Tulsa Set for American Championship Quarterfinal

Monday, November 3

Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

12:30 p.m.

Tulsa

(6) Rice

Photo by: Anais Moua

Tulsa Set for American Championship Quarterfinal

11/2/2025 7:36:00 PM | Women's Soccer

GAME 20:
American Women's Soccer Championship Quarterfinal
Tulsa (9-5-5) vs. Rice (9-3-5)
12:30 p.m. CT - Monday, Nov. 3, 2025
Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
TV: ESPN+
GAME NOTES: Tulsa

THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Jim Rhein (Northeastern State '93), 5^th year
Career Record: 34-39-19
School Record: Same

Rice: Brian Lee (Furman '93), 7^th year
Career Record: 356-232-72
School Record: 69-44-17

Notes on the Rice Owls

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will face off with the Rice Owls in the quarterfinals of the American Women's Soccer Championship on Monday, Nov. 3 at 12:30 p.m. CT.
Rice leads the series record between the two teams, 6-13. Tulsa and Rice just faced off in the regular season, with Tulsa taking the match 4-0.
This is the second year in a row Tulsa is facing off with the same team in the quarter finals of the American Championship as they did in their final regular season game. Last year, Tulsa and Memphis tied 1-1 in the regular season match, and the Tigers took the quarterfinals match 4-2 to eliminate the Golden Hurricane.
The Owls are 9-3-5 in 2025, and 3-2-5 in conference play entering the conference tournament.
Last season, Rice went 12-6-2 and 5-4-1 in conference play. They finished their season with a loss to Memphis in the semifinals of the American Championships.

Last Time Out: Women's Soccer Dominates Final Regular Season Match Against Rice

Tulsa (9-5-5, 4-3-3) secured a decisive 4-0 victory over Rice (9-3-5, 3-2-5) on Thursday at the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium in their final regular season game. Tulsa's defense was impenetrable, securing only the third shutout against Rice this season, with the other two being losses to ranked teams.
Maggie SymSmith, who scored her fourth goal and second gamewinner of the year, found the net in the 14th minute, assisted by Natalie Hernandez, marking her fifth assist of the season, putting Tulsa ahead 1-0.
The Golden Hurricane extended their lead to 2-0 in the 42nd minute with a goal from Addison Castleberry, her third of the season, assisted by Kaylyn Simmons. Tulsa maintained control throughout the half, ending with a two-goal advantage.
Hannah Chance extended Tulsa's lead early in the second half with a goal in the 50th minute, her fourth of the season, assisted by Ady Bechtel, who registered her seventh assist of the season.
Blaine Schutte secured the victory for Tulsa with her ninth goal of the season in the 85th minute, assisted by Jordan Frederick, who earned her eighth assist of the season and 26th of her career, finalizing a 4-0 win.

Frederick, Schutte, SymSmith Earn All-Conference Team Spots

The American Athletic Conference released its women's soccer all-conference awards this morning, with Jordan Frederick, Blaine Schutte, and Maggie SymSmith each earning spots on their respective all-conference teams.
Senior Jordan Frederick was named to the American All-Conference First Team, sophomore Blaine Schutte was named to the American All-Conference Second Team and senior Maggie SymSmith rounded out Tulsa's all-conference honorees, earning a spot on the American All-Conference Third Team after an impressive season.

High Performance, History-Making High Seed

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's soccer team has made program history, earning the No. 3 seed, their highest-ever placement, in the American Women's Soccer Championship.
Since joining the American Athletic Conference in 2014, Tulsa had never been seeded higher than fifth. The last time Tulsa entered a conference championship with as high of a seed was in 2000, when the Golden Hurricane qualified as a No. 2 seed for the WAC Championship.

American Conference Tournament Clinched

With one conference game left in the regular season, Tulsa clinched their spot in the American Conference Championship tournament on Oct. 26.
This is the first time Tulsa has earned a spot into the American Women's Soccer Championships for three years in a row.

Tatum Sanders: Program Leader in Goalkeeper Saves

In the game against Charlotte, Tatum Sanders made six saves, bringing her career total to 294.
Sanders now leads Tulsa in goalkeeper saves, leaving her mark on Tulsa women's soccer.

Sanders Earns American Goalkeeper of the Week Honors

Senior Tatum Sanders has been named the American Conference Goalkeeper of the Week after leading the Tulsa women's soccer team to a shutout win over UAB and a draw against North Texas last week.
The nine total saves across last week's matches bring her season total to 66, while her goals-against average has improved to 1.66. Sanders is also nearing a career milestone, sitting just five saves away from breaking the program record for career saves at Tulsa.

Setting the Standard: Jordan Frederick

Jordan Frederick leads the nation in total points as of Sept. 30. She has 26 points on the season, her most of any season of her career.
Through her four seasons at Tulsa, she has recorded 64 points, the ninth most of any Golden Hurricane player.
She also is second in career assists of all-time Tulsa women's soccer players with 24.
Frederick Collects Third Honorable Mention American Player of the Week Award
Frederick scored two goals in one game for the fourth time this season against South Florida, also tallying an assist, to earn her third honorable mention American Player of the Week recognition on Sept. 29.

