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Soccer Looks to Continue Strong Conference Play at Louisiana Tech
9/24/2022 9:48:00 AM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — The Rice Soccer team takes its unbeaten conference record on the road when it travels to Ruston, La., this Sunday, Sept. 25, to face Louisiana Tech. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT and the match will be streamed by CUSAtv.
Match 11
What: Rice at Louisiana Tech
When: Sunday, September 25 at 1 p.m.
Where: Ruston, La.
Stadium: Robert Mack Caruthers Field (500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 8-0-1 (Rice leads 3-0-1 in Ruston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 38-20-7 record in three seasons and is 325-208-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls enter Sunday's match with a 4-6-0 record but have opened Conference USA play with a 2-0-0 record after defeating FIU last Sunday, 3-0.
• Forward Grace Collins leads the Owls with nine points on a goal and a team-high seven assists, which is tied for the fourth-most in the country. She is also second on the team with 19 shots and 11 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Madison Kent is third on the team with five points on a pair of goals and an assist. She is also third on the team with 15 shots and eight shots on goal.
• Midfielder Mikala Furuto has four points and is tied for the team with two goals.
• Midfielder Delaney Schultz, the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, has a pair of goals for four points.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore has a 1.74 goals against average and a 68.5% save percentage. Offensively, she leads the team lead with two goals, 21 shots, and 13 shots on goal and is second with six points.
Scouting Louisiana Tech
• Louisiana Tech enters Sunday's match with a 3-6-2 record. The Lady Techsters are 1-1-1 in Conference USA after falling at Charlotte on Thursday, 2-0.
• Head Coach Steve Voltz is in his second season at the helm of the Louisiana Tech soccer program, where he holds a 9-14-5 record. In 10 years as a head coach, he is 71-60-10.
• Forward Flavie Dube leads La Tech with three goals and seven points and is tied for the lead with 10 shots and seven shots on goal.
• Forward Alma Cedefors and defender Carmen Suarez are tied for second with two goals and four points.
• Goalkeeper Sydnee Korchak has a 1.50 goals against average and a 72.7% save percentage while making 40 saves.
Rice-Louisiana Tech Series History
• Sunday's match will be the 10th time in history that Rice and Louisiana Tech will meet.
• Rice is undefeated against the Lady Techsters, holding an 8-0-1 record.
• In fact, the Owls have shut out La Tech in seven of the nine meetings, outscoring it 25-3 in the series.
• In games played in Ruston, Rice holds a 3-0-1 record.
• All nine meetings have come as members of Conference USA.
Rice vs. Conference USA
• Rice is in its 18th and final Conference USA season.
• Since joining C-USA in 2005, Rice is 98-52-18 (.635).
• In home matches, the Owls are 56-19-9 and 42-33-9 on the road.
Next Up
• Rice returns to Holloway Field next Thursday, September 29, when it hosts Florida Atlantic. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Match 11
What: Rice at Louisiana Tech
When: Sunday, September 25 at 1 p.m.
Where: Ruston, La.
Stadium: Robert Mack Caruthers Field (500)
Television: CUSAtv
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: Rice leads 8-0-1 (Rice leads 3-0-1 in Ruston)
Scouting Rice
• Head Coach Brian Lee is in his fourth season at the helm of the Rice soccer program. He holds a 38-20-7 record in three seasons and is 325-208-62 in 25 years as a head coach.
• The Owls enter Sunday's match with a 4-6-0 record but have opened Conference USA play with a 2-0-0 record after defeating FIU last Sunday, 3-0.
• Forward Grace Collins leads the Owls with nine points on a goal and a team-high seven assists, which is tied for the fourth-most in the country. She is also second on the team with 19 shots and 11 shots on goal.
• Midfielder Madison Kent is third on the team with five points on a pair of goals and an assist. She is also third on the team with 15 shots and eight shots on goal.
• Midfielder Mikala Furuto has four points and is tied for the team with two goals.
• Midfielder Delaney Schultz, the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, has a pair of goals for four points.
• Goalkeeper Bella Killgore has a 1.74 goals against average and a 68.5% save percentage. Offensively, she leads the team lead with two goals, 21 shots, and 13 shots on goal and is second with six points.
Scouting Louisiana Tech
• Louisiana Tech enters Sunday's match with a 3-6-2 record. The Lady Techsters are 1-1-1 in Conference USA after falling at Charlotte on Thursday, 2-0.
• Head Coach Steve Voltz is in his second season at the helm of the Louisiana Tech soccer program, where he holds a 9-14-5 record. In 10 years as a head coach, he is 71-60-10.
• Forward Flavie Dube leads La Tech with three goals and seven points and is tied for the lead with 10 shots and seven shots on goal.
• Forward Alma Cedefors and defender Carmen Suarez are tied for second with two goals and four points.
• Goalkeeper Sydnee Korchak has a 1.50 goals against average and a 72.7% save percentage while making 40 saves.
Rice-Louisiana Tech Series History
• Sunday's match will be the 10th time in history that Rice and Louisiana Tech will meet.
• Rice is undefeated against the Lady Techsters, holding an 8-0-1 record.
• In fact, the Owls have shut out La Tech in seven of the nine meetings, outscoring it 25-3 in the series.
• In games played in Ruston, Rice holds a 3-0-1 record.
• All nine meetings have come as members of Conference USA.
Rice vs. Conference USA
• Rice is in its 18th and final Conference USA season.
• Since joining C-USA in 2005, Rice is 98-52-18 (.635).
• In home matches, the Owls are 56-19-9 and 42-33-9 on the road.
Next Up
• Rice returns to Holloway Field next Thursday, September 29, when it hosts Florida Atlantic. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on CUSAtv.
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