Saturday, February 10
Houston, TX
5 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Tulsa
Owls Return Home for Second Meeting with Tulsa
2/9/2024 3:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (13-9, 7-4 AAC) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (17-6, 7-3 AAC)
Game 23 • Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 • 5:00 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Back at Home
The Owls open a quick two-game homestand Saturday night against Tulsa at Tudor Fieldhouse. The Owls will then welcome East Carolina next Wednesday.
Last Time Out
Jazzy Owens-Barnett's career-high 21 points powered Rice to the season sweep of South Florida 69-59 last Saturday in Tampa. Destiny Jackson netted her 1000th career point in the win, the 25th player in program history to do so.
Rice vs. Tulsa
This is the 40th meeting in the series, with the Owls holding a 25-14 series lead. The short-handed Owls fell on the road earlier this season 70-65 at Tulsa, with Emily Klaczek and Destiny Jackson leading Rice with 17 points each. Tulsa is Rice's sixth most common opponent.
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.
Traffic Advisory:
Due to ongoing repairs to a section of a water pipe near the intersection of Main and University, which will result in the closure of sections of University, all fans attending upcoming home games are strongly encouraged to avoid this intersection and approach the Rice campus from the west side of campus, using Kirby or Greenbriar.
Game 23 • Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 • 5:00 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
Back at Home
The Owls open a quick two-game homestand Saturday night against Tulsa at Tudor Fieldhouse. The Owls will then welcome East Carolina next Wednesday.
Last Time Out
Jazzy Owens-Barnett's career-high 21 points powered Rice to the season sweep of South Florida 69-59 last Saturday in Tampa. Destiny Jackson netted her 1000th career point in the win, the 25th player in program history to do so.
Rice vs. Tulsa
This is the 40th meeting in the series, with the Owls holding a 25-14 series lead. The short-handed Owls fell on the road earlier this season 70-65 at Tulsa, with Emily Klaczek and Destiny Jackson leading Rice with 17 points each. Tulsa is Rice's sixth most common opponent.
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.
Traffic Advisory:
Due to ongoing repairs to a section of a water pipe near the intersection of Main and University, which will result in the closure of sections of University, all fans attending upcoming home games are strongly encouraged to avoid this intersection and approach the Rice campus from the west side of campus, using Kirby or Greenbriar.
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