Sixth-Seed Rice Meets Seventh-Seeded South Florida in American Semifinals

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Rice Owls (10-3-5, 3-2-5 American) vs. South Florida Bulls (9-8-2, 4-4-2 American)
Match 19 • Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 • 3:00 p.m. CT
Lakewood Ranch, Florida • Premier Sports Campus
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American Semifinal
The Owls are set to battle South Florida Thursday afternoon in the American Conference Tournament semifinal round. The winner will face either (5) UTSA or (1) Memphis in the championship game on Sunday afternoon. Rice has now reached the American Tournament semifinal round in back-to-back seasons.

Conference Honors
The Rice soccer team had several earn postseason recognition from the American Conference, with Jadyn Jaeger leading the way as the American Co-Freshman of the Year, while also being one of four to land a spot on an All-Conference team. Leah Chancey was selected American All-Conference First Team, while Naija Bruckner and Lilly Reuscher both earned spots on the All-Conference Third Team. Jaeger was also selected to the All-Freshman Team.

Last Time Out
The Owls avenged an earlier loss with a 1-0 win over the third-seeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane Monday afternoon in the American Tournament quarterfinals. Eileen Albers scored the game-winning goal off an assist from Jadyn Jaeger, while Kirsten Ruf made a career-high nine saves in goal.

National Recognition
Leah Chancey checked in at No. 63 in the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Players, after starting the season at 67 in the preseason rankings. Another Owl, Jadyn Jaeger, was slotted at No. 51 in the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Freshmen. Chancey leads the Owls with eight goals and eight assists on the season, while Jaeger adds another two goals and two assists for her young collegiate career.

Rice vs. South Florida
This is the fifth meeting between the two, with the Bulls holding a 2-1-1 series lead. The Owls rallied for a 3-1 victory over South Florida in this season's matchup in Houston, with Eileen Albers scoring two goals.

Lee Earns Win 350
During Rice's 3-2 win over Oklahoma State on August 28, head coach Brian Lee recorded with 350th career win as a head coach. Coach Lee has been a head coach for 32 seasons with stops at Furman (11 seasons) and LSU (14 seasons) before taking over Rice in 2019 (7th season). Lee currently ranks 18^th in wins by active DI coaches.

HTX Takeover in the RGV
The Owls had an offensive explosion at UTRGV, dropping six goals in the shutout win. The Owls' six goals are the most in a game since scoring eight against TSU during the 2020-21 season. The six goals are the most scored on the road since Rice had seven at Old Dominion in 2017.

Two Up, Two Down
Mariana Elizondo has opened the 2025 season on fire; netting goals in back-to-back matches, both being game-winning goals. The two goals tie a season high, when she scored twice back in the 2022 season (also the last time she scored before the 2025 campaign).

Welcome to *Our* House
The Owls defended Holloway Field fiercely last season, going 10-1-1 at home. The Owls have a 146-60-24 all-time home record. Rice currently has a 10-game unbeaten streak at home against non-conference opponents, going 9-0-1 in that span.

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