Completed Event: Field Hockey at Boston University on August 29, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 2 , (SO)
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Lydia Rice
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Carle Place
- Hometown:
- Carle Place, N.Y.
Bio
As a Graduate Student: Started all 19 games and recorded 1199 minutes in goal... Compiled a 12-7 overall record... Posted a 1.30 goals against average and a 0.740 save percentage to go along with a career-high six shut-out victories... Her six shutouts marked the most by a Friar goalkeeper since 2007 (Rachel Chamberlain '10 recorded seven)... Recorded double-digit saves in five games... Lifted Providence to a 2-1 record in games decided in a penalty shootout as the primary goalkeeper...Three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection (Sept. 2, Sept. 9, Sept. 16) and earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week once (Oct. 28)... Two-time Synapse Sports Division I Honor Roll selection (Sept. 3, Sept. 10)... Represented the Friars on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... Earned All-BIG EAST Second-Team honors... NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad and NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction... BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection... Recipient of the Paul Connolly Award during the Athletic Department's 59th Annual All-Sports Gala.
As a Senior: Started 18 games for Friars and logged 1,264 minutes of action in the cage... Posted an 11-7 record with five shut-out victories... Marked the most shutouts for the Friars since 2009 (six)... Registered a 1.66 goals against average and a 0.754 save percentage... A two-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1, Oct. 15)... Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 10)... Claimed the program's "Mountain Climber Award"... Earned All-BIG EAST Second-Team honors... BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection.
As a Junior: Appeared in two games and played a total of 65:32 minutes, while holding both Liberty and Old Dominion scoreless in BIG EAST play... Collected three saves against Liberty (Oct. 20) and one save vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 27)... Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
As a Sophomore: Did not play in a game for the Friars as a sophomore.
As a Freshman: Did not play during her rookie season... Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
In High School: Attended Carle Place High School where she was a three-year team captain for the field hockey program... Also competed on the softball and bowling teams... A two-time All-State, All-Long Island First-Team and All-County selection (2013-14)... Earned Team MVP honors three times (2012-14)... In 19 games as a senior at Carle Place, she registered a 0.918 save percentage and a 0.42 goals against average.
Personal: Born May 9, 1997... Daughter of Edmond and Christine Rice... Has one sister, Emily... Completed her undergraduate degree in mathematics and will pursue a Masters degree in education/counseling.
RICE'S CAREER HONORS
All-BIG EAST Second Team • 2018, 2019
BIG EAST All-Academic Team • 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad • 2019
NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction • 2019
Mountain Climber Award • 2018
Paul Connolly Award Recipient • 2020
Providence vs. Merrimack
Sunday, September 07
Field Hockey vs. Boston College
Wednesday, April 14
Field Hockey vs. Northeastern
Thursday, April 01
Field Hockey vs. Quinnipiac
Sunday, March 21
