The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders celebrated senior day last Sunday against Florida Atlantic, but will take the field one more time at home in 2022 when they face the Rice Owls at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium on Wednesday night.
The match is set for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Rice at MTSU
Oct. 26 | 7:00 p.m. CT | Dean A. Hayes Soccer Stadium
Live Stats
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After last match against FAU, six Raider seniors were recognized for their career accomplishments both on and off the pitch. Forwards Cambell Kivisto, Gentry Davis and Elizabeth Slavinsky, defenders Caroline Manley and Jennifer Francis, and goalkeeper Hannah Suder make up this year's senior class.
Suder will leave the program in the top 10 of several goalkeeping categories. The native of Jacksonville, Fla. is:
- Seventh in shutouts (8)
- Sixth in games played (47)
- Sixth in minutes played (3935:32)
- Sixth in games started (42)
- Sixth in career saves (166)
The Blue Raiders came away on top the last time they played Rice, when the sides met in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals last season. The match went to penalty kicks after 110 minutes produced no goals. Middle Tennessee prevailed 4-3 on penalties, with defender Alayna Lynchard connecting in the sixth round to seal the result.
Fresh Guidance
Middle Tennessee added two new coaches during the offseason in Zak Davis and Hannah Hoefs.
Davis joins the Blue Raiders after serving as the assistant women's soccer coach at George Washington University for the past four seasons. Over his four seasons with the Colonials, Davis helped lead GW to a 33-27-9 overall record and a 20-14-4 mark in Atlantic-10 Conference play.
Before arriving in Murfreesboro, Hoefs coached at Shenandoah University for a year and a half during two different stints with the Hornets. Hoefs began her collegiate coaching career when she first joined the coaching staff at Shenandoah in June 2020 following her standout career as a midfielder at Loyola University of Maryland.
Opponent Breakdown
Rice
Nickname: Owls
Head Coach: Brian Lee
2022 Record: 10-7-0 (8-0-0 C-USA)
2021 Record: 10-5-3 (4-3-1 C-USA)
Starters Returning/Lost from 2021: 7/4
MTSU's All-Time Record vs Florida Atlantic: 2-4-3 (Last: T, 0-0 (W 4-3 on PKs), Nov. 3, 2021)
Looking Ahead
Middle Tennessee heads to Miami for its last match of the regular season, when the Blue Raiders face Florida International this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. CT. That match will be available on C-USA TV.
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