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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