Tuesday, February 20
Memphis, TN
7 p.m.
Rice University
at
Memphis
Owls Take on Memphis Tuesday Night
2/19/2024 10:51:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (15-10, 9-5 AAC) at Memphis Tigers (9-15, 5-8 AAC)
Game 26 • Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 • 7:00 p.m. CT
Memphis, Tennessee • Elma Roane Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Tuesday in Memphis
The Owls will wrap up their quick road trip Tuesday night at Memphis. Rice will return home for the final two home games of the regular season starting Saturday afternoon against Temple.
Last Time Out
The Owls dropped an 87-74 road game to UAB last Saturday afternoon. Malia Fisher led Rice with 20 points while Jazzy Owens-Barnett added 16 points.
50 Off the Bench
The Owls scored a season-high 50 points from the bench in last Wednesday's win over East Carolina. This marked the most bench points since 2016 (52 against Huston-Tillotson) and most against a DI opponent since 2000 (50 against Iona).
All About Jazz(y)
Jazzy Owens-Barnett was named the AAC Player of the Week (2-12) after netting a career-high 21 points at South Florida and 17 points against Tulsa, leading Rice to both wins. She also had a stretch of six-consecutive made three-pointers between the two games. This is her first career conference honor and Rice's first player of the week honor this season. Rice has had three AAC Honor Roll honorees (Dominique Ennis x2, Destiny Jackson).
Rice vs. Memphis
This is the 13th meeting in the all-time series, with the Tigers holding an 8-4 series lead. Rice has dropped four-straight games to Memphis and seven of the last eight meetings. Rice's last win came in Memphis during the 2010-11 season.
50 in the Books
Shelley Pennington and Friends Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds earned her 50th career win last Saturday at South Florida. She became the fastest coach to reach the milestone, doing so in just 81 games.
Weekly Honors (1/22)
Dominique Ennis earned her second weekly conference honor, being named to the AAC Honor Roll. Ennis led the Owls to a 2-0 week, averaging 17.5 points per game on the week, with 19 at East Carolina and 16 at Tulane.
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
Maya 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.
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 26 • Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 • 7:00 p.m. CT
Memphis, Tennessee • Elma Roane Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Tuesday in Memphis
The Owls will wrap up their quick road trip Tuesday night at Memphis. Rice will return home for the final two home games of the regular season starting Saturday afternoon against Temple.
Last Time Out
The Owls dropped an 87-74 road game to UAB last Saturday afternoon. Malia Fisher led Rice with 20 points while Jazzy Owens-Barnett added 16 points.
50 Off the Bench
The Owls scored a season-high 50 points from the bench in last Wednesday's win over East Carolina. This marked the most bench points since 2016 (52 against Huston-Tillotson) and most against a DI opponent since 2000 (50 against Iona).
All About Jazz(y)
Jazzy Owens-Barnett was named the AAC Player of the Week (2-12) after netting a career-high 21 points at South Florida and 17 points against Tulsa, leading Rice to both wins. She also had a stretch of six-consecutive made three-pointers between the two games. This is her first career conference honor and Rice's first player of the week honor this season. Rice has had three AAC Honor Roll honorees (Dominique Ennis x2, Destiny Jackson).
Rice vs. Memphis
This is the 13th meeting in the all-time series, with the Tigers holding an 8-4 series lead. Rice has dropped four-straight games to Memphis and seven of the last eight meetings. Rice's last win came in Memphis during the 2010-11 season.
50 in the Books
Shelley Pennington and Friends Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds earned her 50th career win last Saturday at South Florida. She became the fastest coach to reach the milestone, doing so in just 81 games.
Weekly Honors (1/22)
Dominique Ennis earned her second weekly conference honor, being named to the AAC Honor Roll. Ennis led the Owls to a 2-0 week, averaging 17.5 points per game on the week, with 19 at East Carolina and 16 at Tulane.
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
Maya 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.
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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