Goals in Each Half Lifts Tulsa to 2-1 Conference Win Over Rice

Thursday, September 28

Hurricane Stadium

1:00 pm

Tulsa

3-6-3, 1-0-2

Rice

2-9-1, 0-3-0

Rice

Tulsa

Goals in Each Half Lifts Tulsa to 2-1 Conference Win Over Rice

9/28/2023 5:37:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

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TULSA, Okla. – Jadyn Chee and Jordan Frederick each scored as Tulsa picked up its first conference win of the season, 2-1, over Rice at the Hurricane Soccer Stadium on Thursday afternoon.

The Golden Hurricane improved to 3-6-3 on the season, 1-0-2 in The American, while Rice fell to 2-9-1 and 0-3-0 in league play.

"Rice is a good team," Tulsa head coach Jim Rhein said. "They play a different style than we do, but they play their style real well. It's kind of a gambling style with three in the back against our front three. They played in a way that Jordan (Frederick) likes to play, and that's why she had such a good day."

Tulsa will return to action next Thursday, Oct. 5 on the road at North Texas. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Denton, Texas.

How it Happened
Tulsa had a few good looks in the opening half of the game. In the 22nd minute, Ashlyn Fernandez got on the end of a corner and sent a header flying for the right side of the net. The goalkeeper was able to get a hand on the shot and push it onto the post and out.

The Hurricane broke through near the end of the half. With 42:14 elapsed, Tatum Sanders sent a long goalkick that got over the head of the midfielders. Frederick touched it by a defender and then set Chee free with a perfectly weighted ball. Chee rounded the goalkeeper to her left and placed it into the open goal to give Tulsa a 1-0 lead at the intermission.

Rice evened the score just under 10 minutes into the second half. Kallie Mckinney was first to the ball on a cross from Kaylyn Simmons and was able to place it past a diving Sanders to tie the game at one in the 54th minute.

Both teams had a couple of chances to take the lead, but it was the Hurricane who eventually made it count. With 15 minutes to play, Jadyn Chee turned a defender near the sideline in the Tulsa half. She raced down the field and played a ball to Kaylyn Simmons in the middle of the field. Simmons took a touch and found Frederick. The forward took a touch with her left foot to set up a right-footed shot from just outside the box that beat a diving goalkeeper and settled into the left side of the net to give Tulsa the winning goal.

Game Notes

Tulsa and Rice each had 15 shots, but Tulsa placed 11 on target compared to Rice's 8.
TU extended its unbeaten streak to six matches.
The Hurricane held a 8-4 advantage on corners.
Each team picked up two yellow cards.

Scoring Summary
Tulsa 1 1 - 2
Rice 0 1 - 1

Individual Scoring
Jadyn Chee (Tulsa) at 42:14 (Jordan Frederick, Tatum Sanders)
Kallie McKinney (Rice) at 53:49 (Natalie Gorji)
Jordan Frederick (Tulsa) at 75:53 (Kaylyn Simmons, Jadyn Chee)

Goalkeeper Saves
Tatum Sanders (Tulsa) – 5
Hannah Pimentel (Rice) – 7