Wednesday, February 5
Houston, Texas
7 p.m.
Rice University
vs
Tulane
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Owls Return Home to Face Tulane
2/4/2025 3:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rice Owls (12-10, 5-5 AAC) vs. Tulane Green Wave (14-7, 7-3 AAC)
Game 23 • Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 • 7 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
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Back at Tudor
Rice returns to Tudor Fieldhouse for a Wednesday night matchup against Tulane. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster or by calling (713) 348-OWLS (6957) for further assistance.
Last Time Out
The Owls fell on the road 66-61 at Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Dominique Ennis led the Owls with 15 points, with five three-pointers, while adding three rebounds and two steals. Malia Fisher added 14 points, a career-high nine assists, two rebounds and a block.
Rice vs. Tulane
This is the 32nd meeting all-time between the two, with the Green Wave holding a 17-14 series lead. Rice has won the last two meetings, including an earlier matchup this season 72-64 in New Orleans.
Conference Honors
Victoria Flores earned her first conference honor of the season, being named AAC Honorable Mention. Flores set yet another career-high with 26 points while adding eight rebounds, three assists and an assist against the Golden Hurricane. She added nine points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists on the road at Florida Atlantic.
Gone Fishing
Malia Fisher dropped a season-high 24 points on the road against UAB while adding six rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Since the start of conference play, Fisher is averaging 13.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. Fisher has recorded two 20+ point games during AAC play.
Floor General
Since joining the starting lineup to open conference play, Victoria Flores has averaged 13.9 points per game, ranking 10th in the AAC. She has three 20+ plus games in the stretch, including a career-high 26 points against Tulsa.
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 added a career-high two blocks while Sussy Ngulefac also finished with a block.
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 23 • Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 • 7 p.m. CT
Houston, Texas • Tudor Fieldhouse
Video Stream: Click Here
Radio Stream: Click Here
Statistics: Click Here
Home Tickets: Click Here
Social Media Updates: @RiceWBB
Back at Tudor
Rice returns to Tudor Fieldhouse for a Wednesday night matchup against Tulane. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster or by calling (713) 348-OWLS (6957) for further assistance.
Last Time Out
The Owls fell on the road 66-61 at Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Dominique Ennis led the Owls with 15 points, with five three-pointers, while adding three rebounds and two steals. Malia Fisher added 14 points, a career-high nine assists, two rebounds and a block.
Rice vs. Tulane
This is the 32nd meeting all-time between the two, with the Green Wave holding a 17-14 series lead. Rice has won the last two meetings, including an earlier matchup this season 72-64 in New Orleans.
Conference Honors
Victoria Flores earned her first conference honor of the season, being named AAC Honorable Mention. Flores set yet another career-high with 26 points while adding eight rebounds, three assists and an assist against the Golden Hurricane. She added nine points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists on the road at Florida Atlantic.
Gone Fishing
Malia Fisher dropped a season-high 24 points on the road against UAB while adding six rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Since the start of conference play, Fisher is averaging 13.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. Fisher has recorded two 20+ point games during AAC play.
Floor General
Since joining the starting lineup to open conference play, Victoria Flores has averaged 13.9 points per game, ranking 10th in the AAC. She has three 20+ plus games in the stretch, including a career-high 26 points against Tulsa.
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 added a career-high two blocks while Sussy Ngulefac also finished with a block.
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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