Owls Fall at South Florida - Rice University Athletics

Thursday, October 22

Tampa, FL

6 p.m.

Rice University

4-7-5, 2-4-2

South Florida

3-8-3, 1-4-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Rice	0	0	0
South Fla.	2	2	4

10/22/2026 8:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Anthony Roberts (ar186@rice.edu)

TAMPA – The Rice soccer team dropped its road game at South Florida 4-0 Thursday night in Tampa, Fla. The Owls fall to 4-7-5 (2-4-2 American).

How It Happened
The Owls were aggressive to open the match, with Sloane Popov and Jordyn Mariam having early chances, but the USF keeper was there to make both saves. Just after the 30-minute mark, the Bulls struck for the opening goal of the match. Four minutes later, South Florida doubled the lead. Rice trailed 2-0 at the half.

Popov and Neerali Kapaida looked to get the Rice offense going to open the second half, but the Bulls defense held to keep Rice off the board. Shortly after, USF extended their lead with a third goal. 15 minutes later, South Florida scored once more en route to the shutout win.

Scoring Summary
30:57 – USF – Goal by Regan Kelly, assisted by Reese Rupe
34:46 – USF – Goal by McKenna Battilla, assisted by Brooke Fabri
55:56 – USF – Goal by Delaney Tellex
69:42 – USF – Goal by Amelia Malkin, assisted by McKenna Battilla

Quick Hits
Rice outshot USF 17-12, while the Bulls had a 6-5 shots on goal advantage.
The Owls had a 7-2 corner kick advantage.

Up Next
Rice continues the Florida road trip Sunday at Florida Atlantic.