Saturday, January 15
Houston, TX
2:00 P.M. CT
Rice University
-56,03 CUSA
53
vs
66
Marshall
-95,41 CUSA
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Marshall
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22
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Rice
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Marshall Rallies to Defeat Owls, 66-53
1/15/2022 5:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Thundering Herd outscore Rice 21-3 in fourth quarter
HOUSTON – The Rice Owls women's basketball team was unable to overcome a fourth quarter surge by the Marshall Thundering Herd in a 66-53 loss Saturday afternoon at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice (5-6, 0-3) was outscored 21-3 in the fourth quarter, erasing a five point advantage entering the final period. The Owls were led in scoring by sophomore guard Destiny Jackson, who totaled 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field to go along with a game-high nine rebounds and three assists while fighting foul trouble.
The Owls outshot the Herd from the field, 44%-41%, but Marshall held an advantage in points off turnovers (32-11), points in the paint (36-24) and fast break points (17-5).
Marshall (9-5, 4-1) had three players score in double-figures led by 17 points from guard Aaliyah Dunham. Forward Kennedi Colclough added 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting while the team's leading scorer Savannah Wheeler (20.5 ppg) was held to 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
Postgame Reaction - Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds
"Today kind of felt a little déjà vu, getting off to a great start and then having some lulls that allow teams to get back in it and get the momentum swung in their direction. I don't know if it's fatigue, but we're just not finishing out fourth quarters the way I would like us to be. Today was a struggle with foul trouble so we've got to figure out a way to defend without fouling so we can keep our players on the floor. We just haven't yet put together a 40-minute game and I think when we do that the outcomes can be different."
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Rice began the contest by outscoring the Herd 22-13 in the opening quarter, shooting 75 percent (9-of-12) from the field with six different players registering points. The Owls made 4-of-6 shots from beyond the arc with junior guard Haylee Swayze scoring nine points on a perfect 3-of-3 from deep. Rice recorded seven assists on their nine made field goals with three different players registering two assists and pushed their lead to as much as 13 points.
Second Quarter
Sophomore forward Ashlee Austin gave the Owls a boost offensively with a team-best seven points while sophomore forward India Bellamy added five more points in a quarter that Marshall ended up winning, 22-17. The Herd trimmed a 13-point deficit down to 39-35 at the half by scoring six unanswered points in the final 18 seconds.
Third Quarter
Neither team had much success on the offensive end with Rice outscoring Marshall, 11-10 to extend their lead to 50-45 entering the fourth quarter. Freshman guard Trinity Gooden gave the Owls some momentum with a buzzer-beating layup as the quarter horn sounded, slicing through the Marshall defense to lay it off the glass. Marshall scored eight of their 10 points off Rice's six turnovers.
Fourth Quarter
The Owls were held scoreless until a Destiny Jackson layup at the 3:37 mark, the team's only field goal in the period while Marshall took control of the game with a 17-0 run to start the quarter.
UP NEXT
The Owls hit the road for a pair of conference contests next weekend, beginning first at Old Dominion (11-3, 1-1) on Thursday Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN+. Rice will then travel to Charlotte (6-6, 2-0) for a 1 p.m. tip-off on Saturday, Jan. 22, also streamed on ESPN+.
Rice (5-6, 0-3) was outscored 21-3 in the fourth quarter, erasing a five point advantage entering the final period. The Owls were led in scoring by sophomore guard Destiny Jackson, who totaled 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field to go along with a game-high nine rebounds and three assists while fighting foul trouble.
The Owls outshot the Herd from the field, 44%-41%, but Marshall held an advantage in points off turnovers (32-11), points in the paint (36-24) and fast break points (17-5).
Marshall (9-5, 4-1) had three players score in double-figures led by 17 points from guard Aaliyah Dunham. Forward Kennedi Colclough added 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting while the team's leading scorer Savannah Wheeler (20.5 ppg) was held to 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
"Today kind of felt a little déjà vu, getting off to a great start and then having some lulls that allow teams to get back in it and get the momentum swung in their direction. I don't know if it's fatigue, but we're just not finishing out fourth quarters the way I would like us to be. Today was a struggle with foul trouble so we've got to figure out a way to defend without fouling so we can keep our players on the floor. We just haven't yet put together a 40-minute game and I think when we do that the outcomes can be different."
First Quarter
Rice began the contest by outscoring the Herd 22-13 in the opening quarter, shooting 75 percent (9-of-12) from the field with six different players registering points. The Owls made 4-of-6 shots from beyond the arc with junior guard Haylee Swayze scoring nine points on a perfect 3-of-3 from deep. Rice recorded seven assists on their nine made field goals with three different players registering two assists and pushed their lead to as much as 13 points.
Second Quarter
Sophomore forward Ashlee Austin gave the Owls a boost offensively with a team-best seven points while sophomore forward India Bellamy added five more points in a quarter that Marshall ended up winning, 22-17. The Herd trimmed a 13-point deficit down to 39-35 at the half by scoring six unanswered points in the final 18 seconds.
Third Quarter
Neither team had much success on the offensive end with Rice outscoring Marshall, 11-10 to extend their lead to 50-45 entering the fourth quarter. Freshman guard Trinity Gooden gave the Owls some momentum with a buzzer-beating layup as the quarter horn sounded, slicing through the Marshall defense to lay it off the glass. Marshall scored eight of their 10 points off Rice's six turnovers.
Fourth Quarter
The Owls were held scoreless until a Destiny Jackson layup at the 3:37 mark, the team's only field goal in the period while Marshall took control of the game with a 17-0 run to start the quarter.
The Owls hit the road for a pair of conference contests next weekend, beginning first at Old Dominion (11-3, 1-1) on Thursday Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on ESPN+. Rice will then travel to Charlotte (6-6, 2-0) for a 1 p.m. tip-off on Saturday, Jan. 22, also streamed on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Marsh
Rice
FG%
.410
.444
3FG%
.278
.278
FT%
.647
.444
RB
34
38
TO
11
23
STL
11
4
Game Leaders
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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