Wednesday, January 17
Greenville, NC
10 a.m.
Rice University
at
East Carolina
Owls Open Three-Game Road Trip at East Carolina
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Rice Owls (9-6, 3-1 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (9-6, 2-2 AAC)
Game 16 • Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. CT
Greenville, N.C. • Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Long Road Ahead
The Owls begin a three-game road trip Wednesday morning against East Carolina. Rice will then travel to Tulane on Saturday before wrapping up the trip next Wednesday at Tulsa.
Last Time Out
Malia Fisher's career-high 23 points powered the Owls to a 67-64 win over South Florida last Sunday. Fisher recorded her second double-double of the season, adding 13 rebounds, while Dominique Ennis finished with 16 points.
Rice vs. East Carolina
This is the 12th meeting between the two, with the Pirates holding a slight 6-5 lead in the series. Neither team has won a game on the road, with Rice being 0-5 all-time in Greenville and East Carolina being 0-4 all-time in Houston. The series is 1-1 in neutral site games.
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 16 • Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. CT
Greenville, N.C. • Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Long Road Ahead
The Owls begin a three-game road trip Wednesday morning against East Carolina. Rice will then travel to Tulane on Saturday before wrapping up the trip next Wednesday at Tulsa.
Last Time Out
Malia Fisher's career-high 23 points powered the Owls to a 67-64 win over South Florida last Sunday. Fisher recorded her second double-double of the season, adding 13 rebounds, while Dominique Ennis finished with 16 points.
Rice vs. East Carolina
This is the 12th meeting between the two, with the Pirates holding a slight 6-5 lead in the series. Neither team has won a game on the road, with Rice being 0-5 all-time in Greenville and East Carolina being 0-4 all-time in Houston. The series is 1-1 in neutral site games.
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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