Sunday, October 9
Houston, TX
1 p.m.
Rice University
vs
North Texas
Photo by: ©Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Soccer Begins Homestand Against North Texas
10/8/2022 11:39:00 AM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer team returns to conference play this Sunday, October 9, when it hosts rival North Texas in the first of two straight home matches. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Match 14
What: Rice vs. North Texas
When: Sunday, October 9 at 1 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: North Texas leads 8-3-4 (Series tied 2-2-2 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 40-21-7 record in four seasons and is 327-209-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls enter Sunday's match with a 6-7-0 record but have opened Conference USA play with a 4-0-0 record.
• Forward Grace Collins leads the Owls with 15 points. She's tied for the team lead with four goals while recording a team-high seven assists, which is also tied for the ninth-most in the country. She leads the team with 26 shots and is tied for the lead with 15 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Delaney Schultz, the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, is third on the team with seven points behind three goals and an assist.
• Midfielder Madison Kent is fourth on the team with five points on a pair of goals and an assist. She is also third on the team with 18 shots and nine shots on goal.
• Midfielder Mikala Furuto has four points on a pair of goals.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore has a 1.49 goals against average and a 74.0% save percentage. Offensively, she leads the team with four goals and 15 shots on goal while placing second with eight points and 24 shots.
Scouting North Texas
• North Texas enters Sunday's match with a 7-4-2 record and is 3-1-1 in Conference USA after playing to a scoreless tie against UAB.
• Head Coach John Hedlund is in his 28th season at the helm of the North Texas soccer program, where he holds a 380-145-42 record.
• Forward Olivia Klein leads Conference USA with eight goals and 20 points. She's also tied for fourth with four assists and is third on the team with 29 shots and 13 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Taylor Tufts is tied for second in C-USA with 15 points on four goals and seven assists, which is tied for the conference lead.
• Forward Madi Drenowatz is tied for fourth in the league with 14 points. She's tied for third with five goals and fourth with four assists.
• Goalkeeper Dani Jacobson has a 0.91 goals against average and a 68.6% save percentage while making 24 saves.
Rice-North Texas Series History
• Sunday's match will be the 16th time in history that Rice and North Texas will meet.
• UNT holds an 8-3-4 advantage in the series.
• In Houston, the series is tied at 2-2-2.
• Rice is looking for its first victory over the Mean Green since the 2014 Conference USA Tournament. The Owls are 0-6-3 against North Texas in its last nine meetings.
• The first three meetings came as non-conference foes while the last 12 matches 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 100-52-18 (.641).
• In home matches, the Owls are 57-19-9 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 closes its homestand next Thursday, October 13, when it hosts UTEP. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Match 14
What: Rice vs. North Texas
When: Sunday, October 9 at 1 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: North Texas leads 8-3-4 (Series tied 2-2-2 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 40-21-7 record in four seasons and is 327-209-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls enter Sunday's match with a 6-7-0 record but have opened Conference USA play with a 4-0-0 record.
• Forward Grace Collins leads the Owls with 15 points. She's tied for the team lead with four goals while recording a team-high seven assists, which is also tied for the ninth-most in the country. She leads the team with 26 shots and is tied for the lead with 15 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Delaney Schultz, the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, is third on the team with seven points behind three goals and an assist.
• Midfielder Madison Kent is fourth on the team with five points on a pair of goals and an assist. She is also third on the team with 18 shots and nine shots on goal.
• Midfielder Mikala Furuto has four points on a pair of goals.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore has a 1.49 goals against average and a 74.0% save percentage. Offensively, she leads the team with four goals and 15 shots on goal while placing second with eight points and 24 shots.
Scouting North Texas
• North Texas enters Sunday's match with a 7-4-2 record and is 3-1-1 in Conference USA after playing to a scoreless tie against UAB.
• Head Coach John Hedlund is in his 28th season at the helm of the North Texas soccer program, where he holds a 380-145-42 record.
• Forward Olivia Klein leads Conference USA with eight goals and 20 points. She's also tied for fourth with four assists and is third on the team with 29 shots and 13 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Taylor Tufts is tied for second in C-USA with 15 points on four goals and seven assists, which is tied for the conference lead.
• Forward Madi Drenowatz is tied for fourth in the league with 14 points. She's tied for third with five goals and fourth with four assists.
• Goalkeeper Dani Jacobson has a 0.91 goals against average and a 68.6% save percentage while making 24 saves.
Rice-North Texas Series History
• Sunday's match will be the 16th time in history that Rice and North Texas will meet.
• UNT holds an 8-3-4 advantage in the series.
• In Houston, the series is tied at 2-2-2.
• Rice is looking for its first victory over the Mean Green since the 2014 Conference USA Tournament. The Owls are 0-6-3 against North Texas in its last nine meetings.
• The first three meetings came as non-conference foes while the last 12 matches 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 100-52-18 (.641).
• In home matches, the Owls are 57-19-9 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 closes its homestand next Thursday, October 13, when it hosts UTEP. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSAtv.
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