Saturday, November 9
Houston, TX
1:00 pm CT
Rice University
vs
Little Rock
Photo by: Juan DeLeon
Preview: Owls to Face Little Rock on ESPN3
11/8/2019 2:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Tip-off scheduled for 1 p.m.
(RV) Rice Owls (1-0) vs. Little Rock Trojans (0-1)
Game 2 • Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 • 1 p.m. (CT)
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Buy Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Video Stream: ESPN3 (Matt Pedersen and Randy McIlvoy)
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB | @LittleRockWBB
Series Record: Little Rock leads, 7-3 (Last: Rice W 79-65, 11/17/19)
Owls Meet Again with Little Rock
For a third straight season the Owls and Trojans will meet on the hardwood this Saturday. The meetings pairs two teams picked to win their respective conferences after each squad won their regular season and tournament titles last year. Rice has won the last two games in the series while Little Rock has a 7-3 edge overall. In last year's meeting, Erica Ogwumike scored 21 points and pulled down 19 rebounds for Rice's first win of the 2018-19 season. As a team the Owls made 9-of-14 three-point attempts, three of which came from guard Jasmine Smith.
About the Trojans
The Trojans are picked to win the Sun Belt Conference while Kyra Collier (First Team) and Tori Laster (Second Team) received preseason all-conference honors. Little Rock has won the last two Sun Belt Tournament Championship games by a combined two points. Little Rock, who returns five players and has seven newcomers, is coming off a 78-35 loss to No. 6 Texas A&M on Tuesday. Last season the Trojans finished 24th nationally allowing just 56.9 points per game.
Last Time Out
The Owls used a balanced scoring attack to win on opening night over Nicholls State, 71-47 Tuesday evening at Tudor Fieldhouse. Twelve different Owls registered points, including a game-high 22 points from sophomore Haylee Swayze as Rice improved to 32-10 all-time in season openers. Junior Nancy Mulkey (12 points) and freshman Lauren Schwartz (11 points) also scored in double-figures in the victory. Senior guard Erica Ogwumike led all players with 11 rebounds and dished out a career-high seven assists while Mulkey (last year's NCAA blocks leader) led all players with four rejections.
Home Sweet Home
Rice finished the season 13-0 at Tudor Fieldhouse in 2018-19 and will carry into Saturday the nation's fifth-longest active home win streak (16). The Owls have a 27-1 record on their home floor since 2018. Rice was one of just eight undefeated teams at home last season and completed just the second single-season undefeated home record (13-0 in 1997-98) in program history.
(Longest Active Home Winnings Streaks)
1. UConn - 95
2. Baylor - 40
3. Iowa - 22
4. SFA - 17
5. Rice - 16
Dominating Defense
Following Tuesday the Owls have held 20 straight opponents below 70 points and 22 straight opponents below 45 percent shooting.
Watching Ogwumike
In addition to being named C-USA Preseason Player of the Year, Rice senior guard Erica Ogwumike has been named to three watch lists which includes the Naismith Trophy Award (Top 50 players in NCAA), Wooden Award (Top 30 players in NCAA), and the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Top 20 Shooting Guards).
A Look Ahead
The Owls will hit the road for the first time this season on Wednesday, Nov. 13 when they travel to Dallas to take on SMU at 7 p.m. from Moody Coliseum.
-RiceOwls.com-
Game 2 • Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 • 1 p.m. (CT)
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Buy Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Video Stream: ESPN3 (Matt Pedersen and Randy McIlvoy)
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB | @LittleRockWBB
Series Record: Little Rock leads, 7-3 (Last: Rice W 79-65, 11/17/19)
Owls Meet Again with Little Rock
For a third straight season the Owls and Trojans will meet on the hardwood this Saturday. The meetings pairs two teams picked to win their respective conferences after each squad won their regular season and tournament titles last year. Rice has won the last two games in the series while Little Rock has a 7-3 edge overall. In last year's meeting, Erica Ogwumike scored 21 points and pulled down 19 rebounds for Rice's first win of the 2018-19 season. As a team the Owls made 9-of-14 three-point attempts, three of which came from guard Jasmine Smith.
About the Trojans
The Trojans are picked to win the Sun Belt Conference while Kyra Collier (First Team) and Tori Laster (Second Team) received preseason all-conference honors. Little Rock has won the last two Sun Belt Tournament Championship games by a combined two points. Little Rock, who returns five players and has seven newcomers, is coming off a 78-35 loss to No. 6 Texas A&M on Tuesday. Last season the Trojans finished 24th nationally allowing just 56.9 points per game.
Last Time Out
The Owls used a balanced scoring attack to win on opening night over Nicholls State, 71-47 Tuesday evening at Tudor Fieldhouse. Twelve different Owls registered points, including a game-high 22 points from sophomore Haylee Swayze as Rice improved to 32-10 all-time in season openers. Junior Nancy Mulkey (12 points) and freshman Lauren Schwartz (11 points) also scored in double-figures in the victory. Senior guard Erica Ogwumike led all players with 11 rebounds and dished out a career-high seven assists while Mulkey (last year's NCAA blocks leader) led all players with four rejections.
Home Sweet Home
Rice finished the season 13-0 at Tudor Fieldhouse in 2018-19 and will carry into Saturday the nation's fifth-longest active home win streak (16). The Owls have a 27-1 record on their home floor since 2018. Rice was one of just eight undefeated teams at home last season and completed just the second single-season undefeated home record (13-0 in 1997-98) in program history.
(Longest Active Home Winnings Streaks)
1. UConn - 95
2. Baylor - 40
3. Iowa - 22
4. SFA - 17
5. Rice - 16
Dominating Defense
Following Tuesday the Owls have held 20 straight opponents below 70 points and 22 straight opponents below 45 percent shooting.
Watching Ogwumike
In addition to being named C-USA Preseason Player of the Year, Rice senior guard Erica Ogwumike has been named to three watch lists which includes the Naismith Trophy Award (Top 50 players in NCAA), Wooden Award (Top 30 players in NCAA), and the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Top 20 Shooting Guards).
A Look Ahead
The Owls will hit the road for the first time this season on Wednesday, Nov. 13 when they travel to Dallas to take on SMU at 7 p.m. from Moody Coliseum.
-RiceOwls.com-
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