Thursday, February 9
Houston, TX
7:00 P.M. CT
Rice University
vs
Florida Atlantic
Photo by: Juan DeLeon
PREVIEW: Rice Opens Home Swing With FAU Thursday
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Rice Owls (15-6, 6-6 C-USA) vs FAU Owls (12-10, 5-8 C-USA)
Game 22 • Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 • 7:00 p.m. CT
Houston, TX • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Back At Home
The Owls are back at Tudor Fieldhouse this week with two matchups against The Sunshine State as FAU and FIU come to town. Rice will welcome the "other Owls" on Thursday before hosting FIU on Saturday. Thursday's game is the "Owl In – Diversity and Inclusion Game" where the first 200 fans and students will receive "Owl In" keychains.
Last Time Out
Rice fell late to UNT last Saturday 66-69 at The Super Pit. Malia Fisher led the way for Rice with 20 points and eight rebounds, the second straight game for Fisher with 20+ points.
Rice vs. FAU
The Owls have won the past five meetings against FAU, with the last matchup coming in the 2019-20 season. Rice has also won the past two home games against FAU and leads the all-time series 5-2.
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 22 • Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 • 7:00 p.m. CT
Houston, TX • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Back At Home
The Owls are back at Tudor Fieldhouse this week with two matchups against The Sunshine State as FAU and FIU come to town. Rice will welcome the "other Owls" on Thursday before hosting FIU on Saturday. Thursday's game is the "Owl In – Diversity and Inclusion Game" where the first 200 fans and students will receive "Owl In" keychains.
Last Time Out
Rice fell late to UNT last Saturday 66-69 at The Super Pit. Malia Fisher led the way for Rice with 20 points and eight rebounds, the second straight game for Fisher with 20+ points.
Rice vs. FAU
The Owls have won the past five meetings against FAU, with the last matchup coming in the 2019-20 season. Rice has also won the past two home games against FAU and leads the all-time series 5-2.
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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