Thursday, October 20
Houston, TX
6:30 p.m.
Rice University
vs
WKU
Soccer Closes Home Slate against WKU on Senior Day
10/19/2022 12:06:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer team will celebrate its seniors this Thursday, October 20, when it hosts WKU in its home finale. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Match 17
What: Rice vs. WKU
When: Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 5-2-2 (Rice leads 2-1-0 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 43-21-7 record in four seasons and is 330-209-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls enter Thursday's match with a 9-7-0 record and are a perfect 7-0-0 in Conference USA play, sitting atop the league with 21 points.
• Forward Grace Collins leads the Owls and is second in C-USA with seven goals and 21 points. She leads the league with seven assists, which is also the 20th-most in the country. She also leads the team with 36 shots and 19 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 1.20 goals against average and an 80.0% save percentage while leading the conference with 76 saves. 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 WKU
• WKU enters Thursday's match with a 6-6-3 record and is 3-3-1 in Conference USA.
• Head Coach Jason Neidell is in his 22nd season at the helm of the WKU soccer program, where he has a 226-148-45 record.
• Forward Kayla Meyer leads the Lady Toppers with three goals, seven points, 25 shots and 12 shots on goal.
• Forward Lily Rummo is tied for second on the team with five points and nine shots on goals while placing fourth with 13 shots.
• Forward Katie Erwin is tied for second on the team with five points and leads the squad with three assists.
• Goalkeeper Alexis Bach is second in Conference USA with a 0.67 goals against average and an .816 save percentage.
Rice-WKU Series History
• Thursday's match will be the 10th time in history that Rice and WKU will meet.
• Rice holds a 5-2-2 advantage in the series.
• This is just the fourth meeting in Houston with the Owls holding a 2-1-0 advantage.
• Seven of the nine meetings have come as members of Conference USA.
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 44-33-9 on the road.
• Rice has won three Conference USA regular season titles and three C-USA tournament titles.
Next Up
Rice begins its final road trip of the season next Wednesday, Oct. 26 when it travels to Murfreesboro, Tenn., to face Middle Tennessee. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
Match 17
What: Rice vs. WKU
When: Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 5-2-2 (Rice leads 2-1-0 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 43-21-7 record in four seasons and is 330-209-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls enter Thursday's match with a 9-7-0 record and are a perfect 7-0-0 in Conference USA play, sitting atop the league with 21 points.
• Forward Grace Collins leads the Owls and is second in C-USA with seven goals and 21 points. She leads the league with seven assists, which is also the 20th-most in the country. She also leads the team with 36 shots and 19 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 1.20 goals against average and an 80.0% save percentage while leading the conference with 76 saves. 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 WKU
• WKU enters Thursday's match with a 6-6-3 record and is 3-3-1 in Conference USA.
• Head Coach Jason Neidell is in his 22nd season at the helm of the WKU soccer program, where he has a 226-148-45 record.
• Forward Kayla Meyer leads the Lady Toppers with three goals, seven points, 25 shots and 12 shots on goal.
• Forward Lily Rummo is tied for second on the team with five points and nine shots on goals while placing fourth with 13 shots.
• Forward Katie Erwin is tied for second on the team with five points and leads the squad with three assists.
• Goalkeeper Alexis Bach is second in Conference USA with a 0.67 goals against average and an .816 save percentage.
Rice-WKU Series History
• Thursday's match will be the 10th time in history that Rice and WKU will meet.
• Rice holds a 5-2-2 advantage in the series.
• This is just the fourth meeting in Houston with the Owls holding a 2-1-0 advantage.
• Seven of the nine meetings have come as members of Conference USA.
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 44-33-9 on the road.
• Rice has won three Conference USA regular season titles and three C-USA tournament titles.
Next Up
Rice begins its final road trip of the season next Wednesday, Oct. 26 when it travels to Murfreesboro, Tenn., to face Middle Tennessee. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
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