Saturday, October 29
Birmingham, AL
1 p.m.
Rice University
at
UAB
Soccer Closes Regular Season at UAB
10/28/2022 12:52:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer team closes the regular season this Saturday, October 29, when it travels to Birmingham, Ala., to face UAB in a battle of the top two teams in Conference USA. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSATV.
Match 19
What: Rice at UAB
When: Saturday, October 29 at 1 p.m.
Where: Birmingham, Ala.
Stadium: PNC Field (6,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 10-5-0 (UAB leads 4-3-0 in Birmingham)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 45-21-7 record in four seasons and is 332-209-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls, who are receiving votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll, enter Saturday's match with an 11-7-0 record and are a perfect 9-0-0 in Conference USA play, sitting atop the league with 27 points.
• Forward Grace Collins leads Conference USA with 24 points and eight assists, which is the 18th-most in the nation. She's also second in the league with eight goals. Collins leads the team with 41 shots and 21 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 1.12 goals against average and an 80.6% save percentage while leading the conference with 83 saves. Offensively, she is third on the team with four goals and eight points. She's also second with 16 shots on goal third with 27 shots.
Scouting UAB
• UAB enters Saturday's match with a 9-3-4 record and is 6-1-2 in Conference USA
• Head Coach Erica Demers is in her sixth season at the helm of the UAB soccer program, where she has a 50-37-18 record.
• Forward Stella Lawson is tied for the team lead the with six goals.
• Midfielder Carlyn Presley is tied with a team-high six goals and 14 points. She also leads the team with 26 shots and 13 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Jessica Wheeler is third on the team with nine points while leading the squad with five assists.
• Goalkeeper Eve Beyer has a 0.59 goals against average and an 83.3% save percentage while making 40 saves.
Rice-UAB Series History
• Saturday's match will be the 16th time in history that Rice and UAB will meet, tied for the fourth-most matches in school history.
• Rice holds a 10-5-0 advantage in the series, but UAB leads 4-3 in Birmingham.
• The Owls have won the last three meetings and seven of the last eight dating back to 2011.
• All 15 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 105-52-18 (.651).
• In home matches, the Owls are 60-19-9 and 45-33-9 on the road.
• Rice has won four Conference USA regular season titles and three C-USA tournament titles.
Next Up
Rice begins the Conference USA Championship next Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Charlotte, N.C. It's opponent and time are still to be determined.
Match 19
What: Rice at UAB
When: Saturday, October 29 at 1 p.m.
Where: Birmingham, Ala.
Stadium: PNC Field (6,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 10-5-0 (UAB leads 4-3-0 in Birmingham)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 45-21-7 record in four seasons and is 332-209-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls, who are receiving votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll, enter Saturday's match with an 11-7-0 record and are a perfect 9-0-0 in Conference USA play, sitting atop the league with 27 points.
• Forward Grace Collins leads Conference USA with 24 points and eight assists, which is the 18th-most in the nation. She's also second in the league with eight goals. Collins leads the team with 41 shots and 21 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 1.12 goals against average and an 80.6% save percentage while leading the conference with 83 saves. Offensively, she is third on the team with four goals and eight points. She's also second with 16 shots on goal third with 27 shots.
Scouting UAB
• UAB enters Saturday's match with a 9-3-4 record and is 6-1-2 in Conference USA
• Head Coach Erica Demers is in her sixth season at the helm of the UAB soccer program, where she has a 50-37-18 record.
• Forward Stella Lawson is tied for the team lead the with six goals.
• Midfielder Carlyn Presley is tied with a team-high six goals and 14 points. She also leads the team with 26 shots and 13 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Jessica Wheeler is third on the team with nine points while leading the squad with five assists.
• Goalkeeper Eve Beyer has a 0.59 goals against average and an 83.3% save percentage while making 40 saves.
Rice-UAB Series History
• Saturday's match will be the 16th time in history that Rice and UAB will meet, tied for the fourth-most matches in school history.
• Rice holds a 10-5-0 advantage in the series, but UAB leads 4-3 in Birmingham.
• The Owls have won the last three meetings and seven of the last eight dating back to 2011.
• All 15 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 105-52-18 (.651).
• In home matches, the Owls are 60-19-9 and 45-33-9 on the road.
• Rice has won four Conference USA regular season titles and three C-USA tournament titles.
Next Up
Rice begins the Conference USA Championship next Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Charlotte, N.C. It's opponent and time are still to be determined.
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