Rice Falls to UTSA – Rice College Athletics

The Lead
 
Daelen Alexander’s rushed for a career-high 129 yards, but it surely was not sufficient, as UTSA scored on its first three possessions on its option to a 61-13 victory, Saturday night time on the Alamodome.
 
The Story
After Rice received the toss and deferred, UTSA went 75 yards in simply 5 performs, scoring on a Robert Henry one-yard run. On its opening possession, Rice drove to the UTSA 18-yard line earlier than settling for an Enock Gota 36-yard discipline aim. The Roadrunners then scored on 4 of their subsequent 5 possessions, as Rice went three-and-out on its subsequent 4 possessions. Rice acquired into the tip zone when, after Daelen Alexander’s career-long 57-yard run acquired the Owls to the three-yard line, he completed off the drive along with his third speeding landing of the season, as UTSA went into halftime with a 38-10 lead.
 
Rice acquired the ball to start out the second half. However, the UTSA protection scored 16 straight factors on an interception return and fumble return for touchdowns, and security. They added a landing run within the third quarter earlier than Chase Allen linked on a 45-yard discipline aim, his first of the season.
 
Postgame Notes
Series vs. UTSA
• This was the thirteenth assembly between Rice and Florida UTSA, and the fifth straight yr that they’ve met.
• UTSA leads the sequence, 9-4
• The Owls are 1-6 when performed in San Antonio.
 
Team Notes
• Rice received the toss and deferred.
• DL Chibby Nwajuaku made his first profession begin.
• OL Weston Kropp made his first begin of the season.
• OL Cole Principe noticed his first profession motion.
 
Individual Notes – Offense
#20 RB Daelen Alexander
• Alexander had 12 carries for a career-high 129 yards and a landing.
• It’s his first profession 100-yard speeding recreation.
• He scored on a three-yard run with 1:15 to play within the second quarter.
• It was his third speeding landing of the season and the eighth of his profession.
• Alexander’s 57-yard run within the second quarter was the longest of his profession.
• It was the longest non-touchdown run since Dean Connors had a 57-yard run towards SMU on Nov. 4, 2023.
 
#26 RB Tyvonn Byars
• Byars had six carries for a career-high 47 yards.
 
#86 TE James Falk
• Falk made his first profession reception, a 20-yarder within the fourth quarter.
 
Individual Notes – Defense
#0 LB Andrew Awe
• Awe led the Owls with 5 tackles
 
#45 DL Demone Green
• Green had a season-highi 1.5 tackles for loss.
 
#29 S Daveon Hook
• Hook led the Owls with 5 tackles
• Hook recorded his first profession sack within the second quarter.
 
Individual – Special Teams
#82 Ok Chase Allen
• Allen linked on a 45-yard discipline aim with 9:41 to play within the fourth quarter.
• It was his first discipline aim of the season
• He is 19-of-25 in his profession.
 
#91 P Alex Bacchetta
• Bacchetta punted 5 occasions for a forty five.0-yard common.
• Bacchetta had two 50-yard punt.
• He has 9 50-yard punts this yr and 19 in his profession.
• Bacchetta’s 64-yard punt within the second quarter was the longest punt of his profession.
 
#28 Ok Enock Gota
• Gota linked on his solely PAT try.
• He is 15-for-15 this yr and 29-of-30 in his profession.
• Gota linked on a 36-yard discipline aim with 7:53 to play within the first quarter.
• He is 5-8 this yr and 10-of-16 in his profession.