Saturday, October 29
Birmingham, AL
1 p.m.
Rice University
11-7-1, 9-0-1
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UAB
9-3-5, 6-1-3
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UAB
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Photo by: ©Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Rice and UAB Play to 0-0 Draw in Regular Season Finale
10/29/2022 4:18:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Birmingham, Ala. — The top two teams in Conference USA turned in a defensive battle as Rice and UAB played to a 0-0 draw in each team's regular season finale, Saturday afternoon from PNC Field.
The Details
The teams traded shots in the first eight minutes. Bella Killgore then made two straight saves on shots from just outside the box. They then battled for offensive positioning for most of the half before Jules Johnston got a shot off in the 42nd minute, but it went wide of the net and they went into halftime tied at nil-nil.
In the second half, the majority of the play was in the middle of the field. UAB had the first chance in the 64th minute dribbling inside the box and sending a cross toward the front of the net, but Madi Allen was there to knock it away. Rice had a chance to break the deadlock in the 72nd minute when Serena Pham drew a UAB penalty. But Pham's penalty kick rang off the left post, keeping the match tied. UAB had one last chance in the 77th minute, but Pham got in the way of Georgia White's shot, and the teams played to a standstill the rest of the way.
Up Next
Rice begins the Conference USA Championship next Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Charlotte, N.C. The Owls will open the tournament against Charlotte at a to be determined game time.
Notes
• This was the 16th meeting between Rice and UAB.
• Rice is 10-5-1 against the Blazers, and 3-4-1 in Birmingham.
• Rice finished conference play with a 9-0-1 record, tying the 2017 team for the best conference record in school history.
• Rice was held without a shot on goal for the first time since Sept. 5, 2008 at Oklahoma State.
• F Jessica Molina made her first career start.
• GK Bella Killgore made three saves.
• Killgore now has 86 saves on the year to tie Amy Czyz (2012) for seventh-place Rice's single-season list.
The Details
The teams traded shots in the first eight minutes. Bella Killgore then made two straight saves on shots from just outside the box. They then battled for offensive positioning for most of the half before Jules Johnston got a shot off in the 42nd minute, but it went wide of the net and they went into halftime tied at nil-nil.
In the second half, the majority of the play was in the middle of the field. UAB had the first chance in the 64th minute dribbling inside the box and sending a cross toward the front of the net, but Madi Allen was there to knock it away. Rice had a chance to break the deadlock in the 72nd minute when Serena Pham drew a UAB penalty. But Pham's penalty kick rang off the left post, keeping the match tied. UAB had one last chance in the 77th minute, but Pham got in the way of Georgia White's shot, and the teams played to a standstill the rest of the way.
Up Next
Rice begins the Conference USA Championship next Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Charlotte, N.C. The Owls will open the tournament against Charlotte at a to be determined game time.
Notes
• This was the 16th meeting between Rice and UAB.
• Rice is 10-5-1 against the Blazers, and 3-4-1 in Birmingham.
• Rice finished conference play with a 9-0-1 record, tying the 2017 team for the best conference record in school history.
• Rice was held without a shot on goal for the first time since Sept. 5, 2008 at Oklahoma State.
• F Jessica Molina made her first career start.
• GK Bella Killgore made three saves.
• Killgore now has 86 saves on the year to tie Amy Czyz (2012) for seventh-place Rice's single-season list.
Team Stats
RICE
UAB
Goals
0
0
Shots
3
8
Shots on Goal
0
3
Saves
3
0
Corners
4
8
Fouls
8
13
Game Leaders
Players
mid
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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