Rice Opens Six-Match Homestand Sunday Against UTRGV
8/23/2024 3:33:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Rice Owls (2-1, 0-0 AAC) vs. UTRGV Vaqueros (0-1-1, 0-0 Southland)
Match 4 • Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 • 11:00 a.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Holloway Field
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceSoccer
Home, Sweet Home
The Owls return to Holloway Field Sunday against UTRGV for the first of six consecutive home matches for Rice. The Owls will round out the August slate against Lamar next Thursday night.
Last Time Out
The Owls are coming off a 3-0 defeat at top-ranked Florida State last Thursday. Graduate goalkeeper Faith Hutchins made 11 saves, tying for the fifth most saves in a match in program history. The Owls held the nation's second-highest scoring offense entering the match to three goals (averaging 7.5 goals entering the match).
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. UTRGV
This is the first-ever meeting between the Owls and UTRGV. This season, Rice is 1-0 when facing an opponent for the first time, defeating Navy 2-1 on Aug. 18.
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 4 • Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 • 11:00 a.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Holloway Field
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceSoccer
Home, Sweet Home
The Owls return to Holloway Field Sunday against UTRGV for the first of six consecutive home matches for Rice. The Owls will round out the August slate against Lamar next Thursday night.
Last Time Out
The Owls are coming off a 3-0 defeat at top-ranked Florida State last Thursday. Graduate goalkeeper Faith Hutchins made 11 saves, tying for the fifth most saves in a match in program history. The Owls held the nation's second-highest scoring offense entering the match to three goals (averaging 7.5 goals entering the match).
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. UTRGV
This is the first-ever meeting between the Owls and UTRGV. This season, Rice is 1-0 when facing an opponent for the first time, defeating Navy 2-1 on Aug. 18.
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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