Thursday, August 22
Tallahassee, FL
6 p.m.
Rice University
at
No. 1 Florida State
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Owls Take on Defending National Champion No. 1 Florida State Thursday Night
8/21/2024 4:37:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Rice Owls (2-0, 0-0 AAC) vs. No. 1 Florida State Seminoles (2-0, 0-0 ACC)
Match 3 • Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 • 6:00 p.m. CT
Tallahassee, Florida • Seminole Soccer Complex
Video Stream: ACC Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceSoccer
Taking on Number One
Rice will head on the road for the team's only road non-conference matchup of the season this Thursday night against the reigning national champion No. 1 Florida State. The Owls will return home on Sunday to face UTRGV.
Last Time Out
Natalie Gorji's game-winning goal in the 71st minute propelled Rice past Navy 2-1 last Sunday at Holloway Field. Kallie McKinney netted Rice's first goal to open the scoring before Navy tied the match shortly after. The win gives Rice its first 2-0 start since the 2021 season.
Making Great First Impressions
Freshman Dayo Tennyson netted her first career goal in her first collegiate game against Texas State, becoming the 11th Rice athlete in program history to score a goal in their first Rice game. Graduate transfer Leah Chancey recorded the assist on Tennyson's goal, becoming the 10th athlete in program history to record an assist in their first Rice game. Through the season's first two matches, Rice's newcomers have tallied five points with one goal and three assists.
Conference Honors
The first week of play brought the first weekly honor for Rice as graduate goalie Faith Hutchins was named the AAC Goalkeeper of the Week (8-19, Week 1). Hutchins played all 180 minutes in goal during the week, earning wins against Texas State (2-1) and Navy (2-1). She had a 1.0 goals against average on the week, making seven saves on 23 shots faces. Hutchins posted a .778 save percentage on the week.
Rice vs. Florida State
This is only the second meeting in the series history, with the Seminoles winning the first matchup 5-0 during the 2022 season at Holloway Field. With Thursday's match, both matchups in the series history will have taken place while Florida State was the defending national champion.
No Place Like Home
Rice will open the 2024 season with eight of the team's first nine matches being played at Holloway Field. The Owls hold a 131-58-22 all-time home record.
Killgore Returns Home
Bella Killgore, who played her college days with Rice from 2018-22, returns home for the 2024 season after being hired as the team's Goalkeeper Coach. During her five-year career, Rice captured two regular season titles and one CUSA tournament title (2020-21), where the Owls advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. She was a two-time CUSA Goalkeeper of the Year, two-time All-CUSA First Team and a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-South Region honoree in 2021.
Preseason Honors
Three Owls were named to the 2024 AAC Preseason Watch List with Leah Chancey, Faith Hutchins and Carsyn Martz all earning honors. The Owls were selected 10th in the AAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
2024 Recruiting Class Tops AAC
The Owls had big-time commitments with four grad transfers and six freshmen for the 2024 recruiting class, the top-ranked recruiting class in the AAC and 32nd-ranked class in the nation according to TopDrawerSoccer.
Match 3 • Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 • 6:00 p.m. CT
Tallahassee, Florida • Seminole Soccer Complex
Video Stream: ACC Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceSoccer
Taking on Number One
Rice will head on the road for the team's only road non-conference matchup of the season this Thursday night against the reigning national champion No. 1 Florida State. The Owls will return home on Sunday to face UTRGV.
Last Time Out
Natalie Gorji's game-winning goal in the 71st minute propelled Rice past Navy 2-1 last Sunday at Holloway Field. Kallie McKinney netted Rice's first goal to open the scoring before Navy tied the match shortly after. The win gives Rice its first 2-0 start since the 2021 season.
Making Great First Impressions
Freshman Dayo Tennyson netted her first career goal in her first collegiate game against Texas State, becoming the 11th Rice athlete in program history to score a goal in their first Rice game. Graduate transfer Leah Chancey recorded the assist on Tennyson's goal, becoming the 10th athlete in program history to record an assist in their first Rice game. Through the season's first two matches, Rice's newcomers have tallied five points with one goal and three assists.
Conference Honors
The first week of play brought the first weekly honor for Rice as graduate goalie Faith Hutchins was named the AAC Goalkeeper of the Week (8-19, Week 1). Hutchins played all 180 minutes in goal during the week, earning wins against Texas State (2-1) and Navy (2-1). She had a 1.0 goals against average on the week, making seven saves on 23 shots faces. Hutchins posted a .778 save percentage on the week.
Rice vs. Florida State
This is only the second meeting in the series history, with the Seminoles winning the first matchup 5-0 during the 2022 season at Holloway Field. With Thursday's match, both matchups in the series history will have taken place while Florida State was the defending national champion.
No Place Like Home
Rice will open the 2024 season with eight of the team's first nine matches being played at Holloway Field. The Owls hold a 131-58-22 all-time home record.
Killgore Returns Home
Bella Killgore, who played her college days with Rice from 2018-22, returns home for the 2024 season after being hired as the team's Goalkeeper Coach. During her five-year career, Rice captured two regular season titles and one CUSA tournament title (2020-21), where the Owls advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. She was a two-time CUSA Goalkeeper of the Year, two-time All-CUSA First Team and a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-South Region honoree in 2021.
Preseason Honors
Three Owls were named to the 2024 AAC Preseason Watch List with Leah Chancey, Faith Hutchins and Carsyn Martz all earning honors. The Owls were selected 10th in the AAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
2024 Recruiting Class Tops AAC
The Owls had big-time commitments with four grad transfers and six freshmen for the 2024 recruiting class, the top-ranked recruiting class in the AAC and 32nd-ranked class in the nation according to TopDrawerSoccer.
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