Monday, January 16
Houston, TX
7:00 P.M. CT
Rice University
-124,34 CUSA
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76
UTSA
-412,25 CUSA
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UTSA
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Rice
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Crosthwait’s Career Night Lifts Rice Past UTSA
1/16/2023 11:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HOUSTON, TEXAS – The Rice women's basketball team held on late to defeat UTSA 78-76 at Tudor Fieldhouse Monday night. Trailing by 11 in the second quarter, the Owls battled all the way back behind a career performance from Katelyn Crosthwait with 23 points while also tying the school record for threes in a game with seven.
Malia Fisher ended with 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal while Destiny Jackson added 13 points, four assists and three steals. Dominique Ennis netted 11 points and three assists while India Bellamy rounded out the double-digit scorers for Rice with 10 points.
As a team, Rice shot 43.3% (29-of-67) from the field and 35.3% (12-of-34) from three. T
Postgame Reaction - Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds
"Winning's hard and winning in conference play is hard. We had a really long week being in Tennessee on Wednesday and then going to El Paso Saturday and turnaround here [tonight] playing. I thought we had a slow start but we found a way. We won the second and third quarters, which put us in position to have a few slip ups in the fourth and we were still able to finish the game out."
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Fisher opened the game with a layup before the two sides traded baskets until a Roadrunner three put UTSA up 10-5 early. Austin and Crosthwait countered each UTSA basket, but the Roadrunners went up 20-12 at the end of the first.
Second Quarter
UTSA ballooned the lead to 11 at 26-15 with 7:42 left in the half, but Ennis and Bellamy quickly cut the deficit down to seven. The Roadrunners were able to get the lead back to 11, but Fisher kickstarted a 9-0 lead capped off by an Ennis three to get Rice within two at 35-33. Crosthwait gave Rice the lead with a three, but UTSA responded in the closing seconds to take a 39-38 lead at halftime.
Third Quarter
Crosthwait got Rice started in the third with a three, handing the lead back to Rice. Fisher and Crosthwait extended the lead to six before UTSA got on the board. After a Fisher three got the Owl lead up to seven, six-straight points for UTSA got the Roadrunners within one. Jackson drilled a three followed by another Crosthwait three to swing momentum back to Rice. The Owls led 57-52 at the end of the third.
Fourth Quarter
The threes kept falling for Rice with Ennis putting Rice up 63-54 with seven minutes left. After trading baskets, Crosthwait put Rice up 11 at 75-64 with 3:19 left in the game. UTSA embarked on an 8-0 to cut the lead to three at 76-73 with a minute. After trading free throws and baskets, UTSA had a chance to tie or win with 2 seconds left, but the shot fell short as Rice held on to win.
UP NEXT
The Owls are back in action on Thursday, when Rice welcomes North Texas to Tudor Fieldhouse at 7:00 p.m.
Malia Fisher ended with 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal while Destiny Jackson added 13 points, four assists and three steals. Dominique Ennis netted 11 points and three assists while India Bellamy rounded out the double-digit scorers for Rice with 10 points.
As a team, Rice shot 43.3% (29-of-67) from the field and 35.3% (12-of-34) from three. T
"Winning's hard and winning in conference play is hard. We had a really long week being in Tennessee on Wednesday and then going to El Paso Saturday and turnaround here [tonight] playing. I thought we had a slow start but we found a way. We won the second and third quarters, which put us in position to have a few slip ups in the fourth and we were still able to finish the game out."
First Quarter
Fisher opened the game with a layup before the two sides traded baskets until a Roadrunner three put UTSA up 10-5 early. Austin and Crosthwait countered each UTSA basket, but the Roadrunners went up 20-12 at the end of the first.
Second Quarter
UTSA ballooned the lead to 11 at 26-15 with 7:42 left in the half, but Ennis and Bellamy quickly cut the deficit down to seven. The Roadrunners were able to get the lead back to 11, but Fisher kickstarted a 9-0 lead capped off by an Ennis three to get Rice within two at 35-33. Crosthwait gave Rice the lead with a three, but UTSA responded in the closing seconds to take a 39-38 lead at halftime.
Third Quarter
Crosthwait got Rice started in the third with a three, handing the lead back to Rice. Fisher and Crosthwait extended the lead to six before UTSA got on the board. After a Fisher three got the Owl lead up to seven, six-straight points for UTSA got the Roadrunners within one. Jackson drilled a three followed by another Crosthwait three to swing momentum back to Rice. The Owls led 57-52 at the end of the third.
Fourth Quarter
The threes kept falling for Rice with Ennis putting Rice up 63-54 with seven minutes left. After trading baskets, Crosthwait put Rice up 11 at 75-64 with 3:19 left in the game. UTSA embarked on an 8-0 to cut the lead to three at 76-73 with a minute. After trading free throws and baskets, UTSA had a chance to tie or win with 2 seconds left, but the shot fell short as Rice held on to win.
The Owls are back in action on Thursday, when Rice welcomes North Texas to Tudor Fieldhouse at 7:00 p.m.
Team Stats
UTSA
Rice
FG%
.500
.433
3FG%
.417
.353
FT%
.765
.615
RB
43
30
TO
20
12
STL
8
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
7
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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