Women's Basketball Plays at C-USA Leader Rice on Saturday

HOUSTON, Texas – The Florida Atlantic University women's basketball team (5-20, 2-10 C-USA) will continue its Texas road trip on Saturday at Conference USA-leading Rice (21-3, 12-0 C-USA).

Fans can keep up with the game by listening to a live play-by-play (audio only) called by Max Ziffer here or by watching the broadcast on CUSAtv. Live stats will also be provided here.

ABOUT THE OWLS

FAU will be looking to bounce back after a 82-62 loss at North Texas on Thursday
Thursday's game started a four-game road swing for the Owls

LAST TIME OUT

The Owls took on North Texas on Thursday in Denton
The first period was close, but the Mean Green pulled away in the second quarter
Amber Gaston led the Owls with a career-high 21 points
Jamaria Williams (10) and Myka Johnson Matthews (11) joined Gaston in double figures

SCOUTING RICE

Rice is the top team in the C-USA standings with an unblemished 12-0 record in league play
The Owls have a two-game lead on Middle Tennessee with only four games left on the season
Erica Ogwumike leads Rice, averaging 16.5 points per game. Ogwumike is averaging a double-double with an 11.0 rebounds per game average

SERIES HISTORY

Saturday will be the sixth meeting between FAU and Rice
Rice owns a 3-2 record in the series. FAU won the first two games in the series, but Rice has won the last three straight
The two teams met last season in Boca Raton. Rice claimed a 67-53 win in the matchup

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