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Photo by: Juan DeLeon
Owls Earn Milestone Win at UAB
2/22/2020 5:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ogwumike joins 2,000-points/1,000-rebounds club; Langley quickest in program history to 100 wins
BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Rice Owls women's basketball team earned a hard-fought 74-65 road victory at UAB Saturday afternoon on a day where the team turned in a pair of historic milestones.
Senior guard Erica Ogwumike scored a team-high 21 points in the victory and in the process joined Oregon's Ruthy Hebard as the only active NCAA Division I players to reach 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Ogwumike (2,017 points/1,067 rebounds) joined Jessica Kuster as the only players in program history to accomplish the feat.
In addition, Rice head coach Tina Langley recorded her 100th career victory to become the quickest coach to reach the century mark in program history.
Ogwumike made 6-of-10 shots from the field, 8-of-9 from the free throw line, along with seven rebounds and a pair of steals. Sophomore point guard Jasmine Smith complimented her scoring with 17 points, which included a career-best 4-of-4 performance from three-point territory. Freshman wing Lauren Schwartz also scored in double-figures with 12 points.
As a team the Owls (18-8, 13-2) shot 10-of-21 from beyond the arc, the second-most three-point makes by the team this season and the most since entering league play. The Owls also committed a season-low eight turnovers and held the nation's fifth-best three-point shooting team (38.6 percent) to just 4-of-17 (24%) from deep.
UAB (17-10, 9-6) was led in scoring by senior guard Miyah Barnes, who scored a game-high 25 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
The Blazers led 14-7 with 3:54 remaining before the Owls answered back emphatically with an 11-2 close to the quarter to take an 18-16 lead. Freshman Destiny Jackson came off the bench and provided an immediate spark with five straight points. Fellow freshman guard Katelyn Crosthwait hit a deep three-pointer to give Rice the lead for good and Ogwumike followed with a three-point play.
Second Quarter
After Schwartz made a three-pointer to open the quarter, Ogwumike joined the history books with 8:11 remaining by knocking down a jumper from the elbow to surpass 2,000 career points. Rice won the period, 18-15, by shooting 58 percent from the field to take a 36-31 halftime lead.
Third Quarter
Neither team was able to gain much separation in the quarter with UAB outscoring the Owls 14-13. Both teams shot just 30 percent from the field in the quarter and Rice clung to a 49-45 advantage entering the fourth.
Fourth Quarter
The Owls outscored UAB 25-20 in the period, which included a 15-8 edge for Rice over the final 2:15 to pull away for the victory. Leading 60-57, Smith hit consecutive dagger three-pointers to give the Owls a 66-57 cushion, before Ogwumike put the finishing touches on a Rice victory with 56 seconds remaining with a driving layup.
Up Next
The Owls won't be back in action until next Saturday, Feb. 29 when they travel to Louisiana Tech.
-RiceOwls.com-
Senior guard Erica Ogwumike scored a team-high 21 points in the victory and in the process joined Oregon's Ruthy Hebard as the only active NCAA Division I players to reach 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Ogwumike (2,017 points/1,067 rebounds) joined Jessica Kuster as the only players in program history to accomplish the feat.
In addition, Rice head coach Tina Langley recorded her 100th career victory to become the quickest coach to reach the century mark in program history.
Ogwumike made 6-of-10 shots from the field, 8-of-9 from the free throw line, along with seven rebounds and a pair of steals. Sophomore point guard Jasmine Smith complimented her scoring with 17 points, which included a career-best 4-of-4 performance from three-point territory. Freshman wing Lauren Schwartz also scored in double-figures with 12 points.
As a team the Owls (18-8, 13-2) shot 10-of-21 from beyond the arc, the second-most three-point makes by the team this season and the most since entering league play. The Owls also committed a season-low eight turnovers and held the nation's fifth-best three-point shooting team (38.6 percent) to just 4-of-17 (24%) from deep.
UAB (17-10, 9-6) was led in scoring by senior guard Miyah Barnes, who scored a game-high 25 points.
First Quarter
The Blazers led 14-7 with 3:54 remaining before the Owls answered back emphatically with an 11-2 close to the quarter to take an 18-16 lead. Freshman Destiny Jackson came off the bench and provided an immediate spark with five straight points. Fellow freshman guard Katelyn Crosthwait hit a deep three-pointer to give Rice the lead for good and Ogwumike followed with a three-point play.
Second Quarter
After Schwartz made a three-pointer to open the quarter, Ogwumike joined the history books with 8:11 remaining by knocking down a jumper from the elbow to surpass 2,000 career points. Rice won the period, 18-15, by shooting 58 percent from the field to take a 36-31 halftime lead.
Third Quarter
Neither team was able to gain much separation in the quarter with UAB outscoring the Owls 14-13. Both teams shot just 30 percent from the field in the quarter and Rice clung to a 49-45 advantage entering the fourth.
Fourth Quarter
The Owls outscored UAB 25-20 in the period, which included a 15-8 edge for Rice over the final 2:15 to pull away for the victory. Leading 60-57, Smith hit consecutive dagger three-pointers to give the Owls a 66-57 cushion, before Ogwumike put the finishing touches on a Rice victory with 56 seconds remaining with a driving layup.
The Owls won't be back in action until next Saturday, Feb. 29 when they travel to Louisiana Tech.
-RiceOwls.com-
Team Stats
RICE
UABWBB
FG%
.500
.463
3FG%
.476
.235
FT%
.824
.688
RB
25
30
TO
8
13
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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