Friday, November 18
Stockton, CA
6:00 P.M. CT
Rice University
-40,00 CUSA
89
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79
Pacific
2-2,0-0WCC
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Rice
22
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Pacific
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79
Owls Hold Off Pacific Surge to Win Fourth Straight
11/18/2022 11:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
4-0 Owls face TSU ono Wednesday.
Stockton, CA –Faced with two starters on the bench having fouled out and a 14-point third quarter lead all but erased by Pacific, Lindsay Edmonds' Rice Owls proved up to the task, hitting 12-of-14 free throws in the final minute of the game to pull away from the Tigers 89-79 and complete a sweep of their two-game western road swing on Friday night.
Despite playing with four fouls of her own in the final quarter, Destiny Jackson scored eight of her 14 points in the final 1:20 on a layup and six free throws while Malia Fisher was 4-for-4 from the line in the final moments of the game and finished with her second double-double of the season, scoring 16 points to go with 12 rebounds.
Ashlee Austin's season-high 18 points led the way for the Owls, who swept both games of a non-conference road trip since winning back-to-back games in Arizona in 2017. Katelyn Crosthwait added 13 and freshmen Jazzy Owens-Barnett and Shelby Hayes each chipped in 10.
Postgame Reaction - Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds
" I'm proud of this group for going on this road trip and being able to come away 2-0. I thought some things didn't always go our way early on or late in the game and we could have really hung our heads, but we found a way to stick together and battle together and fight back and found a way to pull it out at the end and again. It was a really balanced attack from our group and I think that makes us really hard to guard, and hard to defend. It's been a long week, and going home 2-0 is pretty sweet.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Pacific opened the scoring but Rice answered with an Austin jumper at 7:18 of the first and the Owls would never trail again in the game. Austin scored 11 of her 18 in the first as Rice built a 22-12 lead at the end of the opening period.
Second Quarter
Rice extended the lead to 15 points before Pacific cut it to five with 3:31 left. Fisher was 4-for-4 in the quarter and scored six of her points late in the period to stymie the Tigers charge.
Third Quarter
Rice returned to the court and quickly re-established its double-digit lead, outscoring the Tigers 24-17 to build their advantage to 14, 65-51.
Fourth Quarter
After Fisher's layup gave Rice a 70-59 lead with 7:15 left, Pacific clawed their way back thanks to a 14-4 run over the next five minutes. But Jackson scored the Owls' next nine points to never allow Pacific to take the lead.
UP NEXT
Rice (4-0) has two road games remaining before a six-game slate of December games at Tudor Fieldhouse. They visit Texas Southern in an afternoon game on Wednesday and then travel to College Station to face Texas A&M on November 27.
Despite playing with four fouls of her own in the final quarter, Destiny Jackson scored eight of her 14 points in the final 1:20 on a layup and six free throws while Malia Fisher was 4-for-4 from the line in the final moments of the game and finished with her second double-double of the season, scoring 16 points to go with 12 rebounds.
Ashlee Austin's season-high 18 points led the way for the Owls, who swept both games of a non-conference road trip since winning back-to-back games in Arizona in 2017. Katelyn Crosthwait added 13 and freshmen Jazzy Owens-Barnett and Shelby Hayes each chipped in 10.
" I'm proud of this group for going on this road trip and being able to come away 2-0. I thought some things didn't always go our way early on or late in the game and we could have really hung our heads, but we found a way to stick together and battle together and fight back and found a way to pull it out at the end and again. It was a really balanced attack from our group and I think that makes us really hard to guard, and hard to defend. It's been a long week, and going home 2-0 is pretty sweet.
First Quarter
Pacific opened the scoring but Rice answered with an Austin jumper at 7:18 of the first and the Owls would never trail again in the game. Austin scored 11 of her 18 in the first as Rice built a 22-12 lead at the end of the opening period.
Second Quarter
Rice extended the lead to 15 points before Pacific cut it to five with 3:31 left. Fisher was 4-for-4 in the quarter and scored six of her points late in the period to stymie the Tigers charge.
Third Quarter
Rice returned to the court and quickly re-established its double-digit lead, outscoring the Tigers 24-17 to build their advantage to 14, 65-51.
Fourth Quarter
After Fisher's layup gave Rice a 70-59 lead with 7:15 left, Pacific clawed their way back thanks to a 14-4 run over the next five minutes. But Jackson scored the Owls' next nine points to never allow Pacific to take the lead.
Rice (4-0) has two road games remaining before a six-game slate of December games at Tudor Fieldhouse. They visit Texas Southern in an afternoon game on Wednesday and then travel to College Station to face Texas A&M on November 27.
Team Stats
Rice
UOP
FG%
.500
.371
3FG%
.238
.350
FT%
.690
.833
RB
43
38
TO
19
18
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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