2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
7:30 p.m. PT
Roster
Elijah Rice
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Vista Grande High School
2017 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in 19 matches, making 11 starts ... fourth on team with five goals, adding one assist for 11 points ... battled illness through the middle and later portion of the season, limiting his minutes ... scored UW's first goal of the season with a tally in the 35th minute against New Mexico (8/25) ... scored goals in back-to-back matches against Gonzaga (9/7) and Mercer (9/10) ... recorded Washington's lone goal in a 1-1 tie at No. 8 Stanford (10/12) ... scored the equalizer in the 80th minute of UW's NCAA First Round match against Seattle U (11/16).
2016 Season (Freshman): Played in 18 games, including five starts ... logged 745 minutes ... recorded three goals and one assist ... fired 13 shots on the season.
High School/Club: Originally from Las Vegas, before moving to Chicago and playing for the Chicago Magic and finally setting in the Phoenix area where, attending Vista Grande High School and lives in the Real Salt Lake residency program ... played club soccer for the Real Salt Lake academy and was called into the U-17 National Team Residency Program in preparation for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship ... the 20th-ranked prospect in the country by College Soccer News and No. 34 by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... on his way to the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the country from the U-18 Development Academy, notching 18 goals in 15 games.
Clark on Rice: “Elijah is an out and out center forward. He’s hungry to score goals and will make sure he’s always hunting around the last line of defense to put an end to any attacking movement. He will undoubtedly cause havoc for Pac-12 defenses and should have an immediate impact. While his goal scoring is special, what separates Elijah from many other great forwards is his willingness to work on both sides of the ball. He is relentless in his pressure, which means he never lets opponents get the chance to be comfortable while he is on the field.”
