Saturday, December 29
San Antonio, TX
1:00 p.m. CT
Rice University
at
Incarnate Word
Preview: Owls Travel to Incarnate Word for Non-Conference Finale
12/27/2018 3:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Tip-off set for 1 p.m.
Rice Owls (8-3, 0-0 C-USA) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (0-10, 0-0 Southland)
Game 12 • Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018 • 1 p.m. (CT)
San Antonio, Texas. • McDermott Convocation Center
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Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB | @UIWWomensHoops
Series Record: Rice leads, 2-1
Owls Conclude Non-Conference Slate at UIW
After an eight-day layoff the Rice Owls women's basketball team returns to the court on Saturday in San Antonio to face the Incarnate Word Cardinals in the final non-conference game of the season. The Owls are coming off a 1-1 performance at the Carolinas Classic and have won eight of their last nine games overall. The Cardinals (0-10) will be playing in their first game since Dec. 7 and are in search of their first win of the season. Rice leads the all-time series 2-1 over UIW, including a 60-43 victory over the Cardinals last season in Houston.
Last Time Out
The Owls used a strong defensive performance to earn a hard-fought 56-52 victory over Coastal Carolina at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Rice held Coastal Carolina to just 31 percent shooting and improved to 5-1 this season when limiting opponents to below 60 points. Six Owls scored seven or more points, including redshirt sophomore who Nancy Mulkey led the Owls with 12 points to go along with eight rebounds and a season-high tying five blocks in 24 minutes of action.
Incarnate Word Scouting Report
The Cardinals (0-10) will be playing their first game in 22 days, having last played back on Dec. 7 in a 71-59 loss at UMass. The Cardinals use a balanced scoring attack, led by 9.5 ppg from Angelica Wiggins. UIW had shot just 30 percent from the field this season, including a 26 percent effort from three-point territory.
Iademarco Approaching 3-Point Record
Senior guard Nicole Iademarco enters play on Saturday with 156 career made three-pointers and trails only Maya Hawkins (164 three-pointers) for the Rice all-time leader in made trifectas. In addition, Iademarco is 79 points shy of 1,000 career point in her Rice career.
Up Next
The Owls open up conference play next week with a pair of road contests, beginning on Jan. 3 at Southern Miss, followed by a Jan. 5 contest at Louisiana Tech. Rice's C-USA home opener will take place Jan. 10 vs. UTSA.
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Game 12 • Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018 • 1 p.m. (CT)
San Antonio, Texas. • McDermott Convocation Center
Video Stream: Click Here
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB | @UIWWomensHoops
Series Record: Rice leads, 2-1
Owls Conclude Non-Conference Slate at UIW
After an eight-day layoff the Rice Owls women's basketball team returns to the court on Saturday in San Antonio to face the Incarnate Word Cardinals in the final non-conference game of the season. The Owls are coming off a 1-1 performance at the Carolinas Classic and have won eight of their last nine games overall. The Cardinals (0-10) will be playing in their first game since Dec. 7 and are in search of their first win of the season. Rice leads the all-time series 2-1 over UIW, including a 60-43 victory over the Cardinals last season in Houston.
Last Time Out
The Owls used a strong defensive performance to earn a hard-fought 56-52 victory over Coastal Carolina at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Rice held Coastal Carolina to just 31 percent shooting and improved to 5-1 this season when limiting opponents to below 60 points. Six Owls scored seven or more points, including redshirt sophomore who Nancy Mulkey led the Owls with 12 points to go along with eight rebounds and a season-high tying five blocks in 24 minutes of action.
Incarnate Word Scouting Report
The Cardinals (0-10) will be playing their first game in 22 days, having last played back on Dec. 7 in a 71-59 loss at UMass. The Cardinals use a balanced scoring attack, led by 9.5 ppg from Angelica Wiggins. UIW had shot just 30 percent from the field this season, including a 26 percent effort from three-point territory.
Iademarco Approaching 3-Point Record
Senior guard Nicole Iademarco enters play on Saturday with 156 career made three-pointers and trails only Maya Hawkins (164 three-pointers) for the Rice all-time leader in made trifectas. In addition, Iademarco is 79 points shy of 1,000 career point in her Rice career.
Up Next
The Owls open up conference play next week with a pair of road contests, beginning on Jan. 3 at Southern Miss, followed by a Jan. 5 contest at Louisiana Tech. Rice's C-USA home opener will take place Jan. 10 vs. UTSA.
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