Wednesday, December 20
Houston, TX
1 p.m.
Rice University
at
Houston
Owls Face Crosstown Rival Houston Wednesday
12/19/2023 6:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (6-4, 0-0 AAC) at Houston Cougars (8-2, 0-0 Big XII)
Game 11 • Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Fertitta Center
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Non-conference Finale
The Owls head to face crosstown rival Houston Wednesday afternoon for the non-conference finale at the Fertitta Center. Rice will open AAC play on Jan. 3, 2024 at home against Wichita State.
Last Time Out
The Owls led wire-to-wire for an 85-59 home win over Prairie View A&M last Saturday. Jazzy Owens-Barnett led the Owls with 17 points in the game and was on of seven Owls to reach double-digit points in the game.
Rice vs. Houston
This is the 59th meeting between the two, with Houston holding a 47-11 all-time series lead. Rice won last season's meeting 91-88 in double overtime behind Destiny Jackson's career-high 33 points.
Dom-inant
Dominique Ennis earned the first AAC Honor for the Owls, being named to the AAC Honor Roll after dropping a career-high 25 points, with six three-pointers, while adding a career-high five assists, five rebounds and four steals in Rice's 74-44 win over Texas Southern. Ennis added another 14 points at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Maya Buckets
Bokunewicz drained seven threes in Rice's 73-62 win over Saint Mary's, tying the school record for threes in a game (fourth time, second for Maya). Bokunewicz joins Jenny Cafferty (Fresno State 1-27-00), Kara Liggett (San Jose State 2-17-00), Katelyn Crosthwait (UTSA 1-16-23) and herself (UAB 3-5-22) with seven in a game.
Historic Feats vs. HCU
Rice allowed only five points in the first half against HCU, marking the fewest points allowed in a half in program history. The Huskies' lone point in the first quarter also marked the fewest points scored against Rice in program history.
Fisher Tabbed for Preseason Honors, Owls Picked Third
Junior forward Malia Fisher was named to the 2023 Preseason All-AAC Second Team. Fisher, an All-C-USA Second Teamer last season, was second on the team with 11.8 points per game while leading the team with 6.3 rebounds per game. She also had a team-high five double-doubles on the season. Fisher had a career-high 22 points, including the game-winning steal and layup against Louisiana Tech. Rice was selected third in the team's AAC debut, finishing behind preseason favorite South Florida and last season's champion East Carolina.
Game 11 • Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Fertitta Center
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Non-conference Finale
The Owls head to face crosstown rival Houston Wednesday afternoon for the non-conference finale at the Fertitta Center. Rice will open AAC play on Jan. 3, 2024 at home against Wichita State.
Last Time Out
The Owls led wire-to-wire for an 85-59 home win over Prairie View A&M last Saturday. Jazzy Owens-Barnett led the Owls with 17 points in the game and was on of seven Owls to reach double-digit points in the game.
Rice vs. Houston
This is the 59th meeting between the two, with Houston holding a 47-11 all-time series lead. Rice won last season's meeting 91-88 in double overtime behind Destiny Jackson's career-high 33 points.
Dom-inant
Dominique Ennis earned the first AAC Honor for the Owls, being named to the AAC Honor Roll after dropping a career-high 25 points, with six three-pointers, while adding a career-high five assists, five rebounds and four steals in Rice's 74-44 win over Texas Southern. Ennis added another 14 points at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Maya Buckets
Bokunewicz drained seven threes in Rice's 73-62 win over Saint Mary's, tying the school record for threes in a game (fourth time, second for Maya). Bokunewicz joins Jenny Cafferty (Fresno State 1-27-00), Kara Liggett (San Jose State 2-17-00), Katelyn Crosthwait (UTSA 1-16-23) and herself (UAB 3-5-22) with seven in a game.
Historic Feats vs. HCU
Rice allowed only five points in the first half against HCU, marking the fewest points allowed in a half in program history. The Huskies' lone point in the first quarter also marked the fewest points scored against Rice in program history.
Fisher Tabbed for Preseason Honors, Owls Picked Third
Junior forward Malia Fisher was named to the 2023 Preseason All-AAC Second Team. Fisher, an All-C-USA Second Teamer last season, was second on the team with 11.8 points per game while leading the team with 6.3 rebounds per game. She also had a team-high five double-doubles on the season. Fisher had a career-high 22 points, including the game-winning steal and layup against Louisiana Tech. Rice was selected third in the team's AAC debut, finishing behind preseason favorite South Florida and last season's champion East Carolina.
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