Sunday, October 13
Houston, TX
11:05 a.m.
Rice University
11-2-1, 5-1-0
2
vs
1
North Texas
7-4-3, 3-2-1
1
2
F
North Texas
1
0
1
Rice
0
2
2
Owls Rally Past North Texas to Remain Unbeaten at Home
10/13/2024 2:13:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON – Trailing out of the half, Leah Chancey sent two beautiful set pieces in the box finding Taylor Rish and Catarina Albuquerque as the Owls rallied to defeat North Texas 2-1 Sunday afternoon at Holloway Field. Rice secured its fourth consecutive win to move to 11-2-1 (5-1 AAC), while North Texas falls to 7-4-3 (3-2-1 AAC).
How It Happened
The Owls made moves early on offense, with Sophie Zhang sending a shot right into the Mean Green keeper's arms in the opening minutes. North Texas capitalized off of a Rice miscue to net the first goal of the match in the ninth minute. Another opportunity came minutes later for the Mean Green, but Faith Hutchins made the save to keep the deficit at one. North Texas held on to the 1-0 lead at the half.
After a foul gave Rice a free kick at the left side of the box, Chancey sent a strike into Taylor Rish who snuck the ball into the back of the net to tie the match. It wasn't until the 76-minute mark when Chancey had another chance, this time by a corner kick, which found Albuquerque who headed the ball home and put the Owls in front. Hutchins and crew held strong the rest of the match, as Rice went on to win 2-1.
Post-Match Reaction: Head Coach Brian Lee
"Another great team Holloway performance to turn the game at halftime. It's a little story, I'd like to tell, about three 5th years you know so well, it started way back in history with CatA, TRish, and Leah Chancey. Two great finishes by Taylor and Cat from phenomenal services by Leah and certainly our depth was the difference on a hot day."
Scoring Summary
08:30 – UNT – Goal by Devyn Flannery (3), assisted by Bailey Wesco
51:35 – RICE – Goal by Taylor Rish (2), assisted by Leah Chancey
76:00 – RICE – Goal by Catarina Albuquerque (2), assisted by Leah Chancey
Quick Hits
North Texas out-shot Rice 22-13, with the Owls having an 8-6 shots on goal advantage.
The Mean Green held a slight 4-2 edge in corner kicks.
Chancey saw her eight-match goal scoring streak come to an end, but directly contributed to the two Rice goals by recording assists off the free kicks.
She has now recorded a point in 11 straight matches.
Rish netted her second goal of the season and sixth of her career.
Albuquerque recorded her second goal of the season and seventh of her career.
Hutchins made five saves in goal.
Albuquerque and Mikala Furuto are now tied for second all-time in career games played with 88.
Furuto is also fifth all-time in career games started with 79.
Rice 11 wins this season are tied for the second most under Coach Lee.
Rice extended its home unbeaten streak to 11 matches (10-0-1), the longest home unbeaten streak to open a season in program history.
Rice's 11-match unbeaten streak is also tied for the third-longest home unbeaten streak in program history.
Rice is now 5-9-4 all-time against North Texas.
Up Next
Rice will head out to the Sunshine State to take on Florida Atlantic next Thursday.
How It Happened
The Owls made moves early on offense, with Sophie Zhang sending a shot right into the Mean Green keeper's arms in the opening minutes. North Texas capitalized off of a Rice miscue to net the first goal of the match in the ninth minute. Another opportunity came minutes later for the Mean Green, but Faith Hutchins made the save to keep the deficit at one. North Texas held on to the 1-0 lead at the half.
After a foul gave Rice a free kick at the left side of the box, Chancey sent a strike into Taylor Rish who snuck the ball into the back of the net to tie the match. It wasn't until the 76-minute mark when Chancey had another chance, this time by a corner kick, which found Albuquerque who headed the ball home and put the Owls in front. Hutchins and crew held strong the rest of the match, as Rice went on to win 2-1.
Post-Match Reaction: Head Coach Brian Lee
"Another great team Holloway performance to turn the game at halftime. It's a little story, I'd like to tell, about three 5th years you know so well, it started way back in history with CatA, TRish, and Leah Chancey. Two great finishes by Taylor and Cat from phenomenal services by Leah and certainly our depth was the difference on a hot day."
Scoring Summary
08:30 – UNT – Goal by Devyn Flannery (3), assisted by Bailey Wesco
51:35 – RICE – Goal by Taylor Rish (2), assisted by Leah Chancey
76:00 – RICE – Goal by Catarina Albuquerque (2), assisted by Leah Chancey
Quick Hits
North Texas out-shot Rice 22-13, with the Owls having an 8-6 shots on goal advantage.
The Mean Green held a slight 4-2 edge in corner kicks.
Chancey saw her eight-match goal scoring streak come to an end, but directly contributed to the two Rice goals by recording assists off the free kicks.
She has now recorded a point in 11 straight matches.
Rish netted her second goal of the season and sixth of her career.
Albuquerque recorded her second goal of the season and seventh of her career.
Hutchins made five saves in goal.
Albuquerque and Mikala Furuto are now tied for second all-time in career games played with 88.
Furuto is also fifth all-time in career games started with 79.
Rice 11 wins this season are tied for the second most under Coach Lee.
Rice extended its home unbeaten streak to 11 matches (10-0-1), the longest home unbeaten streak to open a season in program history.
Rice's 11-match unbeaten streak is also tied for the third-longest home unbeaten streak in program history.
Rice is now 5-9-4 all-time against North Texas.
Up Next
Rice will head out to the Sunshine State to take on Florida Atlantic next Thursday.
Team Stats
UNT
RICE
Goals
1
2
Shots
22
13
Shots on Goal
6
8
Saves
6
5
Corners
4
2
Fouls
12
12
Scoring Plays
Devyn Flannery (3)
Assisted By: Bailey Wesco
GOAL by UNT Flannery, Devyn Assist by Wesco, Bailey.
08:30
Taylor Rish (2)
Assisted By: Leah Chancey
GOAL by RICE Rish, Taylor Assist by Chancey, Leah.
51:35
Catarina Albuquerque (2)
Assisted By: Leah Chancey
GOAL by RICE Albuquerque, Catarina Assist by Chancey, Leah.
76:00
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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