Tuesday, November 9
Houston, TX
5:00 P.M. CT
Rice University
-10,00 CUSA
84
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41
St. Edward's
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St. Edward's
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20
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84
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Owls Win Big in Edmonds’ Debut, 84-41
11/9/2021 8:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Four Owls score in double-figures in victory over St. Edward’s
HOUSTON – The Rice Owls women's basketball team cruised to an 84-41 opening night victory over the St. Edward's Hilltoppers Tuesday evening at Tudor Fieldhouse, delivering first year head coach Lindsay Edmonds a win in her debut.
Four Owls scored in double-figures, including a career-high 18 points from sophomore forward Ashlee Austin, who made 7-of-11 shots from the field and 4-of-5 at the free throw line in her first career start.
Sophomore guard Katelyn Crosthwait added 14 points in 20 minutes off the bench while redshirt freshman guard Maya Bokunewicz chipped in 13 points and six rebounds in 32 minutes in her first career start. Senior transfer Alexis Stover rounded out the Owls' scorers in double-digits with 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting.
Freshmen Malia Fisher (9 points/6 rebounds/2 blocks) and Trinity Gooden (9 points/4 rebounds/3 assists) filled up the box score in their debuts while sophomore guard Destiny Jackson led all players with six assists and five steals.
The Owls shot 52 percent from the field while limiting SEU to just a 26 percent clip and outscored the Hilltoppers 34-4 in points off turnovers. Rice did most of their damage close to the basket with a 44-16 edge in points in the paint and an 18-2 advantage in second chance opportunities.
Postgame Reaction - Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds
"It's good to get the first one under our belt. It's been a long preseason of competing against one another and practicing with really low numbers so it was nice to be able to go against somebody else. I thought overall we played with pretty good intensity. The first half we held them to 16 points so I think we started off really well defensively. Offensively we shared the basketball really well, we had 20 assists tonight on 33 made baskets. Overall, we're beginning to gel and it going to continue to happen as we go."
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
After the Hilltoppers scored the first points of the game the Owls dominated the opening quarter by outscoring SEU 23-2 the rest of the way. The Rice defense pitched a shutout over the final 7:21 and ended the quarter on an 18-0 run. Fisher got the Owls off to a fast start by scoring all nine of her points in the opening quarter on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting. Austin and Crosthwait chipped in four points apiece and the Owls established their dominance down low with a 16-4 edge in points in the paint. SEU shot just 2-of-13 (15 percent) from the field and Rice forced five turnovers.
Second Quarter
Rice outscored SEU 23-12 in the period to take a 46-16 lead into halftime. Stover led all players with seven points in the quarter while Bokunewicz and Gooden added five points apiece. The Owls took advantage of seven more Hilltopper turnovers, converting them into 11 points.
Third Quarter
SEU outscored Rice 20-17 in the quarter thanks largely in part to a 9-of-10 performance at the free throw line. The Owls still managed to shoot 50 percent from the field with Austin (6 points) and Crosthwait (5 points) combining for 11 of the team's 17 points.
Fourth Quarter
Rice put the game away with a 21-5 advantage in the final quarter as Austin added eight more points to her career night while Bokunewicz knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to put the game on ice.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to the hardwood on Saturday when they host the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-0) at 7 p.m. from Tudor Fieldhouse. That game will be streamed on CUSAtv.
Four Owls scored in double-figures, including a career-high 18 points from sophomore forward Ashlee Austin, who made 7-of-11 shots from the field and 4-of-5 at the free throw line in her first career start.
Sophomore guard Katelyn Crosthwait added 14 points in 20 minutes off the bench while redshirt freshman guard Maya Bokunewicz chipped in 13 points and six rebounds in 32 minutes in her first career start. Senior transfer Alexis Stover rounded out the Owls' scorers in double-digits with 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting.
Freshmen Malia Fisher (9 points/6 rebounds/2 blocks) and Trinity Gooden (9 points/4 rebounds/3 assists) filled up the box score in their debuts while sophomore guard Destiny Jackson led all players with six assists and five steals.
The Owls shot 52 percent from the field while limiting SEU to just a 26 percent clip and outscored the Hilltoppers 34-4 in points off turnovers. Rice did most of their damage close to the basket with a 44-16 edge in points in the paint and an 18-2 advantage in second chance opportunities.
"It's good to get the first one under our belt. It's been a long preseason of competing against one another and practicing with really low numbers so it was nice to be able to go against somebody else. I thought overall we played with pretty good intensity. The first half we held them to 16 points so I think we started off really well defensively. Offensively we shared the basketball really well, we had 20 assists tonight on 33 made baskets. Overall, we're beginning to gel and it going to continue to happen as we go."
First Quarter
After the Hilltoppers scored the first points of the game the Owls dominated the opening quarter by outscoring SEU 23-2 the rest of the way. The Rice defense pitched a shutout over the final 7:21 and ended the quarter on an 18-0 run. Fisher got the Owls off to a fast start by scoring all nine of her points in the opening quarter on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting. Austin and Crosthwait chipped in four points apiece and the Owls established their dominance down low with a 16-4 edge in points in the paint. SEU shot just 2-of-13 (15 percent) from the field and Rice forced five turnovers.
Second Quarter
Rice outscored SEU 23-12 in the period to take a 46-16 lead into halftime. Stover led all players with seven points in the quarter while Bokunewicz and Gooden added five points apiece. The Owls took advantage of seven more Hilltopper turnovers, converting them into 11 points.
Third Quarter
SEU outscored Rice 20-17 in the quarter thanks largely in part to a 9-of-10 performance at the free throw line. The Owls still managed to shoot 50 percent from the field with Austin (6 points) and Crosthwait (5 points) combining for 11 of the team's 17 points.
Fourth Quarter
Rice put the game away with a 21-5 advantage in the final quarter as Austin added eight more points to her career night while Bokunewicz knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to put the game on ice.
The Owls return to the hardwood on Saturday when they host the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-0) at 7 p.m. from Tudor Fieldhouse. That game will be streamed on CUSAtv.
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Team Stats
SE
RICE
FG%
.255
.516
3FG%
.273
.316
FT%
.875
.522
RB
32
39
TO
25
10
STL
5
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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