Wednesday, January 15
Denton, TX
6:30 p.m.
Rice University
at
North Texas
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Rice Heads Back on Road to North Texas
1/14/2025 11:11:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (9-7, 2-2 AAC) at North Texas Mean Green (12-5, 4-1 AAC)
Game 17 • Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 • 6:30 p.m. CT
Denton, Texas • The Super Pit
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Back to the Road
The Owls are on the road for the third time already this New Year, this time in Denton to face North Texas at The Super Pit. Rice returns home on Saturday to face East Carolina. Tickets can be purchased on Ticketmaster or by calling (713) 348-OWLS (6957) for further assistance.
Last Time Out
The Owls bounced back into the win column after a 70-59 win over Memphis Sunday afternoon at Tudor Fieldhouse. Victoria Flores led the Owls with a career-high 24 points on 6-of-11 shooting, while also adding six rebounds. Shelby Hayes tied a career-high with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while adding career-highs with 14 points and two blocks for her second career double-double.
Rice vs. North Texas
This is the 26th meeting in the series, with the Owls holding a 16-9 lead in the matchup. The Owls won the last meeting, which took place in Fort Worth in the AAC Semifinal in a 61-59 thriller for Rice.
Block Party
The Owls set a season-high with 10 blocks against Memphis, the most in a single game for Rice since 14 against SMU in 2019. Malia Fisher led the way with a season-high four blocks in the game, while Hailey Adams added three blocks. Shelby Hayes had a career-high two blocks while Sussy Ngulefac also finished with a block.
Conference Honors (1-14)
Malia Fisher was named AAC Honorable Mention after dropping a season-high 21 points on the road in Rice's comeback win at Tulane. She scored eight points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead bucket while also adding four assists in the frame.
Year Four
Shelley Pennington and Friends Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds enters her fourth year at the helm for Rice. Through her first three seasons, Edmonds has achieved the most wins (56), became the first head coach to open their Rice WBB career with back-to-back-to-back winning seasons, and was the fastest coach to win a conference title in program history.
Fisher Reaches 1,000
Malia Fisher became the 26th athlete in program history to surpass 1,000 career points, doing so in the NCAA Tournament against LSU. Currently, Fisher ranks 21st all-time in points with 1,006. To reach the top 10 in points, Fisher will have to reach 1,329 points.
Preseason Polls and Honors
Rice was picked tied for second in the AAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. South Florida was the preseason favorite (eight first-place votes), while North Texas (three votes) and Rice (two votes) were tied for second. Malia Fisher was named the 2024-25 AAC Preseason All-Conference First Team after leading the Owls to the NCAA Tournament a season ago.
Champions of the AAC
Rice debuted in the AAC as champions, winning four games in four days to claim the first-ever AAC title in Rice Athletics history. Led by AAC Third Team selection and All-Tournament MVP Malia Fisher, Rice took down East Carolina 61-41 to become the lowest seed (10) to ever win the AAC Tournament.
Kuster to be Inducted into CUSA Hall of Fame
Rice women's basketball all-time great Jessica Kuster is set to be inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024. She is Rice basketball's all-time point scorer (2,081), while leading Rice WBB and CUSA in career rebounds (1,376) and career double-doubles (67). Kuster is the only athlete in program history to average a double-double in all four seasons, one of two female athletes in CUSA history. Kuster is also the only player in CUSA history to be named to both the First Team All-Conference and the All-Defensive Team all four seasons. She is also the only four-time recipient of the Hackerman Award in school history, presented to the team MVP. Kuster becomes the fifth Rice inductee and the first Rice women's basketball inductee in the CUSA Hall of Fame.
Game 17 • Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 • 6:30 p.m. CT
Denton, Texas • The Super Pit
Video Stream: Click Here
Radio Stream: Click Here
Statistics: Click Here
Home Tickets: Click Here
Social Media Updates: @RiceWBB
Back to the Road
The Owls are on the road for the third time already this New Year, this time in Denton to face North Texas at The Super Pit. Rice returns home on Saturday to face East Carolina. Tickets can be purchased on Ticketmaster or by calling (713) 348-OWLS (6957) for further assistance.
Last Time Out
The Owls bounced back into the win column after a 70-59 win over Memphis Sunday afternoon at Tudor Fieldhouse. Victoria Flores led the Owls with a career-high 24 points on 6-of-11 shooting, while also adding six rebounds. Shelby Hayes tied a career-high with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while adding career-highs with 14 points and two blocks for her second career double-double.
Rice vs. North Texas
This is the 26th meeting in the series, with the Owls holding a 16-9 lead in the matchup. The Owls won the last meeting, which took place in Fort Worth in the AAC Semifinal in a 61-59 thriller for Rice.
Block Party
The Owls set a season-high with 10 blocks against Memphis, the most in a single game for Rice since 14 against SMU in 2019. Malia Fisher led the way with a season-high four blocks in the game, while Hailey Adams added three blocks. Shelby Hayes had a career-high two blocks while Sussy Ngulefac also finished with a block.
Conference Honors (1-14)
Malia Fisher was named AAC Honorable Mention after dropping a season-high 21 points on the road in Rice's comeback win at Tulane. She scored eight points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead bucket while also adding four assists in the frame.
Year Four
Shelley Pennington and Friends Head Coach Lindsay Edmonds enters her fourth year at the helm for Rice. Through her first three seasons, Edmonds has achieved the most wins (56), became the first head coach to open their Rice WBB career with back-to-back-to-back winning seasons, and was the fastest coach to win a conference title in program history.
Fisher Reaches 1,000
Malia Fisher became the 26th athlete in program history to surpass 1,000 career points, doing so in the NCAA Tournament against LSU. Currently, Fisher ranks 21st all-time in points with 1,006. To reach the top 10 in points, Fisher will have to reach 1,329 points.
Preseason Polls and Honors
Rice was picked tied for second in the AAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. South Florida was the preseason favorite (eight first-place votes), while North Texas (three votes) and Rice (two votes) were tied for second. Malia Fisher was named the 2024-25 AAC Preseason All-Conference First Team after leading the Owls to the NCAA Tournament a season ago.
Champions of the AAC
Rice debuted in the AAC as champions, winning four games in four days to claim the first-ever AAC title in Rice Athletics history. Led by AAC Third Team selection and All-Tournament MVP Malia Fisher, Rice took down East Carolina 61-41 to become the lowest seed (10) to ever win the AAC Tournament.
Kuster to be Inducted into CUSA Hall of Fame
Rice women's basketball all-time great Jessica Kuster is set to be inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024. She is Rice basketball's all-time point scorer (2,081), while leading Rice WBB and CUSA in career rebounds (1,376) and career double-doubles (67). Kuster is the only athlete in program history to average a double-double in all four seasons, one of two female athletes in CUSA history. Kuster is also the only player in CUSA history to be named to both the First Team All-Conference and the All-Defensive Team all four seasons. She is also the only four-time recipient of the Hackerman Award in school history, presented to the team MVP. Kuster becomes the fifth Rice inductee and the first Rice women's basketball inductee in the CUSA Hall of Fame.
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