2017 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Hoyer, Maya

Jersey Number 1
Maya Hoyer
- Height:
- 6-null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Archbishop Mitty H.S.
- Hometown:
- Los Gatos, Calif.
Bio
At Rice:
2019: Honor Athlete (Rice Athletics); Played in 15 of the team’s 19 games… Totaled more than 737 minutes in-goal in the Owls’ two-keeper system… Registered a 1.46 goals-against average… Recorded 44 saves and maintained a .786 save-percentage… Tallied a season-high five saves twice, on the road at Middle Tennessee and at home against North Texas.
2018: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice Honor Athlete; Played in four games with two starts… Contributed to two of the team’s four shutouts… Finished with eight saves in 185 minutes of action… Maintained a .667 save percentage.
2017: Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year; All-Conference USA (second team); Twice named the C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week (back-to-back on Oct. 1 and Oct. 9); C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Tied for 39th in the nation with eight complete game shutouts in first season as a starter... Also tied for the C-USA lead in shutouts, but Hoyer played three fewer matches than the league's other co-leader... The eight shutouts is the fourth-highest single-season total in school history... Posted five-consecutive C-USA shutouts against LA Tech, Western Kentucky, Southern Miss, UTSA and UTEO... Only Owl to play every minute of the season, a total of 1,660 minutes over 18 games... Finished sixth in the conference in goals-against average (1.03) and ninth in save percentage (.774)... Recorded 65 saves, an average of 3.61 saves per game... Made a career-high nine saves on the road against nationally-ranked Memphis... Tallied at least six saves in a match four times overall.
2016: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Played in three games with two starting assignments in first season of Division I soccer... Started in goal on opening day against No. 8 ranked Texas A&M... Made a career-high eight saves in a career-long 90 minutes of action against the Aggies... Started the next game in a home victory against crosstown foe Houston Baptist and saw action between the pipes in a win over Sam Houston State... Logged a total of 174 minutes of playing time... Goals-against average was 2.58.
2019: Honor Athlete (Rice Athletics); Played in 15 of the team’s 19 games… Totaled more than 737 minutes in-goal in the Owls’ two-keeper system… Registered a 1.46 goals-against average… Recorded 44 saves and maintained a .786 save-percentage… Tallied a season-high five saves twice, on the road at Middle Tennessee and at home against North Texas.
2018: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice Honor Athlete; Played in four games with two starts… Contributed to two of the team’s four shutouts… Finished with eight saves in 185 minutes of action… Maintained a .667 save percentage.
2017: Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year; All-Conference USA (second team); Twice named the C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week (back-to-back on Oct. 1 and Oct. 9); C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Tied for 39th in the nation with eight complete game shutouts in first season as a starter... Also tied for the C-USA lead in shutouts, but Hoyer played three fewer matches than the league's other co-leader... The eight shutouts is the fourth-highest single-season total in school history... Posted five-consecutive C-USA shutouts against LA Tech, Western Kentucky, Southern Miss, UTSA and UTEO... Only Owl to play every minute of the season, a total of 1,660 minutes over 18 games... Finished sixth in the conference in goals-against average (1.03) and ninth in save percentage (.774)... Recorded 65 saves, an average of 3.61 saves per game... Made a career-high nine saves on the road against nationally-ranked Memphis... Tallied at least six saves in a match four times overall.
2016: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Played in three games with two starting assignments in first season of Division I soccer... Started in goal on opening day against No. 8 ranked Texas A&M... Made a career-high eight saves in a career-long 90 minutes of action against the Aggies... Started the next game in a home victory against crosstown foe Houston Baptist and saw action between the pipes in a win over Sam Houston State... Logged a total of 174 minutes of playing time... Goals-against average was 2.58.
Club: Keeper for Santa Clara Sporting `97, the No. 12 ranked team in the nation by GotSoccer.com... Cal-North State Cup U17 Champion in 2015... National Premier League Spring Champion in 2014... San Diego Surf College Cup U16 Gold Champion in 2013.
High School: Attending Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif... Serves as the Monarchs' varsity captain... Earned the school's Coaches Award... Regular on the Principal's Honor Roll.
Personal: Full name: Maya Pia Izard Hoyer. Parents: Henrik and Jill Hoyer of Los Gatos, Calif. (one brother, Alex).
![]() |
Will Rice College |
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
Tommy McClelland Introductory Press Conference
Sunday, August 06
2023 Night of The Owl End of Year Highlight
Tuesday, April 25
2022 Rice Soccer Preseason Hype
Monday, August 15