Thursday, January 16
Houston, TX
7:00 pm CT
Rice University
-106,50 CUSA
60
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47
Louisiana Tech
-96,13 CUSA
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Louisiana Tech
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Rice
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Photo by: Juan DeLeon
Defense Leads the Way in Owls' Win over LA Tech
1/16/2020 10:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Mulkey records 200th career block in victory
HOUSTON – The Rice Owls women's basketball team used a balanced scoring attack and a tenacious defense to record their fifth straight win and remain unbeaten in conference play with a 60-47 home victory over Louisiana Tech Thursday evening.
Rice (10-6, 5-0) had six players record seven or more points, including double-digit scoring performances from sophomore guard Sydne Wiggins (12 points) and freshman guard Destiny Jackson (10 points). Lauren Schwartz (8 points), Nancy Mulkey (7 points), Haylee Swayze (7 points) and Ashlee Austin (7 points) also added to the Rice scoring.
In addition to their points, Mulkey (15 rebounds) and Jasmine Smith (nine rebounds) each established career-highs in rebounding as part of a 46-32 Rice advantage on the boards. Mulkey also totaled five blocks to give her 200 for her career collegiately.
The Owls shot 50 percent from the field marking the third straight contest Rice eclipsed 50 percent from the floor and the fourth time in the last five outings.
Tech (9-6, 1-2) shot a season-low 26 percent (17-of-65) from the field and totaled only three assists as a team.
Postgame Reaction - Tina Langley
"I'm incredibly proud of our team. We had a really tough week with our team getting sick and it spread quickly. We were barely able to practice. So to watch the way we came out and battled you wouldn't know it if you saw them but this was a tough week for us physically. I thought our mental strength was really good and I was really pleased with how we handled a difficult week."
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
The Owls set the tone from the onset, outscoring the Lady Techsters 21-10 in the opening 10 minutes behind seven points from Wiggins and six points by Schwartz. Rice shot 9-of-15 from the field in the opening quarter, one in which five different Owls registered points. The Owls closed the period on a 9-2 run over the final four minutes.
Second Quarter
Rice won the quarter 11-10 despite shooting just 36 percent from the floor, limiting Tech to 4-of-19 shooting themselves. Swayze scored five points in the quarter while Jackson came off the bench to add four points.
Third Quarter
Rice came out of the locker room with a 32-20 advantage and bumped their lead to 45-32 by outscoring Tech 13-12 in the third. Austin gave the Owls a spark with five points in the quarter as Rice scored 12 of their 13 points in the paint.
Fourth Quarter
The Owls played Tech even in the final stanza, 15-15, with 10 additional points in the paint. The Lady Techsters closed to within 55-47 with two minutes remaining but the Rice defense held Tech to 0-of-8 shooting the rest of the way with three blocks, two of which came from Mulkey.
Up Next
The Owls are back in action on Saturday when they host Southern Miss (11-4, 3-1) from Tudor Fieldhouse at 2 p.m. on CUSAtv.
-RiceOwls.com-
Rice (10-6, 5-0) had six players record seven or more points, including double-digit scoring performances from sophomore guard Sydne Wiggins (12 points) and freshman guard Destiny Jackson (10 points). Lauren Schwartz (8 points), Nancy Mulkey (7 points), Haylee Swayze (7 points) and Ashlee Austin (7 points) also added to the Rice scoring.
In addition to their points, Mulkey (15 rebounds) and Jasmine Smith (nine rebounds) each established career-highs in rebounding as part of a 46-32 Rice advantage on the boards. Mulkey also totaled five blocks to give her 200 for her career collegiately.
The Owls shot 50 percent from the field marking the third straight contest Rice eclipsed 50 percent from the floor and the fourth time in the last five outings.
Tech (9-6, 1-2) shot a season-low 26 percent (17-of-65) from the field and totaled only three assists as a team.
"I'm incredibly proud of our team. We had a really tough week with our team getting sick and it spread quickly. We were barely able to practice. So to watch the way we came out and battled you wouldn't know it if you saw them but this was a tough week for us physically. I thought our mental strength was really good and I was really pleased with how we handled a difficult week."
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
The Owls set the tone from the onset, outscoring the Lady Techsters 21-10 in the opening 10 minutes behind seven points from Wiggins and six points by Schwartz. Rice shot 9-of-15 from the field in the opening quarter, one in which five different Owls registered points. The Owls closed the period on a 9-2 run over the final four minutes.
Second Quarter
Rice won the quarter 11-10 despite shooting just 36 percent from the floor, limiting Tech to 4-of-19 shooting themselves. Swayze scored five points in the quarter while Jackson came off the bench to add four points.
Third Quarter
Rice came out of the locker room with a 32-20 advantage and bumped their lead to 45-32 by outscoring Tech 13-12 in the third. Austin gave the Owls a spark with five points in the quarter as Rice scored 12 of their 13 points in the paint.
Fourth Quarter
The Owls played Tech even in the final stanza, 15-15, with 10 additional points in the paint. The Lady Techsters closed to within 55-47 with two minutes remaining but the Rice defense held Tech to 0-of-8 shooting the rest of the way with three blocks, two of which came from Mulkey.
The Owls are back in action on Saturday when they host Southern Miss (11-4, 3-1) from Tudor Fieldhouse at 2 p.m. on CUSAtv.
-RiceOwls.com-
Team Stats
LATech
Rice
FG%
.262
.500
3FG%
.143
.182
FT%
.714
.588
RB
32
46
TO
10
23
STL
11
7
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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