Minus one person out with the flu, for the first time all year, the team had everyone available to play against Rice, a Southern Division rival of the SWLA. Southwestern jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter, inspired by the "out of body" play of goalie Nick Sortin. Rice took three times as many shots as Southwestern, but Nick stopped virtually everything. The MVP of the game, kept it close for Southwestern into the second half , finally falling to Rice 12-8.

Once again, the defense, anchored by "hurt" Hurtado and a couple of freshman, playing better each game, held its own, and forced Rice into many unsettled situations, and numerous ground balls.

The offense was led by Zach Beaty, who plans on signing his new shoe contract this week after his stellar performance and goal while literally flying through the air.

Overall, the game was close the entire day, thanks to the defense and the great play of our goalie. We never stopped playing, and offensively had moments of brilliance. Next week we host UT, one of the best teams in the nation. With everyone healthy, we plan on playing a tough physical game in preparation for Parent's Weekend the following week.

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