No. 24 Rice women complete undefeated Conference USA season
SAN ANTONIO -- Erica Ogwumike and Nancy Mulkey had 18 points each and No. 24 Rice beat UTSA 72-46 to complete an undefeated Conference USA season on Thursday night.
Lauren Grigsby added 11 points with three 3-pointers for the Owls (25-3, 16-0), who won their 18th consecutive game.
Rice never trailed and scored 11 straight points to pull away to a 27-12 lead early in the second quarter. The Owls led by double digits the rest of the way and stretched to their largest lead at 72-43.
Kourtney Kekec and Tija Hawkins had 10 points each for the Roadrunners (7-21, 2-14), who lost their third straight.
Game Information
UTSA Convocation Center
1:00 AM, 8 March 2019
San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 579
- Referees:
- Troy Winders
- Jaclyn Watson
- Jeremy Hohn
2023-24 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas | 13-5 | - | 23-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | - | 25-10 |
| Temple | 13-5 | - | 20-12 |
| South Florida | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| UTSA | 10-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| East Carolina | 9-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UAB | 9-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Rice | 9-9 | 4 | 19-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 4 | 16-15 |
| Memphis | 9-9 | 4 | 13-17 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 5 | 14-16 |
| Florida Atlantic | 6-12 | 7 | 11-19 |
| Wichita State | 5-13 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tulane | 3-15 | 10 | 12-20 |
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