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Charlotte Outlasts Owls in Four Overtimes, 88-83
1/22/2022 7:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
First quadruple overtime contest in program history
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Rice Owls women's basketball team dropped a quadruple overtime heartbreaker Saturday afternoon at Charlotte, falling 88-83 in the first 60-minute game in program history.
An already short-handed Rice (5-8, 0-5) team was forced to play with eight active players and five of them registered 40+ minutes against the C-USA preseason favorite 49ers (8-6, 4-0).
Rice sophomore forward Ashlee Austin carried the scoring load for the Owls, matching her season and career-high with 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field and 9-of-12 at the charity stripe.
Junior guard Haylee Swayze added 19 points while logging a career-high 59 minutes while freshman forward Malia Fisher scored a season-high 15 rebounds and grabbed 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season, all while playing all 60 minutes. Fisher also collected three assists, three steals and a block.
Sophomore guard Destiny Jackson was one of four Owls to score in double-figures, tallying 13 points in 41 minutes and snatched a career-high five steals before fouling out at 42 minutes of play. Redshirt freshman Maya Bokunewicz gave the Owls 58 minutes and was second on the team with seven rebounds.
Charlotte was led in scoring by Octavia Jett-Wilson as the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year totaled a game-high 36 points and hit a pair of game-tying buzzer beaters in the overtimes to keep the game going.
The four overtime game marked just the fifth time Rice had reached triple overtime and the first occurrence since defeating North Texas (100-97) on Jan. 10, 2016. This was the second four overtime game in NCAA Division I this season with Denver defeating Butler (100-94) in quadruple overtime back on Dec. 10, 2021.
Postgame Reaction - Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds
"I'm so unbelievably proud of my team. I know we didn't get the win but they showed ultimate heart and toughness for 60 minutes against a very good and veteran team. They did everything we asked of them and we definitely had shots to win it. There is so much we can take away from this game and while I really wanted this win for the players, we have nothing to hang our heads about. We're looking forward to getting home and getting ready for next week's games."
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Charlotte outscored the Owls 16-7 in the opening quarter, making their first three shots from the field. Austin was responsible for five of Rice's points, making a pair of field goals and a free throw. Six different 49ers registered points for Charlotte in the quarter.
Second Quarter
The Owls played suffocating defense in the period, outscoring the 49ers 13-7 to pull even at 23-23 at halftime. Rice held Charlotte to 2-of-13 shooting from the field and forced seven turnovers, which Rice turned into six points. Fisher scored seven points in the quarter on 2-of-3 shooting from the field and a 3-of-4 performance at the free throw line. Her jumper with 35 seconds remaining gave the Owls their first lead of the day, 23-22, before Charlotte added a late free throw.
Third Quarter
The 49ers outscored the Owls 23-18 in the quarter with Jett-Wilson contributing 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and a 4-of-5 performance at the free throw line. Charlotte led 47-41 going to the final period despite 10 points from Austin.
Fourth Quarter
The Owls flipped the script in the final quarter, outscoring Charlotte 18-12 with Swayze pouring in 10 points on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field, including two massive three-pointers. Neither team was able to score over the final 1:55 and the game headed to OT after a Jett-Wilson missed three-pointer at the buzzer.
Overtimes
Both teams struggled to score in the first overtime, scoring five points apiece. Rice held a 64-62 advantage after a layup from Fisher at the 2:18 mark and the score stayed that way until Jett-Wilson got a friendly roll on a layup with no time remaining to force a second overtime. The Owls held a 68-65 advantage with 10 seconds remaining in the second OT, but Jett-Wilson once again rose to the occasion with a three-pointer with three seconds left to force a third overtime.
The two teams tied 11-11 in the third overtime before Charlotte eventually put the game away with a 9-4 point differential in the fourth and final overtime.
UP NEXT
The Owls are back at home next week when they host Louisiana Tech (Jan. 27-7 p.m.) and Southern Miss (Jan. 29-2 p.m.).
An already short-handed Rice (5-8, 0-5) team was forced to play with eight active players and five of them registered 40+ minutes against the C-USA preseason favorite 49ers (8-6, 4-0).
Rice sophomore forward Ashlee Austin carried the scoring load for the Owls, matching her season and career-high with 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field and 9-of-12 at the charity stripe.
Junior guard Haylee Swayze added 19 points while logging a career-high 59 minutes while freshman forward Malia Fisher scored a season-high 15 rebounds and grabbed 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season, all while playing all 60 minutes. Fisher also collected three assists, three steals and a block.
Sophomore guard Destiny Jackson was one of four Owls to score in double-figures, tallying 13 points in 41 minutes and snatched a career-high five steals before fouling out at 42 minutes of play. Redshirt freshman Maya Bokunewicz gave the Owls 58 minutes and was second on the team with seven rebounds.
Charlotte was led in scoring by Octavia Jett-Wilson as the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year totaled a game-high 36 points and hit a pair of game-tying buzzer beaters in the overtimes to keep the game going.
The four overtime game marked just the fifth time Rice had reached triple overtime and the first occurrence since defeating North Texas (100-97) on Jan. 10, 2016. This was the second four overtime game in NCAA Division I this season with Denver defeating Butler (100-94) in quadruple overtime back on Dec. 10, 2021.
"I'm so unbelievably proud of my team. I know we didn't get the win but they showed ultimate heart and toughness for 60 minutes against a very good and veteran team. They did everything we asked of them and we definitely had shots to win it. There is so much we can take away from this game and while I really wanted this win for the players, we have nothing to hang our heads about. We're looking forward to getting home and getting ready for next week's games."
First Quarter
Charlotte outscored the Owls 16-7 in the opening quarter, making their first three shots from the field. Austin was responsible for five of Rice's points, making a pair of field goals and a free throw. Six different 49ers registered points for Charlotte in the quarter.
Second Quarter
The Owls played suffocating defense in the period, outscoring the 49ers 13-7 to pull even at 23-23 at halftime. Rice held Charlotte to 2-of-13 shooting from the field and forced seven turnovers, which Rice turned into six points. Fisher scored seven points in the quarter on 2-of-3 shooting from the field and a 3-of-4 performance at the free throw line. Her jumper with 35 seconds remaining gave the Owls their first lead of the day, 23-22, before Charlotte added a late free throw.
Third Quarter
The 49ers outscored the Owls 23-18 in the quarter with Jett-Wilson contributing 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and a 4-of-5 performance at the free throw line. Charlotte led 47-41 going to the final period despite 10 points from Austin.
Fourth Quarter
The Owls flipped the script in the final quarter, outscoring Charlotte 18-12 with Swayze pouring in 10 points on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field, including two massive three-pointers. Neither team was able to score over the final 1:55 and the game headed to OT after a Jett-Wilson missed three-pointer at the buzzer.
Overtimes
Both teams struggled to score in the first overtime, scoring five points apiece. Rice held a 64-62 advantage after a layup from Fisher at the 2:18 mark and the score stayed that way until Jett-Wilson got a friendly roll on a layup with no time remaining to force a second overtime. The Owls held a 68-65 advantage with 10 seconds remaining in the second OT, but Jett-Wilson once again rose to the occasion with a three-pointer with three seconds left to force a third overtime.
The two teams tied 11-11 in the third overtime before Charlotte eventually put the game away with a 9-4 point differential in the fourth and final overtime.
The Owls are back at home next week when they host Louisiana Tech (Jan. 27-7 p.m.) and Southern Miss (Jan. 29-2 p.m.).
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Team Stats
Rice
CLT
FG%
.326
.392
3FG%
.160
.304
FT%
.793
.679
RB
52
58
TO
24
29
STL
16
15
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
30
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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