The 49ers lost their first conference game of the season 1-0 on the road against the Rice Owls.
“Difficult loss for us […], but credit to Rice. They were resilient, they dug deep, [and] they pressed us when they could,” said 49ers’ Head Coach John Cullen.
Despite not scoring, the 49ers were able to establish offensive rhythm early and often, taking eleven shots on the goal during the first half.
“We had a lot of shots, 21 to their nine, but I didn’t think enough of our shots were really dangerous where they were close to the goal or around the goal,” said Cullen.