Thursday, February 20
Houston, TX
7:00 pm CT
Rice University
vs
North Texas
Preview: Owls to Host North Texas on Fight Cancer Night
2/19/2020 10:55:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (16-8, 11-2) vs. North Texas Mean Green (9-16, 3-10)
Game 25 • Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 • 7 p.m. (CT)
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Buy Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Video Stream: ESPN3
Live Stats: Sidearm
Listen: Stretch
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB
PROMOTIONS: Second Annual Fight Cancer Night; Redeem 4 free tickets at this special link; Women's Health Fair in lobby of Tudor Fieldhouse begins at 6 p.m.; Fight Cancer T-Shirts available (taking donations of any amount); Special halftime recognition for cancer survivors.
Owls Return Home to Host Mean Green
The Rice Owls will look to get back in the win column on Thursday when they return to the friendly confines of Tudor Fieldhouse to host North Texas on Fight Cancer Night. The Owls have dropped consecutive C-USA games for the first time since Feb. 25-Mar. 1 of 2018 while the Mean Green come in having lost six consecutive conference games, three of which have been by five points or less. Rice has dominated the series of late with the Mean Green, having won 10 of the prior 11 meetings, including a 67-52 victory in Denton at the start of the month. The Owls have won eight straight at home and are 36-2 at Tudor Fieldhouse over the last three seasons.
About North Texas
Senior post Anisha George averages a team-high 13.2 points and 8.4 rebounds while N'Yah Boyd is contributing 8.9 points per contest and leads the team with 67 assists. The Mean Green ranks second among C-USA teams in rebounds per game (40.7) and is fourth in steals per game (8.6).
Last Time Out
The Owls fell to the 49ers of Charlotte last Saturday afternoon at Halton Arena, 62-51. Senior guard Erica Ogwumike came up one rebound shy of a double-double with a team-high 14 points and nine rebounds in the loss. Freshman Lauren Schwartz (9 points) and sophomore Jasmine Smith (8 points) also led the Owls scoring charge.
Ogwumike a Walking Double-Double
Senior guard Erica Ogwumike, who is averaging a team-best 18.2 points/10.3 rebounds per game, has recorded 10 double-doubles this season, and currently has 50 for her collegiate career. The 50 double-doubles ranks fourth in NCAA Division I among active players. Ogwumike has amassed 10 or more rebounds in all but two C-USA contests this season, including a season-high 18 boards at Old Dominion on Feb. 13. The two games she failed to record double-digit rebounds she notched nine rebounds in each contest.
What's Next
The Owls hit the road for their second-to-last road tilt of the season when they travel to UAB (16-9, 8-5) on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip-off.
Game 25 • Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 • 7 p.m. (CT)
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Buy Tickets: RiceOwls.com
Video Stream: ESPN3
Live Stats: Sidearm
Listen: Stretch
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB
PROMOTIONS: Second Annual Fight Cancer Night; Redeem 4 free tickets at this special link; Women's Health Fair in lobby of Tudor Fieldhouse begins at 6 p.m.; Fight Cancer T-Shirts available (taking donations of any amount); Special halftime recognition for cancer survivors.
Owls Return Home to Host Mean Green
The Rice Owls will look to get back in the win column on Thursday when they return to the friendly confines of Tudor Fieldhouse to host North Texas on Fight Cancer Night. The Owls have dropped consecutive C-USA games for the first time since Feb. 25-Mar. 1 of 2018 while the Mean Green come in having lost six consecutive conference games, three of which have been by five points or less. Rice has dominated the series of late with the Mean Green, having won 10 of the prior 11 meetings, including a 67-52 victory in Denton at the start of the month. The Owls have won eight straight at home and are 36-2 at Tudor Fieldhouse over the last three seasons.
About North Texas
Senior post Anisha George averages a team-high 13.2 points and 8.4 rebounds while N'Yah Boyd is contributing 8.9 points per contest and leads the team with 67 assists. The Mean Green ranks second among C-USA teams in rebounds per game (40.7) and is fourth in steals per game (8.6).
Last Time Out
The Owls fell to the 49ers of Charlotte last Saturday afternoon at Halton Arena, 62-51. Senior guard Erica Ogwumike came up one rebound shy of a double-double with a team-high 14 points and nine rebounds in the loss. Freshman Lauren Schwartz (9 points) and sophomore Jasmine Smith (8 points) also led the Owls scoring charge.
Ogwumike a Walking Double-Double
Senior guard Erica Ogwumike, who is averaging a team-best 18.2 points/10.3 rebounds per game, has recorded 10 double-doubles this season, and currently has 50 for her collegiate career. The 50 double-doubles ranks fourth in NCAA Division I among active players. Ogwumike has amassed 10 or more rebounds in all but two C-USA contests this season, including a season-high 18 boards at Old Dominion on Feb. 13. The two games she failed to record double-digit rebounds she notched nine rebounds in each contest.
What's Next
The Owls hit the road for their second-to-last road tilt of the season when they travel to UAB (16-9, 8-5) on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip-off.
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