Collins’ Brace Highlights Rice’s 2-0 Shutout over UTEP

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HOUSTON — Grace Collins scored a pair of goals and a lightning delay was not enough to slow down the Owls as Rice recorded its second straight shutout, 2-0, Thursday night at Holloway Field.

The Details
Rice came flying out of the gate. Just a minute in, Delaney Schultz dribbled down the right side before sending a pass to Collins, who had an open net. But a UTEP defender got to the ball just before Collins, knocking it away. Schultz and Collins connected again in the fifth minute. This time, they made the Miners pay as Collins took the pass and put it into the bottom right corner to give Rice the lead. Collins had a chance for her second goal in the 15^th minute when she tried to slip it past the closing UTEP goalkeeper. But she was able to corral the ball before Collins could get it past her. The Owls kept the pressure on as Schultz had a scoring chance of her own, but her attempt went past the right post. But, with nine minutes remaining in the half, the game was stopped due to lightning in the area. After a 40-minute delay, the game picked back up with the teams playing the final nine minutes of the half before heading into the break with Rice holding a 1-0 lead.

Just like the first half, Rice wasted no time in the second. In the 51^st minute, Kallie McKinney hit Collins down the right side, who weaved her way through the defense and beat the keeper for her second goal of the game. Collins had a two good chances at her first career hat trick, but the first was blocked and the second went over the net. UTEP applied some pressure in the final 10 minutes, recording three shots, but the Owls kept them off the scoreboard.

What Head Coach Brian Lee Had to Say
"I thought we were really dangerous in the first 10-to-15 minutes, until we got the lead. We let our foot off the gas a little bit, which is kind of natural, but we're working on doing a better job of that. The second half, to get through the lightning delay and all of the distractions, it was a big deal to get the second goal. Overall, it was a good three points."

Up Next
Rice goes on the road this Sunday, October 16, when it travels to face Charlotte. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.

Notes
• This was the 24th meeting between Rice and UTEP.
• Rice is 15-7-2 against the Miners, and 9-2-0 in Houston.
• Rice has started 6-0-0 in conference play for just the second time in its history and the first time since 2017.
• In conference play, the Owls are outscoring the opposition, 14-to-2.
• Rice outshot the Miners 12-to-8.
• F Grace Collins scored both goals.
• It is Collins' second multi-goal game of the year and the fifth of her career.
• Collins has a team-leading six goals on the season and 25 in her career.
• She also has a team-high 19 points on the year and 80 in her career.
• MF Kallie McKinney added her third assist of the year.
• GK Bella Killgore earned her 43^rd career win to set a new school record for the most wins by a goalkeeper in school history.
• Killgore picked up her fifth shutout of the year and the 23^rd of her career.
• Killgore made two saves.
• Killgore now has 353 career saves to tie DePaul's Lindsey Deason (2001-04) for the fourth-most in Conference USA history.

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