Saturday, February 15
Charlotte, NC
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Preview: Owls Face 49ers Saturday in Charlotte
2/14/2020 8:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (16-7, 11-1) at Charlotte 49ers (16-7, 7-5)
Game 24 • Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 • 3 p.m. (CT)
Charlotte, N.C. • Halton Arena
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB
Owls Travel to Charlotte on Saturday
The Rice Owls will look to get back to their winning ways on Saturday when they travel to Charlotte to face a 49ers team that has won five of their last overall. Rice enters the game tied with Old Dominion for first place in the C-USA standings while the 49ers are in sixth place. Rice, which has lost just once in 2020, has won the last three meetings with the 49ers, two of which have come at Halton Arena.
About Charlotte
The 49ers are led by redshirt senior guard Jade Phillips, who is averaging 15.5 points on 48 percent shooting. Mariah Linney leads Charlotte with 44 made three-pointers.
Last Time Out
The Owls saw their 11-game winning streak come to an end on Thursday evening in a 66-59 overtime loss at Chartway Arena. Rice (16-7, 11-1) and ODU (21-3, 11-1) exchanged leads eight times along with four ties before the Monarchs outscored the Owls 11-4 in overtime. The loss for the Owls was the first versus a Conference USA opponent since 2018, a span of 30 games. Rice senior guard Erica Ogwumike posted a monster double-double with 26 points and a season-high 18 rebounds in the defeat while freshman guard Lauren Schwartz contributed 13 points.
No Points for You
Dating back to last season the Owls have held 45 straight opponents below 70 points and 48 consecutive opponents below 46 percent shooting. Through 23 games Rice is surrendering just 55.9 points per game (24th in NCAA) with an opponents shooting percentage of 35.2% (22nd in NCAA). Last year's reigning NCAA shot blocker Nancy Mulkey has picked up where she left off last season and is currently fifth in the country in blocks per game (3.42). Meanwhile junior guard Sydne Wiggins ranks sixth in C-USA with 42 steals.
What's Next
The Owls return home for a contest against North Texas on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
Game 24 • Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 • 3 p.m. (CT)
Charlotte, N.C. • Halton Arena
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB
Owls Travel to Charlotte on Saturday
The Rice Owls will look to get back to their winning ways on Saturday when they travel to Charlotte to face a 49ers team that has won five of their last overall. Rice enters the game tied with Old Dominion for first place in the C-USA standings while the 49ers are in sixth place. Rice, which has lost just once in 2020, has won the last three meetings with the 49ers, two of which have come at Halton Arena.
About Charlotte
The 49ers are led by redshirt senior guard Jade Phillips, who is averaging 15.5 points on 48 percent shooting. Mariah Linney leads Charlotte with 44 made three-pointers.
Last Time Out
The Owls saw their 11-game winning streak come to an end on Thursday evening in a 66-59 overtime loss at Chartway Arena. Rice (16-7, 11-1) and ODU (21-3, 11-1) exchanged leads eight times along with four ties before the Monarchs outscored the Owls 11-4 in overtime. The loss for the Owls was the first versus a Conference USA opponent since 2018, a span of 30 games. Rice senior guard Erica Ogwumike posted a monster double-double with 26 points and a season-high 18 rebounds in the defeat while freshman guard Lauren Schwartz contributed 13 points.
No Points for You
Dating back to last season the Owls have held 45 straight opponents below 70 points and 48 consecutive opponents below 46 percent shooting. Through 23 games Rice is surrendering just 55.9 points per game (24th in NCAA) with an opponents shooting percentage of 35.2% (22nd in NCAA). Last year's reigning NCAA shot blocker Nancy Mulkey has picked up where she left off last season and is currently fifth in the country in blocks per game (3.42). Meanwhile junior guard Sydne Wiggins ranks sixth in C-USA with 42 steals.
What's Next
The Owls return home for a contest against North Texas on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
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