Thursday, January 11
Houston, TX
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Charlotte
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Owls Return Home to Face Charlotte
1/10/2024 10:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (8-5, 2-0 AAC) vs. Charlotte 49ers (10-5, 3-0 AAC)
Game 14 • Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 • 7:00 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Home, Sweet Home
The Owls are back at Tudor Fieldhouse for their first "true" home game of conference play Thursday night against Charlotte. Rice hosted Wichita State on Jan. 3 to open conference play, but the game was moved to UH's Fertitta Center due to water damage at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Last Time Out
Destiny Jackson's game-winning layup as time expired lifted the Owls past SMU 65-63 last Sunday at Moody Coliseum. Jackson finished the game with 17 points while Malia Fisher added her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds. The win evened the all-time series against SMU at 36-36.
Rice vs. Charlotte
This is the 15th meeting all-time between the two, with the 49ers holding a 10-4 series lead. Rice won the most recent meeting 64-52 last season at Tudor Fieldhouse. Shelby Hayes led Rice with her first career double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
DJ's World (We're Just Living in it)
After hitting the game-winning layup as time expired in Rice's 65-63 win at SMU, Destiny Jackson was named to the weekly AAC Honor Roll. Jackson finished the game with a season-high 17 points, a season-high seven assists, six rebounds, a block and a steal. She finished with 12 points, three rebounds and three assists in Rice's 76-64 win against Wichita State.
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 14 • Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 • 7:00 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Home, Sweet Home
The Owls are back at Tudor Fieldhouse for their first "true" home game of conference play Thursday night against Charlotte. Rice hosted Wichita State on Jan. 3 to open conference play, but the game was moved to UH's Fertitta Center due to water damage at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Last Time Out
Destiny Jackson's game-winning layup as time expired lifted the Owls past SMU 65-63 last Sunday at Moody Coliseum. Jackson finished the game with 17 points while Malia Fisher added her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds. The win evened the all-time series against SMU at 36-36.
Rice vs. Charlotte
This is the 15th meeting all-time between the two, with the 49ers holding a 10-4 series lead. Rice won the most recent meeting 64-52 last season at Tudor Fieldhouse. Shelby Hayes led Rice with her first career double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
DJ's World (We're Just Living in it)
After hitting the game-winning layup as time expired in Rice's 65-63 win at SMU, Destiny Jackson was named to the weekly AAC Honor Roll. Jackson finished the game with a season-high 17 points, a season-high seven assists, six rebounds, a block and a steal. She finished with 12 points, three rebounds and three assists in Rice's 76-64 win against Wichita State.
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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