Air Force Travels To Rice
9/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Air Force Falcons (3-3-0) vs. Rice Owls (3-1-2)
Saturday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. MST @ Holloway Field - Houston, Texas
Live Stats and video streaming:
- Live stats available via gametracker.
- Live video streaming (fee required) for the match: Video Stream Link
Air Force Travels To Rice
After playing its first six matches at home, Air Force women's soccer takes to the road for the first time, traveling to Rice this Saturday, Sept. 20. Live stats and video streaming are available for the match.
Last Week
Air Force's defeated Central Michigan 3-2 in overtime and Oakland 5-1 last weekend. The Falcons played their school record fourth-straight overtime match Friday vs. CMU. Air Force erupted for the most goal in a match since 2010 in the win over Oakland. The Falcons' three-match winning streak is their longest since 2011. Midfielder Angela Karamanos scored three goals on the weekend for the Falcons, earning Air Force Athletics Athlete of the Week honors.
Statistical leaders
Freshman Angela Karamanos leads the Falcons with three goals scored. and six points. Freshman Meghan Strang leads the Falcon goalkeepers with 374 minutes in goal. with 21 saves and a 1.21 GAA.
Fledgling Falcons
Air Force is one of the nation's youngest teams as 20 of the 26 players on the roster are freshmen or sophomores. Air Force has started eight different freshmen. Eight regular starteres are freshmen or sophomores.
Opponent Connections
- Air Force has three players on its roster from Texas
Fr. F/M Lizzy Denton - Sugar Land (Clements HS)
So. M/F Madeleine Lundberg - Frisco (Wakeland HS)
Jr. F Ally Swift - Aledo (Aledo HS)
Club Program connections:
Dallas Sting
AF So. M/F Madeleine Lundberg
AF Jr. F Ally Swift
Rice Jr. GK Kara Dugall
Rice Sr. D/M/F Ashton Geisendorff
West Coast FC (Calif.)
- AF Fr. F Megan Schulze
- Rice Sr. MF Gabriela Iribarne
SC Del Sol (Ariz.)
- AF So. M Kaylee Shalongo
- AF Fr. GK Meghan Strang
- Rice Fr. D Mary Claire Danilevics
Series History vs. Rice
- Air Force takes on Rice for the first time.
- Air Force's last game in the state of Texas was back in 2011, a 2-1 loss at then-Mountain West rival TCU.
Up Next
Air Force opens Mountain West play hosting Boise State and Utah State, Sept. 26-28.
