Rice Soccer Begins Home Slate Against Samford
8/20/2022 4:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer team will open its 2022 home slate this Sunday, Aug. 21 when it hosts Southern Conference favorite Samford. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and the match will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Match 2
What: Rice vs. Samford
When: Saturday, August 21 at 1 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Series tied 0-0-1 (0-0-1 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee enters his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 34-15-7 record in three seasons and 321-202-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• Rice welcomes back 14 letterwinners and eight starters from last year's squad that went 10-5-2.
• Senior midfielder Delaney Schultz leads the midline after earning Conference USA Player of the Year honors last year.
• Rice returns seven of its top 10 scorers from last year, led by Schultz, who tallied nine goals and sophomore Natalie Gorji and junior Izzy McBride, who added three and two goals apiece.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore continues to man the box for Owl. She has played every minute of the last two years, propelling her to All-Conference USA and All-South Region honors.
• The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the squad, including seven true freshmen, two grad transfers, and a sophomore.
Scouting Samford
• Head Coach Todd Yelton is in his 21st season at the helm of the Samford soccer program. He holds a 253-104-49 record in 20 seasons and is 293-136-53 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-0 victory at Jacksonville State.
• Samford enters the 2022 season as the favorite to win the Southern Conference. They are also receiving votes in the preseason United Soccer Coaches poll.
• Samford welcomes back 21 letterwinners from last year's squad that went 16-3-3 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Midfielder Mary Raymond and forward Taylor Yount are the Bulldogs' leading returning scorers with 22 points apiece.
• Raymond had nine goals and four assists while Yount had seven goals and eight assists.
• Goalkeeper Morgan McAsland also returns after playing every minute last year. McAsland led the team with 79 saves and a 0.79 goals against average.
Rice-Samford Series History
• Sunday's match will be just the second meeting all-time between Rice and Samford.
• The teams played to a 3-3 tie in 2016.
Rice in Home Openers
• Rice is 12-6-3 all-time in season openers.
• The Owls have won their last three home openers and five of their last six.
• This is the first time that Rice will open the home slate against a Southern Conference opponent.
Next Up
• The Owls continue their homestand this Thursday, August 25 when it hosts Loyola (Md.) at 6:30 p.m. The match will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Match 2
What: Rice vs. Samford
When: Saturday, August 21 at 1 p.m.
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Holloway Field (1,500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Series tied 0-0-1 (0-0-1 in Houston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee enters his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 34-15-7 record in three seasons and 321-202-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• Rice welcomes back 14 letterwinners and eight starters from last year's squad that went 10-5-2.
• Senior midfielder Delaney Schultz leads the midline after earning Conference USA Player of the Year honors last year.
• Rice returns seven of its top 10 scorers from last year, led by Schultz, who tallied nine goals and sophomore Natalie Gorji and junior Izzy McBride, who added three and two goals apiece.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore continues to man the box for Owl. She has played every minute of the last two years, propelling her to All-Conference USA and All-South Region honors.
• The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the squad, including seven true freshmen, two grad transfers, and a sophomore.
Scouting Samford
• Head Coach Todd Yelton is in his 21st season at the helm of the Samford soccer program. He holds a 253-104-49 record in 20 seasons and is 293-136-53 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-0 victory at Jacksonville State.
• Samford enters the 2022 season as the favorite to win the Southern Conference. They are also receiving votes in the preseason United Soccer Coaches poll.
• Samford welcomes back 21 letterwinners from last year's squad that went 16-3-3 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Midfielder Mary Raymond and forward Taylor Yount are the Bulldogs' leading returning scorers with 22 points apiece.
• Raymond had nine goals and four assists while Yount had seven goals and eight assists.
• Goalkeeper Morgan McAsland also returns after playing every minute last year. McAsland led the team with 79 saves and a 0.79 goals against average.
Rice-Samford Series History
• Sunday's match will be just the second meeting all-time between Rice and Samford.
• The teams played to a 3-3 tie in 2016.
Rice in Home Openers
• Rice is 12-6-3 all-time in season openers.
• The Owls have won their last three home openers and five of their last six.
• This is the first time that Rice will open the home slate against a Southern Conference opponent.
Next Up
• The Owls continue their homestand this Thursday, August 25 when it hosts Loyola (Md.) at 6:30 p.m. The match will be streamed on CUSAtv.
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