Rice University Athletics
Friday, October 2
San Antonio, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
4-5-3, 2-2-0
3
at
0
UTSA
4-3-4, 0-2-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| UTSA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Owls Roll Past UTSA
10/2/2026 9:58:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SAN ANTONIO – The Rice soccer team cruised to a 3-0 win over UTSA Friday night at Park West Athletics Complex in San Antonio, Texas. The Owls improve to 4-5-3 (2-2 American), while UTSA falls to 4-3-4 (0-2-1 American).
How It Happened
After both sides were unable to get off clean looks in the opening parts of the first half, a foul in the box allowed Eileen Albers to convert a penalty kick to give Rice an early lead. Seconds later, the freshmen duo of Sloane Popov and Neerali Kapadia struck again to double the lead. The Owls led 2-0 at the half.
UTSA looked to get on the board with several attempts to start the second half, but Kirsten Ruf was there to make multiple saves. After trading several offensive opportunities, Lauren Pickup sent a perfect header past the UTSA defense to extend the lead as the Owls went on to shutout UTSA.
Scoring Summary
29:20 – RICE – Goal by Eileen Albers, penalty kick goal
30:08 – RICE – Goal by Sloane Popov, assisted by Neerali Kapadia
73:41 – RICE – Goal by Lauren Pickup, assisted by Jadyn Jaeger and Neerali Kapadia
Quick Hits
Rice outshot UTSA 13-9 and 8-6 in shots on goal.
The Owls had an 8-4 corner kick advantage.
Popov netted her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
Pickup scored her fifth goal of the season.
Albers recorded her second goal of the season.
Kapadia added her team-leading eighth and ninth assists on the season.
Jaeger tallied her third assist of the season.
Rice is now 14-4-1 all-time against UTSA.
Up Next
The Owls return to Hollow Field next Thursday night to face UAB.
How It Happened
After both sides were unable to get off clean looks in the opening parts of the first half, a foul in the box allowed Eileen Albers to convert a penalty kick to give Rice an early lead. Seconds later, the freshmen duo of Sloane Popov and Neerali Kapadia struck again to double the lead. The Owls led 2-0 at the half.
UTSA looked to get on the board with several attempts to start the second half, but Kirsten Ruf was there to make multiple saves. After trading several offensive opportunities, Lauren Pickup sent a perfect header past the UTSA defense to extend the lead as the Owls went on to shutout UTSA.
Scoring Summary
29:20 – RICE – Goal by Eileen Albers, penalty kick goal
30:08 – RICE – Goal by Sloane Popov, assisted by Neerali Kapadia
73:41 – RICE – Goal by Lauren Pickup, assisted by Jadyn Jaeger and Neerali Kapadia
Quick Hits
Rice outshot UTSA 13-9 and 8-6 in shots on goal.
The Owls had an 8-4 corner kick advantage.
Popov netted her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
Pickup scored her fifth goal of the season.
Albers recorded her second goal of the season.
Kapadia added her team-leading eighth and ninth assists on the season.
Jaeger tallied her third assist of the season.
Rice is now 14-4-1 all-time against UTSA.
Up Next
The Owls return to Hollow Field next Thursday night to face UAB.
Players Mentioned
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RICE
UTSA
Goals
3
0
Shots
13
9
Shots on Goal
8
6
Saves
6
5
Corners
8
4
Fouls
8
12
Scoring Plays
Eileen Albers (1)
RICE Eileen Albers PENALTY KICK GOAL.
29:20
Sloane Popov (6)
Assisted By: Neerali Kapadia
GOAL by RICE Popov, Sloane Assist by Kapadia, Neerali.
30:08
Lauren Pickup (5)
Assisted By: Jadyn Jaeger , Neerali Kapadia
GOAL by RICE Pickup, Lauren Assist by Jaeger, Jadyn and Kapadia, Neerali.
73:41
Game Leaders
fwd
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
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