Thursday, October 31
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Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Rice Drops Regular Season Finale to ECU
10/31/2024 8:23:00 PM | Women's Soccer
GREENVILLE – The Rice soccer team rallied late but ultimately fell short on the road to East Carolina 2-1 in the regular season finale Thursday night. Rice falls to 11-5-2 (5-4-1 AAC) and will enter the AAC Tournament as either the fourth or fifth seed (will face the other seed next Monday in the quarterfinals).
How It Happened
The two sides traded possessions early, with Jules Johnston firing a shot with the Pirate keeper making the save 15 minutes into the match. Four minutes later, a video replay awarded ECU a penalty kick, which the Pirates scored on to take the lead. Leah Chancey sparked the offense by rattling off several shots, with the Owls starting to find a groove offensively, but Rice headed into the half scoreless, still trailing 1-0.
After the two offenses went silent for the opening third of the second half, East Carolina struck for its second goal in the 59th minute. Mikala Furuto looked to cut the deficit in half shortly after, but her shot couldn't get past the ECU defense. With under 10 minutes to go, Rice got on the board off of Lauren Pickup's first career goal, set up by Kat Lazor's free kick. A minute later, Allie Love sent a shot in the box, but a leaping save by the ECU keeper kept the deficit at one. Time would not favor the Owls as the ECU held on for the 2-1 victory to close the regular season.
Scoring Summary
19:04 – ECU – Goal by Abby Sowa, unassisted
58:09 – ECU – Goal by Sierra Lowery, assisted by Kylie Alvarez, Emma Sheehan
80:15 – RICE – Goal by Lauren Pickup (1), assisted by Taylor Rish, Kat Lazor
Quick Hits
Both sides were even in shots at 10-10, with Rice having a 4-3 shots on goal advantage.
The Pirates had a 4-3 corner kick advantage.
Pickup scored her first career goal and points.
Rish recorded her fifth assist of the season.
Lazor recorded her second assist of the season.
Catarina Albuquerque and Furuto are still tied for the most career games played all-time, with 92.
Furuto is still third all-time in career games started, with 83.
Rice is now 2-6-2 all-time against ECU.
Up Next
Rice will head out to the AAC Tournament, with the quarterfinals starting on Monday. Rice's opponent and seed will be determined later tonight.
How It Happened
The two sides traded possessions early, with Jules Johnston firing a shot with the Pirate keeper making the save 15 minutes into the match. Four minutes later, a video replay awarded ECU a penalty kick, which the Pirates scored on to take the lead. Leah Chancey sparked the offense by rattling off several shots, with the Owls starting to find a groove offensively, but Rice headed into the half scoreless, still trailing 1-0.
After the two offenses went silent for the opening third of the second half, East Carolina struck for its second goal in the 59th minute. Mikala Furuto looked to cut the deficit in half shortly after, but her shot couldn't get past the ECU defense. With under 10 minutes to go, Rice got on the board off of Lauren Pickup's first career goal, set up by Kat Lazor's free kick. A minute later, Allie Love sent a shot in the box, but a leaping save by the ECU keeper kept the deficit at one. Time would not favor the Owls as the ECU held on for the 2-1 victory to close the regular season.
Scoring Summary
19:04 – ECU – Goal by Abby Sowa, unassisted
58:09 – ECU – Goal by Sierra Lowery, assisted by Kylie Alvarez, Emma Sheehan
80:15 – RICE – Goal by Lauren Pickup (1), assisted by Taylor Rish, Kat Lazor
Quick Hits
Both sides were even in shots at 10-10, with Rice having a 4-3 shots on goal advantage.
The Pirates had a 4-3 corner kick advantage.
Pickup scored her first career goal and points.
Rish recorded her fifth assist of the season.
Lazor recorded her second assist of the season.
Catarina Albuquerque and Furuto are still tied for the most career games played all-time, with 92.
Furuto is still third all-time in career games started, with 83.
Rice is now 2-6-2 all-time against ECU.
Up Next
Rice will head out to the AAC Tournament, with the quarterfinals starting on Monday. Rice's opponent and seed will be determined later tonight.
Team Stats
RICE
ECU
Goals
1
2
Shots
10
10
Shots on Goal
4
3
Saves
1
3
Corners
3
4
Fouls
11
15
Scoring Plays
Abby Sowa (3)
ECU Abby Sowa PENALTY KICK GOAL.
19:03
Sierra Lowery (1)
Assisted By: Kylie Alvarez , Emma Sheehan
GOAL by ECU Lowery, Sierra Assist by Alvarez, Kylie and Sheehan, Emma.
58:09
Lauren Pickup (1)
Assisted By: Taylor Rish , Kat Lazor
GOAL by RICE Pickup, Lauren Assist by Rish, Taylor and Lazor, Kat.
80:15
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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