Thursday, September 5
Houston, TX
6:05 p.m.
Rice University
5-1-1, 0-0-0
2
vs
2
Louisiana
4-0-3, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Louisiana
1
1
2
Rice
1
1
2
Owls Extend Unbeaten Streak to Four After Draw with Louisiana
9/5/2024 9:43:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HOUSTON – The Rice soccer team rallied twice to ultimately play to a draw against Louisiana Thursday night at Holloway Field. The Owls move to 5-1-1 on the season, remaining unbeaten at home (5-0-1), while the Ragin' Cajuns move to 4-0-3.
How It Happened
Louisiana started hot out of the gates, quickly taking the lead just six minutes into the match. Minutes later the Ragin' Cajuns looked to double their lead, but Faith Hutchins was there to make the save and reset the defense. It wasn't until the 35th minute before the Owls had a true offensive chance, with Leah Chancey sending a free kick off the tip of the Louisiana goalie's gloves and to the back of the net to tie the match. The score remained 1-1 at halftime.
Just like they did in the opening half, the Ragin' Cajuns opened the second half with an early score, this time just over four minutes into the half. Rice found the response 10 minutes later, with quick footwork from Mikala Furuto and Kallie McKinney finding Jules Johnston, who sailed the ball from the top of the box and to the top left corner of the goal to tie the match back up. Both sides made timely saves to keep the match even, resulting in the 2-2 draw.
Post-Match Reaction: Head Coach Brian Lee
"'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stand a little taller,' – tonight was necessary in the course of our season. Louisiana exposed our slow start and left us chasing the game. We showed great character to fight back twice and have clear areas to get better."
Scoring Summary
05:58 – UL – Goal by Aila Swinton (2), assisted by Sienna Hurrell
34:02 – RICE – Goal by Leah Chancey (3), unassisted
49:10 – UL – Goal by Adeline Nemeth (3), assisted by Sienna Hurrell, Hailly Waterhouse
59:52 – RICE – Goal by Jules Johnston (2), assisted by Mikala Furuto, Kallie McKinney
Quick Hits
Louisiana out-shot Rice 19-10 and 9-7 in shots on goal.
The Ragin' Cajuns also had a slight 3-2 corner kick advantage.
Chancey scored her team-leading third goal of the season and fifth of her career.
Johnston netted her second goal of the season.
Furuto records her first points of the season with an assist.
Furuto and Catarina Albuquerque are now tied for tenth all-time in program history in games played with 80.
McKinney recorded her second assist of the season and sixth point of the season.
Hutchins recorded seven saves in goal.
The Owls continue their unbeaten streak at home to six games (5-0-1), tying for the third-longest home unbeaten streak to open a season in program history.
Rice is 0-0-1 all-time against Louisiana.
Up Next
The non-conference slate concludes Sunday night at Holloway Field when Rice welcomes Sam Houston.
How It Happened
Louisiana started hot out of the gates, quickly taking the lead just six minutes into the match. Minutes later the Ragin' Cajuns looked to double their lead, but Faith Hutchins was there to make the save and reset the defense. It wasn't until the 35th minute before the Owls had a true offensive chance, with Leah Chancey sending a free kick off the tip of the Louisiana goalie's gloves and to the back of the net to tie the match. The score remained 1-1 at halftime.
Just like they did in the opening half, the Ragin' Cajuns opened the second half with an early score, this time just over four minutes into the half. Rice found the response 10 minutes later, with quick footwork from Mikala Furuto and Kallie McKinney finding Jules Johnston, who sailed the ball from the top of the box and to the top left corner of the goal to tie the match back up. Both sides made timely saves to keep the match even, resulting in the 2-2 draw.
Post-Match Reaction: Head Coach Brian Lee
"'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stand a little taller,' – tonight was necessary in the course of our season. Louisiana exposed our slow start and left us chasing the game. We showed great character to fight back twice and have clear areas to get better."
Scoring Summary
05:58 – UL – Goal by Aila Swinton (2), assisted by Sienna Hurrell
34:02 – RICE – Goal by Leah Chancey (3), unassisted
49:10 – UL – Goal by Adeline Nemeth (3), assisted by Sienna Hurrell, Hailly Waterhouse
59:52 – RICE – Goal by Jules Johnston (2), assisted by Mikala Furuto, Kallie McKinney
Quick Hits
Louisiana out-shot Rice 19-10 and 9-7 in shots on goal.
The Ragin' Cajuns also had a slight 3-2 corner kick advantage.
Chancey scored her team-leading third goal of the season and fifth of her career.
Johnston netted her second goal of the season.
Furuto records her first points of the season with an assist.
Furuto and Catarina Albuquerque are now tied for tenth all-time in program history in games played with 80.
McKinney recorded her second assist of the season and sixth point of the season.
Hutchins recorded seven saves in goal.
The Owls continue their unbeaten streak at home to six games (5-0-1), tying for the third-longest home unbeaten streak to open a season in program history.
Rice is 0-0-1 all-time against Louisiana.
Up Next
The non-conference slate concludes Sunday night at Holloway Field when Rice welcomes Sam Houston.
Team Stats
LA
RICE
Goals
2
2
Shots
18
10
Shots on Goal
9
7
Saves
4
7
Corners
3
2
Fouls
11
8
Scoring Plays
Aila Swinton (2)
Assisted By: Sienna Hurrell
GOAL by LA Swinton, Aila Assist by Hurrell, Sienna.
05:58
Leah Chancey (3)
GOAL by RICE Chancey, Leah.
34:02
Adeline Nemeth (3)
Assisted By: Sienna Hurrell , Hailly Waterhouse
GOAL by LA Nemeth, Adeline Assist by Hurrell, Sienna and Waterhouse, Hailly.
49:10
Jules Johnston (2)
Assisted By: Mikala Furuto , Kallie McKinney
GOAL by RICE Johnston, Jules Assist by Furuto, Mikala and McKinney, Kallie.
59:52
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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