Soccer Heads East for Clash with Charlotte

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HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer goes back on the road this Sunday, October 16, when it travels to Charlotte. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.

Match 16
What: Rice at Charlotte
When: Sunday, October 16 at 12 p.m.
Where: Charlotte, N.C.
Stadium: TransAmerica Field (4,000)
Television: ESPN+
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 7-1-0 (Rice leads 3-0-0 in Charlotte)

Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 42-21-7 record in four seasons and is 329-209-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls enter Sunday's match with an 8-7-0 record and are a perfect 6-0-0 in Conference USA play.
• Forward Grace Collins leads the Owls and is second in C-USA with six goals and 19 points. She leads the league with seven assists, which is also the 15th-most in the country. She also leads the team with 33 shots and 17 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Delaney Schultz, the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, is second on the team and tied for fifth in C-USA with five goals. She's also second on the team with 12 points.
• Midfielder Madison Kent is fourth on the team with six points on two goals and two assists.
• Midfielder Mikala Furuto has four points on a pair of goals.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore has a 1.28 goals against average and a 77.9% save percentage. Offensively, she is third on the team with four goals and eight points. She's also second with 27 shots and 16 shots on goals.

Scouting Charlotte
• Charlotte enters Sunday's match with a 3-8-3 record and is 2-4-1 in Conference USA.
• Head Coach Brandi Fontaine is in her first season at the helm of the Charlotte soccer program. In five years as a head coach, Fontaine is 38-34-11.
• Midfielder Tash Hudson leads the 49ers with five goals and 11 points. She also leads the team with 28 shots and 14 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Haley Shand is second on the team with four goals and eight points.
• Midfielder Bailey Manfredi is third on the team with seven points behind two goals and a team-high three assists.
• Midfielder Julia Patrum and defender Kelly Hastings also have three assists for the 49ers.
• Goalkeepers Brenna Murray and Emily Keck have split time for Charlotte. Murray is 2-3-1 with a 1.23 goals against average and a 73.3% save percentage. Keck is 0-4-1 with a 2.36 goals against average and of save percentage of 68.3%.

Rice-Charlotte Series History
• Sunday's match will be the first meeting between Rice and Charlotte since defeating the 49ers in the 2020-21 Conference USA Tournament final.
• It's the first meeting in the regular season since 2019 and the first in Charlotte since 2018.
• Rice holds a 7-1-0 record in the series, and is a perfect 3-0-0 in Charlotte.
• The Owls are looking to win their fourth straight in the series.
• Rice has outscored Charlotte 14-4 in the series, though four of the eight meetings have been one goal matches.

Rice in Conference USA
• Rice is in its 18th and final Conference USA season.
• Since joining C-USA in 2005, Rice is 102-52-18 (.645).
• In home matches, the Owls are 59-19-9 and 43-33-9 on the road.
• Rice has won three Conference USA regular season titles and three C-USA tournament titles.

Next Up
Rice returns home for the final time next Thursday, Oct. 20 when it hosts WKU on Senior Night. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSAtv.

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