Rice Scores Late for Draw at ECU - Rice University Athletics

Sunday, October 11

Greenville, NC

11 a.m.

Rice University

4-6-4, 2-3-1

East Carolina

2-4-8, 1-2-3

Team	1	2	Final F
Rice	1	1	2
East Carolina	1	1	2

August 12, 2026, Houston, Texas, US: During the match between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Rice Owls at Holloway Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics

Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics

10/11/2026 5:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Anthony Roberts (ar186@rice.edu)

GREENVILLE – The Rice soccer team rallied late to draw East Carolina 2-2 on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Greenville, NC. The Owls move to 4-6-4 (2-3-1 American) while the Pirates move to 2-4-8 (1-2-3 American).

How It Happened
The freshman duo of Sloane Popov and Neerali Kapadia opened the scoring just 11 minutes into the match, giving Rice an early later. Minutes later, ECU was assessed a red card, but prevailed for an equalizing goal near the 28-minute mark. The Pirates withstood numerous shots in the final 15 minutes to keep the match 1-1 at the half.

Both sides traded shots for the opening 20 minutes, but the Pirates struck once again to take the lead with 25 minutes remaining. The Owls found the response minutes later, with Elliana Ramirez scoring her first goal of the season to even the score. A final barrage of shots from the Owls

Scoring Summary
11:45 – RICE – Goal by Sloane Popov, assisted by Neerali Kapadia
27:49 – ECU – Goal by Isabella Gutierrez, unassisted
64:06 – ECU – Goal by Ella Steck, assisted by Emery Ludlam
72:42 – RICE – Goal by Elliana Ramirez, assisted by Sophie Zhang

Quick Hits
Rice outshot ECU 23-11 and 13-4 in shots on goal.
The Owls had a 16-6 corner kick advantage.
Popov scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
Ramierz netted her first goal of the season.
Kapadia added her conference-leading 10^th assist of the season.
Kapadia set the Rice freshman record for assists.

Up Next
Rice returns home to face North Texas Thursday for Senior Night.