept. 19, when it travels to Philadelphia, Pa. to face Penn. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and will be streamed by ESPN+.
Match 10
What: No. 20 Rice at Penn
When: Sunday, September 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Where: Philadelphia, Pa.
Stadium: Rhodes Field (650)
Television: ESPN+
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Series tied 0-0-1 (0-0-1 in Philadelphia)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 31-10-5 record and is 318-198-60 in 24 years as a head coach.
• The Owls are 7-1-1 overall and 1-0-0 in Conference USA after defeating UTEP, 2-1, in its league opener on Thursday.
• Junior midfielder Delaney Schultz is second in Conference USA with five goals and 15 points. She also leads the team with five assists, 27 shots and 15 shots on goal.
• Junior defender/forward Caleigh Boeckx is second on the team with three goals, three assists and nine points.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore leads C-USA with an 87.0% save percentage, a 0.64 goals against average and 40 saves. She is also second with three shutouts and 4.44 saves per game.
• The Owls are outscoring the opposition, 16-to-6 and have recorded 54 points to the opposition's 17.
• 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 Penn
• Head Coach Casey Brown is in her first season at the helm of the Penn soccer program, where she holds a 4-1-2 record. In five years as a head coach, she is 21-38-16.
• Penn is 4-1-2 on the year after defeating Villanova, 2-0, on Thursday.
• Senior forward Mia Shenk leads the Quakers with five goals and 10 points.
• Sophomore midfielder Lauren Teuschl also has 10 points behind three goals and four assists.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Laurence Gladu has played every minute for Penn, recording a 0.81 goals against average and 83.3% save percentage.
Rice-Penn Series History
• Sunday's match will be just the second time in history that Rice and Penn will meet on the pitch.
• The team's first met in 2006, playing to a 0-0 standstill in Philadelphia.
Rice vs. the Ivy League
• When the Owls face Penn, it will be just the third ever meeting against the Ivy League and the first since 2007.
• The Owls are 1-0-1 against the Ivy.
• Rice played to a scoreless tie at Penn in 2006. The following year, Rice faced Dartmouth in College Station, defeating the Big Green, 3-0.
Rice in the National Rankings
• The Owls are ranked in one of the national polls and is receiving votes in another this week.
• Rice is 20th in the College Soccer News poll.
• In the United Soccer Coaches poll, Rice is receiving votes.
• The Owls have been ranked as high as 13th in TopDrawerSoccer, 15th in College Soccer News and 19th in the United Soccer Coaches polls.
• Rice entered the season ranked in the preseason national polls for the first time in school history.
Next Up
• Rice begins a stretch of seven straight conference matches to end the regular season next Friday, Sept. 24, when it hosts Louisiana Tech. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be livestreamed on CUSAtv.
Match 10
What: No. 20 Rice at Penn
When: Sunday, September 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Where: Philadelphia, Pa.
Stadium: Rhodes Field (650)
Television: ESPN+
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Series tied 0-0-1 (0-0-1 in Philadelphia)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his third season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 31-10-5 record and is 318-198-60 in 24 years as a head coach.
• The Owls are 7-1-1 overall and 1-0-0 in Conference USA after defeating UTEP, 2-1, in its league opener on Thursday.
• Junior midfielder Delaney Schultz is second in Conference USA with five goals and 15 points. She also leads the team with five assists, 27 shots and 15 shots on goal.
• Junior defender/forward Caleigh Boeckx is second on the team with three goals, three assists and nine points.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore leads C-USA with an 87.0% save percentage, a 0.64 goals against average and 40 saves. She is also second with three shutouts and 4.44 saves per game.
• The Owls are outscoring the opposition, 16-to-6 and have recorded 54 points to the opposition's 17.
• 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 Penn
• Head Coach Casey Brown is in her first season at the helm of the Penn soccer program, where she holds a 4-1-2 record. In five years as a head coach, she is 21-38-16.
• Penn is 4-1-2 on the year after defeating Villanova, 2-0, on Thursday.
• Senior forward Mia Shenk leads the Quakers with five goals and 10 points.
• Sophomore midfielder Lauren Teuschl also has 10 points behind three goals and four assists.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Laurence Gladu has played every minute for Penn, recording a 0.81 goals against average and 83.3% save percentage.
Rice-Penn Series History
• Sunday's match will be just the second time in history that Rice and Penn will meet on the pitch.
• The team's first met in 2006, playing to a 0-0 standstill in Philadelphia.
Rice vs. the Ivy League
• When the Owls face Penn, it will be just the third ever meeting against the Ivy League and the first since 2007.
• The Owls are 1-0-1 against the Ivy.
• Rice played to a scoreless tie at Penn in 2006. The following year, Rice faced Dartmouth in College Station, defeating the Big Green, 3-0.
Rice in the National Rankings
• The Owls are ranked in one of the national polls and is receiving votes in another this week.
• Rice is 20th in the College Soccer News poll.
• In the United Soccer Coaches poll, Rice is receiving votes.
• The Owls have been ranked as high as 13th in TopDrawerSoccer, 15th in College Soccer News and 19th in the United Soccer Coaches polls.
• Rice entered the season ranked in the preseason national polls for the first time in school history.
Next Up
• Rice begins a stretch of seven straight conference matches to end the regular season next Friday, Sept. 24, when it hosts Louisiana Tech. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be livestreamed on CUSAtv.
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