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Owls Complete Weekend Sweep, Defeat LA Tech 61-51
1/5/2019 4:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rice leads wire-to-wire in fourth straight win
RUSTON, La. – The Rice Owls women's basketball team used a balanced scoring attack and lockdown defense to win their fourth straight game, defeating Louisiana Tech on the road 61-51 Saturday afternoon at Thomas Assembly Center.
Rice (11-3, 2-0) completed an impressive weekend road sweep of their first two C-USA contests of the season by holding the Lady Techsters (8-7, 0-2) to 35 percent shooting, including a 1-of-14 effort from three-point territory. The Owls limited Tech to just 22 second half points, including just eight points in a critical third quarter.
For the weekend the Owls allowed just 49 points per game on 34 percent shooting and just six made three-pointers on 40 attempts (15.0 percent).
"It can be very hard to open conference play on the road, so we're just really proud of our team for their focus and grit in both of these hard-fought wins."
Offensively the Owls placed three players in double-figures, led by 17 points from junior guard Erica Ogwumike, who made 8-of13 field goal attempts while also collecting seven rebounds. Senior guard Nicole Iademarco added a season-high 16 points and led all players with a season-high eight rebounds. Redshirt sophomore Nancy Mulkey contributed 12 points to go along with five rebounds in 20 minutes.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Quarter 1
Rice, who never trailed, scored the first six points of the game and set the tone early by shooting 9-of-10 from the field in the opening period. The Owls outscored Tech 19-10 in the quarter behind eight points from Mulkey and six from Ogwumike. The Lady Techsters made just 4-of-15 FGA in the period and Kierra Anthony scored eight of her game-high 28 points.
Quarter 2
Tech used an 8-2 run to close the opening half, trimming Rice's halftime lead to just 33-29. Tech did most of their damage in the quarter at the free throw line (8-of-8). Anthony scored eight more points in the quarter but the Owls maintained a lead thanks to a pair of three-point makes by sophomore Sydne Wiggins.
Quarter 3
The Owls shutdown the Lady Techsters coming out of halftime, limiting Tech to only eight points on 4-of-16 shooting. Rice scored 15 points in the quarter and closed on a 10-2 run with Iademarco scoring five of the points.
Quarter 4.
Rice opened the final period on a 7-2 run to take their largest lead of the afternoon, 58-41, following a three-pointer from Ogwumike.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to Houston for the start of a three-game homestand, which will begin on Thursday, Jan. 10 vs. UTSA (7 p.m.). Visit www.RiceOwls.com and follow @RiceWBB on Twitter for more on the Owls all season long.
Rice (11-3, 2-0) completed an impressive weekend road sweep of their first two C-USA contests of the season by holding the Lady Techsters (8-7, 0-2) to 35 percent shooting, including a 1-of-14 effort from three-point territory. The Owls limited Tech to just 22 second half points, including just eight points in a critical third quarter.
For the weekend the Owls allowed just 49 points per game on 34 percent shooting and just six made three-pointers on 40 attempts (15.0 percent).
"It can be very hard to open conference play on the road, so we're just really proud of our team for their focus and grit in both of these hard-fought wins."
Offensively the Owls placed three players in double-figures, led by 17 points from junior guard Erica Ogwumike, who made 8-of13 field goal attempts while also collecting seven rebounds. Senior guard Nicole Iademarco added a season-high 16 points and led all players with a season-high eight rebounds. Redshirt sophomore Nancy Mulkey contributed 12 points to go along with five rebounds in 20 minutes.
Quarter 1
Rice, who never trailed, scored the first six points of the game and set the tone early by shooting 9-of-10 from the field in the opening period. The Owls outscored Tech 19-10 in the quarter behind eight points from Mulkey and six from Ogwumike. The Lady Techsters made just 4-of-15 FGA in the period and Kierra Anthony scored eight of her game-high 28 points.
Quarter 2
Tech used an 8-2 run to close the opening half, trimming Rice's halftime lead to just 33-29. Tech did most of their damage in the quarter at the free throw line (8-of-8). Anthony scored eight more points in the quarter but the Owls maintained a lead thanks to a pair of three-point makes by sophomore Sydne Wiggins.
Quarter 3
The Owls shutdown the Lady Techsters coming out of halftime, limiting Tech to only eight points on 4-of-16 shooting. Rice scored 15 points in the quarter and closed on a 10-2 run with Iademarco scoring five of the points.
Quarter 4.
Rice opened the final period on a 7-2 run to take their largest lead of the afternoon, 58-41, following a three-pointer from Ogwumike.
The Owls return to Houston for the start of a three-game homestand, which will begin on Thursday, Jan. 10 vs. UTSA (7 p.m.). Visit www.RiceOwls.com and follow @RiceWBB on Twitter for more on the Owls all season long.
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Team Stats
RICE
LATECH
FG%
.533
.352
3FG%
.450
.071
FT%
.400
1.000
RB
35
24
TO
13
8
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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