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Owls’ Comeback Attempt Falls Short at UT-Arlington
12/4/2021 4:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Four players score in double-figures in first road tilt
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Rice Owls women's basketball team used a valiant late charge as they tried to erase a 22-point deficit but were unable to complete the comeback in a 73-65 loss Saturday afternoon at UT-Arlington.
Rice (3-3) was playing in their first road contest of the season against a UT-Arlington (6-2) team that was two days removed from upsetting No. 13 ranked South Florida. The Owls had four players score in double-figures, led by sophomore forward Ashlee Austin's 19-point performance on 7-of-14 shooting from the field (4-of-9 at the free throw line).
Redshirt freshman Maya Bokunewicz added 14 points off the bench, making a career-high four three-pointers. Sophomore guard Destiny Jackson stuffed the box score with 11 points, matched her career-high with eight assists, and snagged a season-high six rebounds. Freshman forward Malia Fisher recorded her third straight double-double and fourth of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes.
The Owls made a season-high eight three-pointers and won the rebounding battle with the Lady Mavs, 44-40.
UT-Arlington was led in scoring by Starr Jacobs, who poured in 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor. The Lady Mavs outshot the Owls from the field, 43 percent-36 percent, and scored 40 of their 73 points in the paint while making 14-of-17 at the free throw line.
Postgame Reaction - Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds
"I'll start by saying I'm disappointed in the outcome and that we dug ourselves such a hole in the third quarter before we turned it on, but I am proud of our fight. I'm proud that we didn't quit but I just want to see the fight show up sooner. We have things we can control that we need to clean up and we will."
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Both teams struggled on the offensive end in the opening 10 minutes, combining to shoot 9-of-39 from the field. The Lady Mavs used a 6-0 run over the final 3:04 to win the quarter, 12-10. Fisher scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in the quarter despite picking up a pair of early fouls.
Second Quarter
UT-Arlington outscored Rice 17-17 in the period to take a 29-26 halftime lead but the Owls were able to stay within striking distance thanks to the hot shooting of Bokunewicz, who made all three of her three-point attempts in the quarter
Third Quarter
The Lady Mavs outscored the Owls 26-13 in the quarter as they shot 69 percent from the field. Jacobs scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and UT-Arlington scored 16 of their 26 points in the paint.
Fourth Quarter
UT-Arlington opened the quarter on a 5-0 run to take their largest lead of the game, 61-39, with 8:49 remaining. However, the Owls would outscore the Lady Mavs 26-12 the rest of the way as they got the game to within single digits with under a minute remaining. Austin score nine points in the quarter while Fisher, Jackson, and Trinity Gooden all added four points apiece. The Owls totaled 12 second-chance points off eight offensive rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Owls return to Houston on Dec. 11 to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 2 p.m. from Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice (3-3) was playing in their first road contest of the season against a UT-Arlington (6-2) team that was two days removed from upsetting No. 13 ranked South Florida. The Owls had four players score in double-figures, led by sophomore forward Ashlee Austin's 19-point performance on 7-of-14 shooting from the field (4-of-9 at the free throw line).
Redshirt freshman Maya Bokunewicz added 14 points off the bench, making a career-high four three-pointers. Sophomore guard Destiny Jackson stuffed the box score with 11 points, matched her career-high with eight assists, and snagged a season-high six rebounds. Freshman forward Malia Fisher recorded her third straight double-double and fourth of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes.
The Owls made a season-high eight three-pointers and won the rebounding battle with the Lady Mavs, 44-40.
UT-Arlington was led in scoring by Starr Jacobs, who poured in 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor. The Lady Mavs outshot the Owls from the field, 43 percent-36 percent, and scored 40 of their 73 points in the paint while making 14-of-17 at the free throw line.
"I'll start by saying I'm disappointed in the outcome and that we dug ourselves such a hole in the third quarter before we turned it on, but I am proud of our fight. I'm proud that we didn't quit but I just want to see the fight show up sooner. We have things we can control that we need to clean up and we will."
First Quarter
Both teams struggled on the offensive end in the opening 10 minutes, combining to shoot 9-of-39 from the field. The Lady Mavs used a 6-0 run over the final 3:04 to win the quarter, 12-10. Fisher scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in the quarter despite picking up a pair of early fouls.
Second Quarter
UT-Arlington outscored Rice 17-17 in the period to take a 29-26 halftime lead but the Owls were able to stay within striking distance thanks to the hot shooting of Bokunewicz, who made all three of her three-point attempts in the quarter
Third Quarter
The Lady Mavs outscored the Owls 26-13 in the quarter as they shot 69 percent from the field. Jacobs scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and UT-Arlington scored 16 of their 26 points in the paint.
Fourth Quarter
UT-Arlington opened the quarter on a 5-0 run to take their largest lead of the game, 61-39, with 8:49 remaining. However, the Owls would outscore the Lady Mavs 26-12 the rest of the way as they got the game to within single digits with under a minute remaining. Austin score nine points in the quarter while Fisher, Jackson, and Trinity Gooden all added four points apiece. The Owls totaled 12 second-chance points off eight offensive rebounds.
The Owls return to Houston on Dec. 11 to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 2 p.m. from Tudor Fieldhouse.
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Team Stats
Rice
UTA
FG%
.358
.429
3FG%
.286
.294
FT%
.474
.824
RB
44
40
TO
13
12
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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