Monday, November 4
Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
4:05 p.m.
Rice University
12-5-2, 5-4-1
2
vs
0
UAB
7-5-5, 4-2-4
1
2
F
UAB
0
0
0
Rice
0
2
2
Owls Power Past UAB to Advance to AAC Semifinals
11/4/2024 10:51:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LAKEWOOD RANCH – The fourth-seeded Rice soccer team used two late goals to snap a three-game losing skid and defeat fifth-seed UAB 2-0 Monday night in the AAC Tournament quarterfinal round in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. With the win, the Owls move to 12-5-2 on the season, while UAB falls to 7-5-5.
How It Happened
The Blazers applied pressure early, recording the first on-target shot 16 minutes into the match, but Faith Hutchins made an easy save to keep things scoreless. Leah Chancey followed with a shot on goal of her own but couldn't get past the Blazer keeper. Both sides went into the half scoreless.
It wasn't until the 71st minute of the match that Sophie Zhang was able to snap the scoreless tie and give the Owls a late 1-0 advantage. Minutes later, Jules Johnston doubled the lead off passes from Allie Love and Dayo Tennyson. Rice's defense held the rest of the way to advance to the semifinal round of the AAC Tournament.
Scoring Summary
70:54 – RICE – Goal by Sophie Zhang (1), assisted by Allie Love, Catarina Albuquerque
75:03 – RICE – Goal by Jules Johnston (3), assisted by Allie Love, Dayo Tennyson
Quick Hits
UAB out-shot Rice 17-10 and 8-4 in shots on goal.
Both sides had six corner kicks.
Zhang scores her first goal of the season and second of her career,
Johnston scores her third goal of the season and fourth of her career.
Love records assist numbers six and seven on the season.
Hutchins made eight saves in goal en route to her eighth shutout of the season.
She moves into fourth in single-season saves all-time at Rice with 96 this season.
Albuquerque and Mikala Furuto are still tied for the most career games played all-time, with 93.
Furuto is still third all-time in career games started, with 84.
This was Rice's first AAC Tournament appearance and win.
Rice is now 12-6-1 all-time against the Blazers.
Up Next
Rice advances to the AAC Tournament semifinal round on Thursday, where the team will face Memphis at 6 p.m.
How It Happened
The Blazers applied pressure early, recording the first on-target shot 16 minutes into the match, but Faith Hutchins made an easy save to keep things scoreless. Leah Chancey followed with a shot on goal of her own but couldn't get past the Blazer keeper. Both sides went into the half scoreless.
It wasn't until the 71st minute of the match that Sophie Zhang was able to snap the scoreless tie and give the Owls a late 1-0 advantage. Minutes later, Jules Johnston doubled the lead off passes from Allie Love and Dayo Tennyson. Rice's defense held the rest of the way to advance to the semifinal round of the AAC Tournament.
Scoring Summary
70:54 – RICE – Goal by Sophie Zhang (1), assisted by Allie Love, Catarina Albuquerque
75:03 – RICE – Goal by Jules Johnston (3), assisted by Allie Love, Dayo Tennyson
Quick Hits
UAB out-shot Rice 17-10 and 8-4 in shots on goal.
Both sides had six corner kicks.
Zhang scores her first goal of the season and second of her career,
Johnston scores her third goal of the season and fourth of her career.
Love records assist numbers six and seven on the season.
Hutchins made eight saves in goal en route to her eighth shutout of the season.
She moves into fourth in single-season saves all-time at Rice with 96 this season.
Albuquerque and Mikala Furuto are still tied for the most career games played all-time, with 93.
Furuto is still third all-time in career games started, with 84.
This was Rice's first AAC Tournament appearance and win.
Rice is now 12-6-1 all-time against the Blazers.
Up Next
Rice advances to the AAC Tournament semifinal round on Thursday, where the team will face Memphis at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
UAB
RICE
Goals
0
2
Shots
17
10
Shots on Goal
8
4
Saves
2
8
Corners
6
6
Fouls
6
9
Scoring Plays
Sophie Zhang (1)
Assisted By: Allie Love , Catarina Albuquerque
GOAL by RICE Zhang, Sophie Assist by Love, Allie and Albuquerque, Catarina.
70:54
Jules Johnston (3)
Assisted By: Allie Love , Dayo Tennyson
GOAL by RICE Johnston, Jules Assist by Love, Allie and Tennyson, Dayo.
75:03
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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