Saturday, January 20
New Orleans, LA
2 p.m.
Rice University
at
Tulane
Owls Continue Road Trip at Tulane
1/19/2024 10:24:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (10-6, 4-1 AAC) at Tulane Green Wave (8-8, 1-4 AAC)
Game 17 • Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. CT
New Orleans, Louisiana • Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Long Road Ahead
The Owls continue their three-game road trip Saturday afternoon at Tulane. Rice will conclude the trip next Wednesday at Tulsa.
Last Time Out
Hot shooting powered the Owls to an 80-67 win at East Carolina last Wednesday. Dominique Ennis led Rice with 19 points, while Shelby Hayes tied a career high with 18 points. Rice shot 30-of-60 (50%) from the floor in the game.
Rice vs. Tulane
This is the 30th meeting all-time between the two schools, with Tulane holding a 17-12 lead in the series. Rice has dropped the last four meetings against the Green Wave and five of the last six matchups. Saturday's game marks the first meeting since the 2013-14 season.
Double Trouble
With 10 points and 10 rebounds in last Wednesday's game at East Carolina, Malia Fisher recorded her third double-double in four games. In that four-game span, Fisher is averaging 15.5 points and 10 rebounds per game.
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 17 • Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. CT
New Orleans, Louisiana • Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Long Road Ahead
The Owls continue their three-game road trip Saturday afternoon at Tulane. Rice will conclude the trip next Wednesday at Tulsa.
Last Time Out
Hot shooting powered the Owls to an 80-67 win at East Carolina last Wednesday. Dominique Ennis led Rice with 19 points, while Shelby Hayes tied a career high with 18 points. Rice shot 30-of-60 (50%) from the floor in the game.
Rice vs. Tulane
This is the 30th meeting all-time between the two schools, with Tulane holding a 17-12 lead in the series. Rice has dropped the last four meetings against the Green Wave and five of the last six matchups. Saturday's game marks the first meeting since the 2013-14 season.
Double Trouble
With 10 points and 10 rebounds in last Wednesday's game at East Carolina, Malia Fisher recorded her third double-double in four games. In that four-game span, Fisher is averaging 15.5 points and 10 rebounds per game.
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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