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Photo by: Juan DeLeon
Rice Battles but Falls to Houston
9/4/2022 10:40:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON — Rice battled hard throughout, but two second half goals by Houston in an eight-minute span gave it a 3-1 victory, Sunday night from the Carl Lewis International Complex.
The Details
Rice got an early scoring chance 30 seconds in when Mikala Furuto fed Grace Collins for a shot from the right side, but UH goalkeeper Haley Woodward made the save. Following a Houston foul, Bella Killgore's free kick in the 17th minute went just over the crossbar. The teams back-and-forth, but in the 34th minute, Houston broke the tie when Cordelia Cross' shot sailed into the top right corner. But the Owls immediately came on the attack. Off of Killgore's free kick, Collins' header hit the crossbar. Mikala Furuto's rebound was stopped before Delaney Schultz's attempt went just wide. Schultz had two more cracks at it, but couldn't find the net. But with 15 seconds remaining in the half, Collins was brought down in the box, awarding Rice a penalty kick. Killgore fired it into the right side of the net to tie match at one heading into the half.
Schultz just missed giving Rice the lead in the 51st minute when her shot from outside the box hit the bottom of the crossbar and Woodward corralled it before it could cross the line. However, three minutes later, UH grabbed the advantage when Nadia Kamassah shot bounced off the hands of a diving Killgore and went into the net. Houston pushed its lead to 3-1 eight minutes later when Samantha Wiehe's corner kick connected with Emma Clarke, who knocked it in. The Owls tried to push the play in an attempt to tie the game, but they were not able to get anything close.
Up Next
Rice concludes its two-game road trip this Thursday, September 8, when it travels to San Marcos to face Texas State. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
Notes
• This was the fourth straight season that Rice and Houston have met and the 17th time overall. Rice holds a 9-5-3 record in the series and is 3-4-1 at Houston.
• Rice outshot Houston, 11-to-10, and recorded eight shots on goal.
• GK Bella Killgore recorded her second goal of the season and the seventh of her career.
• Killgore is now 2-for-2 in his career on penalty kicks.
• Killgore also made two saves.
• MF Delaney Schultz led all players with four shots.
• MF Naija Bruckner played a season-high 30 minutes.
The Details
Rice got an early scoring chance 30 seconds in when Mikala Furuto fed Grace Collins for a shot from the right side, but UH goalkeeper Haley Woodward made the save. Following a Houston foul, Bella Killgore's free kick in the 17th minute went just over the crossbar. The teams back-and-forth, but in the 34th minute, Houston broke the tie when Cordelia Cross' shot sailed into the top right corner. But the Owls immediately came on the attack. Off of Killgore's free kick, Collins' header hit the crossbar. Mikala Furuto's rebound was stopped before Delaney Schultz's attempt went just wide. Schultz had two more cracks at it, but couldn't find the net. But with 15 seconds remaining in the half, Collins was brought down in the box, awarding Rice a penalty kick. Killgore fired it into the right side of the net to tie match at one heading into the half.
Schultz just missed giving Rice the lead in the 51st minute when her shot from outside the box hit the bottom of the crossbar and Woodward corralled it before it could cross the line. However, three minutes later, UH grabbed the advantage when Nadia Kamassah shot bounced off the hands of a diving Killgore and went into the net. Houston pushed its lead to 3-1 eight minutes later when Samantha Wiehe's corner kick connected with Emma Clarke, who knocked it in. The Owls tried to push the play in an attempt to tie the game, but they were not able to get anything close.
Up Next
Rice concludes its two-game road trip this Thursday, September 8, when it travels to San Marcos to face Texas State. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
Notes
• This was the fourth straight season that Rice and Houston have met and the 17th time overall. Rice holds a 9-5-3 record in the series and is 3-4-1 at Houston.
• Rice outshot Houston, 11-to-10, and recorded eight shots on goal.
• GK Bella Killgore recorded her second goal of the season and the seventh of her career.
• Killgore is now 2-for-2 in his career on penalty kicks.
• Killgore also made two saves.
• MF Delaney Schultz led all players with four shots.
• MF Naija Bruckner played a season-high 30 minutes.
Team Stats
RIC
HOU
Goals
1
3
Shots
11
10
Shots on Goal
8
5
Saves
2
6
Corners
4
2
Fouls
8
12
Scoring Plays
Cordelia Cross (1)
GOAL by HOU Cross, Cordelia.
34:57
Bella Killgore (1)
RIC Bella Killgore PENALTY KICK GOAL.
44:50
Nadia Kamassah (1)
Assisted By: Madison Dichiara
GOAL by HOU Kamassah, Nadia Assist by Dichiara, Madison.
54:18
Emma Clarke (1)
Assisted By: Samantha Wiehe
GOAL by HOU Clarke, Emma Assist by Wiehe, Samantha.
62:07
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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