History Written in 18 Seconds

Against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 25, Tulsa scored twice within 18 seconds, the least time between two goals scored for the team since at least the 1999 season.
The goals from Parker McGraw and Hannah Chance in the 88th minute propelled Tulsa to a 2-2 tie, earning the Golden Hurricane their fourth conference point.

Second Half Comeback Queens

Tulsa's second half comeback against South Florida, by way of goals from Jordan Frederick and Addison Castleberry, marks the sixth time this season they have recovered from a deficit at the half to reach either a tie or a win.
Of those six games, three ended in ties, while three ended in victories for the Golden Hurricane.

Second Honorable Mention American Player of the Week Award For Frederick

With her two goals against East Texas A&M, the third time this season she has scored two goals in a game, and her assist against ORU, Jordan Frederick earned an honorable mention for American player of the week on Sept. 8.

Frederick named Honorable Mention for American Offensive Player of the Week

Following her two late goals and her third gamewinner of the season against Kansas City, Jordan Frederick earned an honorable mention for American Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1.
In her 84 minutes vs, UMKC, Frederick fired four shots, two of those on goal.
In the previous game against Southern Nazarene, Frederick tallied two assists.

Frederick Earns First American Offensive Player of the Week Honors

After a stellar showing through the first two games of the year, Tulsa senior Jordan Frederick has been named the first American Conference Offensive Player of the Week of the 2025 season.
She helped lead the Golden Hurricane to a 2-0 start to the season after a 2-1 victory at Central Arkansas and a 3-2 thriller in the regular-season home-opener against Stephen F. Austin. Frederick was in on both goals against UCA, assisting the opening score and netting the game-winner in the first half.
Then, Frederick led the charge for TU in the second half against SFA on Sunday. Down 2-0 with less than 30 minutes to play, Frederick kickstarted a furious comeback for the Golden Hurricane, sending in two of the three goals Tulsa utilized in a six-minute span to come back and win the ballgame. Through two games, Frederick has three goals and one assist for seven points, which ranks first in the American and sixth nationally.

Kaylyn Simmons is Back

After exiting the season early last year with a knee injury, forward Kaylyn Simmons has worked her way back to the starting lineup for Tulsa.
She leveled the game against Stephen F. Austin on Sunday, helping Tulsa overcome a 2-0 deficit to ultimately win 3-2 against the defending Southland Conference champs.
It was her first goal since coming back from injury.

American and National Stat Rankings

Jordan Frederick has three gamewinning goals, the most of the players in the American Conference. She ranks first in the conference for goals (11) and points (30), and is second in points per game (1.58).
Frederick ranks 14th nationally in points (30).
In assists, Frederick leads the American (8) and Ady Bechtel is fifth (7).
Blaine Schutte is third in the American in total goals (9) and fourth in total points (20).
Tatum Sanders leads the American in total saves (82) and saves per game (4.82).
As a team, Tulsa leads the conference in total assists (46) and is second in total goals (42) and total points (130). They are also second in scoring offense (2.21) and saves per game (5.11).
Nationally, Tulsa is ninth in total assists (46) and 14th in total points (130).

Three Golden Hurricane Named to American Preseason Watch List

Aniya Facen, Blaine Schutte and Kaylyn Simmons have been named to the American Conference Women's Soccer Watch List, the league announced Tuesday.
Three players from each program were selected for this year's watch list. Last year's regular season champion Memphis was voted to be the top squad of 2025 with six first-place votes. South Florida (4) and East Carolina (1) also received first-place votes.
Facen, a forward from Norman, Okla., is poised for a standout sophomore season after finishing as an All-Freshman selection last year. In 15 starts spanning 20 games played as a true freshman, Facen earned two goals and six assists for 10 total points. Her second goal was the game-winner at UTSA, which gave TU the eight-seed tiebreaker over the Roadrunners for the American Championship. She found openings in opposing defenses often, taking 28 total shots.
A sophomore forward from Eureka, Mo., Schutte is coming off a spectacular freshman campaign for the Golden Hurricane. She led the conference with nine goals and added two assists in the regular season to finish as the second-highest point scorer for Tulsa with 20 points. The two-time conference weekly honorable mention and one-time freshman of the week recorded braces against McNeese and Temple, Tulsa's first hat trick since 2022 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and the game-tying goal at No. 19 Memphis in the regular-season finale to finish as the 96th best freshman in the country according to Top Drawer Soccer. Schutte was awarded Second Team All-Conference and a spot on the American All-Freshman Team for her efforts.
Hailing from Norman, Okla., Simmons is set for a major comeback this season after sitting out all but the first two games last year with injury. She was listed on last year's watch list after earning All-Freshman and Second Team All-Conference honors during the 2023 season, where she earned three goals and two assists for eight points. She started in the first two games last season, earning a goal and two assists against Central Arkansas in the season-opener.

2025 Preseason Coaches Poll

The Golden Hurricane women's soccer team was picked to finish sixth of 11 teams in the preseason coaches poll.
The 2024 regular season champion Memphis was chosen to finish atop the conference with six first-place votes. South Florida followed with four first-place taps and defending conference tournament champion East Carolina earned the 11th and final first-place vote.
Rice took the third spot with ECU and North Texas rounding out the top five preseason teams.
Following behind Tulsa is UAB, UTSA, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte and finally Temple.

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