Bio

AS A SENIOR...

• Served as a team captain during the 2020 campaign
• Played in one contest before the season was cancelled during the CoVID19 epidemic
• Scored five goals to go along with two assists in the Saints 17-9 victory over Wentworth on February 29, adding three groundballs and three caused turnovers
• Named the GNAC Player of the Week on March 2 for the first reporting week of the season
• Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team for the third straight season

AS A JUNIOR...

• Started in every contest of her junior year, recording a career high 44 goals and 27 assists
• Ranked fourth-highest points in a single season with 71 in Emmanuel history
• Tied for 12th in the GNAC with 44 goals while adding 24 groundballs, 19 draw control wins and 14 caused turnovers
• Earned GNAC Weekly Honor Roll status four times throughout the season
• Named to the GNAC Third Team and All-Academic squad
• Selected as the 2019 EC Women's Lacrosse team MVP by the coaching staff

AS A SOPHOMORE...

• Put together a breakout sophomore campaign, playing in and starting all 14 matches for the Saints while leading the team in scoring with 30 goals.
• Rice finished the year with 39 points to rank second on the Saints and 24th overall in the GNAC.
• Posted a career-high nine points on six goals and three assists in Emmanuel's 17-6 victory over Albertus Magnus on April 3.
• Closed out the season with back-to-back five goal games against UMass Dartmouth and Simmons.
• Finished the season with a team-high 63 draw controls to rank ninth in the GNAC.
• Was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll twice during the weeks of April 10 and April 30.
• Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference squad.
• Selected as the 2018 EC Women's Lacrosse team MVP by the coaching staff.

AS A FRESHMAN...

• Appeared in 14 games, earning three starts for the Saints in her rookie campaign
• Rice made her collegiate debut on March 5, in a non-conference matchup against Muhlenberg
• On March 21, the attack scored her first collegiate goal against Regis College
• Rice recorded her first multi-point game, on a goal and two assists, in a GNAC victory over rival Rivier University; she had six multi-point games on the year.
• On April 29, Rice tallied her first career hat trick in a GNAC victory over COF rival Simmons College
• The attack recorded one or more points in each of the final 10 games of the 2017 season

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

• Rice was a four-year varsity starter at Holy Cross High School (Waterbury, Conn.)
• Was an All-Copper selection as a sophomore
• Was All-State and City Player of the Year and All-Conference as a junior and senior
• Was MVP as a senior and was a two-time MVP in lacrosse

PLAYER PROFILE

• Major: Elementary Education
• Career Aspirations: Elementary Teacher
• Favorite Movie: Step Brothers
• Favorite Book: The Cellar
• Favorite Pre-game Meal: Hummus
• Favorite Late Night Snack: Popcorn
• Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: The Quad
• Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Scoring the winning goal in overtime
• Most Respected Professional Athlete: David Ortiz