Soccer Begins Final Road Trip at Middle Tennessee

HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer team will close the regular season with two road matches beginning this Wednesday, October 26, when it travels to Murfrureesboro, Tenn., to face Middle Tennessee. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.

Match 18
What: Rice at Middle Tennessee
When: Wednesday, October 26 at 7 p.m.
Where: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium (1,500)
Television: ESPN+
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 4-2-3 (Rice leads 1-0-1 in Murfreesoboro)

Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 44-21-7 record in four seasons and is 331-209-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls enter Wednesday's match with a 10-7-0 record and are a perfect 8-0-0 in Conference USA play, sitting atop the league with 24 points.
• Rice is receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll for the first time this year.
• Forward Grace Collins leads Conference USA with 22 points and seven assists, which is the 18th-most in the nation. She's also second in the league with seven goals. Collins leads the team with 38 shots and 20 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Delaney Schultz, the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, is second on the team and tied for eighth 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 1.13 goals against average and an 80.6% save percentage while leading the conference with 79 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 Middle Tennessee
• Middle Tennessee enters Wednesday's match with a 2-10-3 record and is 0-6-2 in Conference USA.
• Head Coach Aston Rhoden is in his 21st season at the helm of the Middle Tennessee soccer program, where he has a 200-158-38 record. In 26 seasons as a head coach, Rhoden is 239-208-39.
• Midfielder/forward Kirstine Lykke leads the Blue Raiders with four goals, eight points, and 14 shots on goal. She's also second with 21 shots.
• Midfielder/forward Eleanor Gough is second on the team with seven points and is tied for the lead with three assists. She's also third with 19 shots and nine shots on goal.
• Forward Emma Pettersen had six points on three goals.
• Goalkeeper Alexis Bach has a 2.29 goals against average and a 63.4% save percentage while making 59 saves.

Rice-Middle Tennessee Series History
• Wednesday's match will be the 10th time in history that Rice and Middle Tennessee will meet.
• Rice holds a 4-2-3 advantage in the series.
• This is just the third meeting in Murfreesboro. The Owls look to stay undefeated, holding a 1-0-1 record.
• All nine meetings have come as members of Conference USA.

Rice Wins Conference USA Regular Season Championship
• With Louisiana Tech's 2-1 victory over UAB, Rice clinched the Conference USA outright regular season championship.
• It is its fourth regular season title and the second under head coach Brian Lee.
• The Owls also wrapped up the No. 1 seed in next week's Conference USA Championship.

Rice in Conference USA
• Rice is in its 18th and final Conference USA season.
• Since joining C-USA in 2005, Rice is 104-52-18 (.649).
• In home matches, the Owls are 60-19-9 and 44-33-9 on the road.
• Rice has won four Conference USA regular season titles and three C-USA tournament titles.

Next Up
Rice closes the regular season next Saturday, Oct. 29 when it travels to Birmingham, Ala., to face UAB. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSAtv.

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