Saturday, February 11
Houston, TX
1:00 P.M. CT
Rice University
vs
FIU
Preview: Rice Looks For Weekend Sweep Against FIU
2/10/2023 10:38:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (16-6, 7-6 C-USA) vs FIU Panthers (12-11, 7-7 C-USA)
Game 23 • Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. CT
Houston, TX • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: CUSAtv
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Looking For The Weekend Sweep
The Owls welcome FIU to Tudor Fieldhouse Saturday for a game with lots of playoff seeding implications on the line. Saturday's game will be the pink out Play4Kay game. The first 150 fans will receive a pink t-shirt for any donation for Play4Kay.
http://support.kayyow.com/RiceAthletics
Last Time Out
Rice used a strong second half to defeat FAU 85-64 Thursday night. India Bellamy led the way with 17 points while the Owls shot a blistering 54% from the floor in the second half.
Rice vs. FIU
The Owls have won the past four meetings against FIU, with the last matchup resulting in a 73-67 win at Tudor Fieldhouse last season. Rice won the past four home games against FIU, with the only Panther win in Houston coming in the first-ever matchup in the series in 1982. Rice leads the all-time series 8-5.
The Lone Star
Rice has 13 games (10 opponents) on the schedule from the state of Texas, with seven of those being non-conference matchups. Rice currently sits at 11-1 against schools from The Lone Star State, with the lone loss coming at North Texas.
DJ's World (We're Just Living In It)
Destiny Jackson was named the C-USA Player of the Week on Dec. 12 after her career performance against Houston, scoring a career-high 33 points on 12-of-14 shooting while adding seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Jackson has reached double-digit points in seven of the Owls' eight games this season.
A Historic Start
Rice wrapped up non-conference play with a perfect 9-0 record, marking the best start in program history. During the non-conference slate, Rice picked up a win over crosstown rival Houston 91-88 (2OT) and earned back-to-back wins against Power 5 programs, taking down Texas A&M in College Station 66-58 and then defending the homecourt against TCU 68-58.
Austin Tabbed for Preseason Honors, Owls Picked Fourth
Senior forward Ashlee Austin was named to the Conference USA Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team while league coaches picked the Owls to finish fourth in the conference race. Austin earned second-team, all-conference honors as a junior after a season in which she was the only player in C-USA to rank in the top 13 in points per game, field goal percentage, free throws made, and free throw percentage. She ranked fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (46.3) and fifth in scoring with 16.5 points per game as well as free throws made (122). She established career bests in nearly every statistical category and scored in double figures in 22 of 27 games, highlighted by a pair of 30-point efforts (Sam Houston & Charlotte).
Game 23 • Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 • 1:00 p.m. CT
Houston, TX • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: CUSAtv
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Looking For The Weekend Sweep
The Owls welcome FIU to Tudor Fieldhouse Saturday for a game with lots of playoff seeding implications on the line. Saturday's game will be the pink out Play4Kay game. The first 150 fans will receive a pink t-shirt for any donation for Play4Kay.
http://support.kayyow.com/RiceAthletics
Last Time Out
Rice used a strong second half to defeat FAU 85-64 Thursday night. India Bellamy led the way with 17 points while the Owls shot a blistering 54% from the floor in the second half.
Rice vs. FIU
The Owls have won the past four meetings against FIU, with the last matchup resulting in a 73-67 win at Tudor Fieldhouse last season. Rice won the past four home games against FIU, with the only Panther win in Houston coming in the first-ever matchup in the series in 1982. Rice leads the all-time series 8-5.
The Lone Star
Rice has 13 games (10 opponents) on the schedule from the state of Texas, with seven of those being non-conference matchups. Rice currently sits at 11-1 against schools from The Lone Star State, with the lone loss coming at North Texas.
DJ's World (We're Just Living In It)
Destiny Jackson was named the C-USA Player of the Week on Dec. 12 after her career performance against Houston, scoring a career-high 33 points on 12-of-14 shooting while adding seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Jackson has reached double-digit points in seven of the Owls' eight games this season.
A Historic Start
Rice wrapped up non-conference play with a perfect 9-0 record, marking the best start in program history. During the non-conference slate, Rice picked up a win over crosstown rival Houston 91-88 (2OT) and earned back-to-back wins against Power 5 programs, taking down Texas A&M in College Station 66-58 and then defending the homecourt against TCU 68-58.
Austin Tabbed for Preseason Honors, Owls Picked Fourth
Senior forward Ashlee Austin was named to the Conference USA Women's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team while league coaches picked the Owls to finish fourth in the conference race. Austin earned second-team, all-conference honors as a junior after a season in which she was the only player in C-USA to rank in the top 13 in points per game, field goal percentage, free throws made, and free throw percentage. She ranked fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (46.3) and fifth in scoring with 16.5 points per game as well as free throws made (122). She established career bests in nearly every statistical category and scored in double figures in 22 of 27 games, highlighted by a pair of 30-point efforts (Sam Houston & Charlotte).
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