Wednesday, March 13
Rice University
vs
East Carolina
Rice, East Carolina Set for AAC Championship Game
3/13/2024 10:20:00 AM | Women's Basketball
No. 10 Rice Owls (18-14, 9-9 AAC) vs. No. 9 East Carolina Pirates (19-13, 9-9 AAC)
Game 33 • Wednesday, March 13, 2024 • 6:00 p.m. CT
Fort Worth, Texas • Dickies Arena
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
AAC Tournament
The Owls advanced to the AAC Championship game, where they will face ninth-seeded East Carolina. This is Rice's first conference championship game appearance since the 2020-21 season. Rice is seeking its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since the 2018-19 season.
Last Time Out
Rice won the battle of the Owls in the AAC Semifinal game, defeating third-seeded Temple 60-57 last night. Malia Fisher led the Owls with 17 points, while Destiny Jackson finished with 16 points. Sussy Ngulefac rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points.
Championship Game Send-Off
Fans are encouraged to join the Rice Owls Pep Band and Cheerleaders in sending off the women's basketball team to the AAC Championship game! Meet at AC Hotel (101 W Fifth St., Fort Worth, TX, 76102) by 3:55 p.m. Join us at the Rice Owls Championship Pep Rally in the American Hoops Village right outside of Dickies Arena. Watch the Rice Owls Pep Band and Cheerleaders perform at 5:30 p.m. before you cheer your Owls!
Gone Fishin'
Malia Fisher was named to the AAC All-Conference Third Team, the league office announced last Friday morning. Fisher leads the team in points per game (12.9) and rebounds per game (6.8). In the last six games, she is averaging 19.1 points per game, surpassing 20+ points in four of those games.
Rice vs. East Carolina
This is the 14th meeting in the all-time series, with the Owls holding a slight 7-6 series lead. Rice won both matchups during the regular season, taking an 80-67 win in Greenville and a 75-57 win at Tudor Fieldhouse.
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).
50 Off the Bench
The Owls scored a season-high 50 points from the bench in Rice'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).
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.
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 33 • Wednesday, March 13, 2024 • 6:00 p.m. CT
Fort Worth, Texas • Dickies Arena
Video Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Twitter Updates: @RiceWBB |
AAC Tournament
The Owls advanced to the AAC Championship game, where they will face ninth-seeded East Carolina. This is Rice's first conference championship game appearance since the 2020-21 season. Rice is seeking its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since the 2018-19 season.
Last Time Out
Rice won the battle of the Owls in the AAC Semifinal game, defeating third-seeded Temple 60-57 last night. Malia Fisher led the Owls with 17 points, while Destiny Jackson finished with 16 points. Sussy Ngulefac rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points.
Championship Game Send-Off
Fans are encouraged to join the Rice Owls Pep Band and Cheerleaders in sending off the women's basketball team to the AAC Championship game! Meet at AC Hotel (101 W Fifth St., Fort Worth, TX, 76102) by 3:55 p.m. Join us at the Rice Owls Championship Pep Rally in the American Hoops Village right outside of Dickies Arena. Watch the Rice Owls Pep Band and Cheerleaders perform at 5:30 p.m. before you cheer your Owls!
Gone Fishin'
Malia Fisher was named to the AAC All-Conference Third Team, the league office announced last Friday morning. Fisher leads the team in points per game (12.9) and rebounds per game (6.8). In the last six games, she is averaging 19.1 points per game, surpassing 20+ points in four of those games.
Rice vs. East Carolina
This is the 14th meeting in the all-time series, with the Owls holding a slight 7-6 series lead. Rice won both matchups during the regular season, taking an 80-67 win in Greenville and a 75-57 win at Tudor Fieldhouse.
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).
50 Off the Bench
The Owls scored a season-high 50 points from the bench in Rice'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).
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.
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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