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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee came up just short of forcing overtime against Rice, holding even with the Owls until an 86th minute winner gave Rice the 2-1 win.
Sophomore keeper logged eight saves on the evening, matching a single-game high for all Blue Raider goalkeepers on the season.
Despite suffering a 2-1 loss, Middle Tennessee was strong in defense, allowing just the two goals off of 11 attempts on frame and 23 total shots by the Owls.
It was nearly 12 minutes in before Rice finally logged the first shot on goal Friday night but just seven minutes later the Owls took a 1-0 advantage when a long cross in from the right side was volleyed into the net by Darcy Mickalow.