Friday, November 23
Houston, TX
2:00 p.m. CT
Rice University
3-2
66
vs
49
Georgia State
3-1
1
2
3
4
F
Georgia State
11
9
13
16
49
Rice
24
20
8
14
66
Photo by: Juan DeLeon
Fast Start Carries Owls to Win Over Georgia State
11/23/2018 4:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rice wins third straight overall
HOUSTON – The Rice Owls women's basketball team cruised to a 66-49 home victory over Georgia State Friday afternoon, picking up their third straight win overall.
Rice (3-2) never trailed in a contest in which they shot 47 percent from the field and outscored GSU (3-1) in points in the paint (38-24), points off turnovers (18-11) and bench points (27-11).
Senior guard Lauren Grigsby led all players with 17 points off the bench, making 6-of-9 shots from the floor, including a 4-of-6 performance from beyond the arc. Junior guard Erica Ogwumike recorded her third straight double-double for the Owls with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Temi Alao (8 points), Shani Rainey (7 points), Jasmine Smith (7 points) and Nicole Iademarco (6 points) added to the scoring distribution.
RICE HEAD COACH TINA LANGLEY
Postgame Reaction…
"I'm proud of how we came out after a holiday, everyone got to spend quality time with friends and family. But we came in really prepared for the game and executed well in that first half. I think we're starting to find a flow as a team. We've got a lot of new faces but we're starting to find our groove on the offensive end of the floor and finding ways to be successful on the defensive end. I really just appreciate the ability of our players to play different positions and roles and I like the direction we're headed."
HOW IT HAPPENED
Quarter 1
The Owls set the tone for the game in the opening quarter by outscoring the panthers 24-11 behind 79 percent shooting (11-of-14). Rice made 10 of their first 11 shots attempts and held a lead as large as 22-6 (2:29) after a three-pointer from Smith. The Owls outscored GSU 20-2 in points in the paints in the period and held the Panthers to just 18 percent from the field. Ogwumike was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field for eight points while Rainey began 3-of-3 and connected on her lone free throw attempt for seven points.
Quarter 2
Grigsby played a large role in helping the Owls extend their lead to 44-20 at halftime by scoring 11 of her 17 points in the quarter on 4-of-5 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers. The Owls outscored the Panthers 15-3 in the final five minutes of the quarter and had a 15-1 advantage in bench points.
Quarter 3
GSU outscored Rice 13-8 in the third, but the Rice lead never slipped below 17 points and Alao made an acrobatic layup in the closing seconds of the quarter to give the Owls a 52-33 lead heading into the fourth.
Quarter 4
Rice limited the Panthers to just 33 percent shooting in the final quarter and Grigsby knocked down consecutive three-pointers to put the game out of reach at 64-42 with 2:22 remaining.
UP NEXT
The Owls continue their four-game homestand on Sunday, Nov. 25 when they host McNeese State at 2 p.m. from Tudor Fieldhouse. For tickets and more information, be sure to visit www.RiceOwls.com and follow @RiceWBB on Twitter for more information.
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Rice (3-2) never trailed in a contest in which they shot 47 percent from the field and outscored GSU (3-1) in points in the paint (38-24), points off turnovers (18-11) and bench points (27-11).
Senior guard Lauren Grigsby led all players with 17 points off the bench, making 6-of-9 shots from the floor, including a 4-of-6 performance from beyond the arc. Junior guard Erica Ogwumike recorded her third straight double-double for the Owls with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Temi Alao (8 points), Shani Rainey (7 points), Jasmine Smith (7 points) and Nicole Iademarco (6 points) added to the scoring distribution.
Postgame Reaction…
"I'm proud of how we came out after a holiday, everyone got to spend quality time with friends and family. But we came in really prepared for the game and executed well in that first half. I think we're starting to find a flow as a team. We've got a lot of new faces but we're starting to find our groove on the offensive end of the floor and finding ways to be successful on the defensive end. I really just appreciate the ability of our players to play different positions and roles and I like the direction we're headed."
Quarter 1
The Owls set the tone for the game in the opening quarter by outscoring the panthers 24-11 behind 79 percent shooting (11-of-14). Rice made 10 of their first 11 shots attempts and held a lead as large as 22-6 (2:29) after a three-pointer from Smith. The Owls outscored GSU 20-2 in points in the paints in the period and held the Panthers to just 18 percent from the field. Ogwumike was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field for eight points while Rainey began 3-of-3 and connected on her lone free throw attempt for seven points.
Quarter 2
Grigsby played a large role in helping the Owls extend their lead to 44-20 at halftime by scoring 11 of her 17 points in the quarter on 4-of-5 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers. The Owls outscored the Panthers 15-3 in the final five minutes of the quarter and had a 15-1 advantage in bench points.
Quarter 3
GSU outscored Rice 13-8 in the third, but the Rice lead never slipped below 17 points and Alao made an acrobatic layup in the closing seconds of the quarter to give the Owls a 52-33 lead heading into the fourth.
Quarter 4
Rice limited the Panthers to just 33 percent shooting in the final quarter and Grigsby knocked down consecutive three-pointers to put the game out of reach at 64-42 with 2:22 remaining.
The Owls continue their four-game homestand on Sunday, Nov. 25 when they host McNeese State at 2 p.m. from Tudor Fieldhouse. For tickets and more information, be sure to visit www.RiceOwls.com and follow @RiceWBB on Twitter for more information.
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Team Stats
GSU
RICE
FG%
.316
.473
3FG%
.091
.263
FT%
.667
.750
RB
33
40
TO
15
18
STL
11
10
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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