(11-09-2014 09:07 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(11-09-2014 06:53 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Congrats. We had 6 titles last year? It might be hard pressed to duplicate that number this year since I think football and golf last year were surprises, but we should be favored in baseball, swimming and women's tennis again later this year. And I think volleyball has a chance too.

5 conference championships last year: baseball, women's tennis, swimming, golf, football

We will have a chance in women's outdoor track and field.

Five sounds great again. Way to go Rice!!

(11-09-2014 06:03 PM)RiceBull Wrote:  Anyone able to post a video of the NT keeper being kneed in the head? Just curious as to what happened there. I saw a picture of the gash and it looks pretty nasty. http://instagram.com/p/vMTPyYKA-Z/

It was nasty. I don't want to try to post video, but the defender was tracking back with Hughes, who whiffed on the ball. The GK dove forward to block the shot and her neck snapped up on the contact (basically, it seemed like a 90 degree angle).

The substitute GK was moved back from forward (the announcers said she had nearly scored the equalizer a few minutes prior). It occurs to me that soccer may be somewhat unique in this regard where you wind up making decisions between moving an attacker to defender. That's something to keep in mind when you see the GK move into position to receive a corner kick on the offensive side. When GKs play as position players, it seems to me that they're often forwards due to the athleticism required of GKs. I can recall another piece of coaching advice I read somewhere... you take the problem child that doesn't listen to instructions and thinks rules don't apply to them - that's your GK.

And, congrats to the team!

From what I saw of this game, they pretty much bossed the entire game. That was my takeaway from reading the game stats of other games, but it was pretty clear being able to see them on TV.

(11-09-2014 11:08 PM)I45owl Wrote:  And, congrats to the team!

From what I saw of this game, they pretty much bossed the entire game. That was my takeaway from reading the game stats of other games, but it was pretty clear being able to see them on TV.

It was utter domination. For NT to be ranked higher is weird - it's almost as if they were missing all their best players because Rice controlled the ball on the ground and in the air the whole way. This was the first Rice soccer game I've ever seen and I was very impressed. Way to go, ladies!

(11-09-2014 07:57 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  

Are there any links to video highlights?

Huge props to the team! Great job.

Great job, congrats!

Yay, soccer. Very impressive. I watched.

Congrats to the Owls.

Added bonus, we didn't do anything ridiculous on national TV, like UConn after they won the AAC on penalty kicks:

(11-10-2014 01:27 PM)At Ease Wrote:  Congrats to the Owls.

Added bonus, we didn't do anything ridiculous on national TV, like UConn after they won the AAC on penalty kicks:

Oh dear lord

Hi Mom!

Selection show at 3:30 p.m. http://www.ncaa.com/live/player?vid=2014...2014/11/10

And it will be Rice at Texas in the first round. Sunday 11/14 at 5:00 pm Central, according to the interactive bracket:
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-women/d1

Subsequent games would be:

Fri 11/21
Sun 11/23
Quarterfinal: Fri 11/28 or Sat 11/29
Semifinal: Fri 12/05 at FAU
Final: Sun 12/07 at FAU

Interesting Florida State tidbit: they hold the record for most times in the NCAA women's tournament without a national championship. Sound familiar?

I like the draw. It's a winnable game. Common opponents were Baylor, we lose 1-0 in OT. First game of season. Texas beat Baylor 2-1 and Arkansas in which both games were 0-0.

(11-10-2014 05:34 PM)RiceBull Wrote:  I like the draw. It's a winnable game. Common opponents were Baylor, we lose 1-0 in OT. First game of season. Texas beat Baylor 2-1 and Arkansas in which both games were 0-0.

Rice beat TCU in an exhibition game, 3-2. UT lost, 3-1.

Rice is 1-2 all-time vs UT. Last meeting was in 2006.

Official: Fri., Nov. 14, at 5 pm

FYI, RPI went up from 67 to 37 after the 3 wins in the tournament.

Tickets now available from UT. Looks to be all GA.

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(11-10-2014 04:40 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  And it will be Rice at Texas in the first round. Sunday 11/14 at 5:00 pm Central, according to the interactive bracket:
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-women/d1

Subsequent games would be:

Fri 11/21
Sun 11/23
Quarterfinal: Fri 11/28 or Sat 11/29
Semifinal: Fri 12/05 at FAU
Final: Sun 12/07 at FAU

If #4 seed Notre Dame wins its first-round game, our winner would have to play in Indiana? If so, I hope the supercold polar air now moving into the area has moved out by the 21st.

I believe (I may be wrong) that the "second round" games are not necessarily at home sites. There is a strong possibility that a Rice-Notre Dame match-up could be played at College Station on Friday November 21st.