No. 18 Texas A&M women hold off Rice 82-76
Anriel Howard had a career-high 23 points and 13 rebounds, Danni Williams added 19 points, and No. 18 Texas A&M beat Rice 82-76 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Rice Owls
76
Texas A&M Aggies
82
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICE | 25 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 76 |
| TA&M | 17 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 82 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Richmond Spiders | W 73-60 | NCAAW |
| 11/6/26 | @ Murray State Racers | W 69-64 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Houston Christian Huskies | W 72-34 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 76-82
Nicole Iademarco made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 75-82
Nicole Iademarco made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 74-82
Foul on Chennedy Carter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 74-82
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 74-81
Foul on Erica Ogwumike.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 74-81
Lauren Grigsby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica Ogwumike.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 71-81
Anriel Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 71-80
Anriel Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 71-79
Foul on Lauren Grigsby.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 71-79
Jasmine Lumpkin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 71-78
Foul on Erica Ogwumike.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 71-78
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 71-77
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 71-76
Foul on Olivia Ogwumike.
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JumpShot 0:56 71-76
Erica Ogwumike made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 69-76
Foul on Olivia Ogwumike.
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JumpShot 1:12 69-76
Anriel Howard made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:53 69-74
Chennedy Carter made Jumper. Assisted by Anriel Howard.
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JumpShot 2:30 69-72
Danni Williams made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:36 69-70
Erica Ogwumike made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Knight.
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JumpShot 3:50 66-70
Anriel Howard made Jumper. Assisted by Chennedy Carter.
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LayUpShot 4:14 66-68
Erica Ogwumike made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:38 64-68
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:38 64-67
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:38 64-66
Foul on Wendy Knight.
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JumpShot 5:30 64-66
Chennedy Carter made Jumper. Assisted by Danni Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 64-64
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 64-63
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:06 64-62
Foul on Wendy Knight.
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PersonalFoul 6:36 64-62
Foul on Khaalia Hillsman.
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PersonalFoul 6:42 64-62
Foul on Erica Ogwumike.
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LayUpShot 7:34 64-62
Jasmine Lumpkin made Layup. Assisted by Chennedy Carter.
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LayUpShot 7:55 64-60
Erica Ogwumike made Layup. Assisted by Wendy Knight.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:10 62-60
Danni Williams made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:23 62-57
Wendy Knight made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Iademarco.
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LayUpShot 9:11 60-57
Wendy Knight made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Grigsby.
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JumpShot 9:31 58-57
Danni Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Chennedy Carter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:48 58-55
Erica Ogwumike made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Knight.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-55
Kayla Wells made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 55-54
Foul on Nicole Iademarco.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 55-54
Olivia Ogwumike made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica Ogwumike.
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JumpShot 1:04 52-54
Chennedy Carter made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:31 52-52
Olivia Ogwumike made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Grigsby.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 49-52
Foul on Jasmine Lumpkin.
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JumpShot 2:03 49-52
Chennedy Carter made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:21 49-50
Nicole Iademarco made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica Ogwumike.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:47 46-50
Wendy Knight made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Iademarco.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 43-50
Foul on Chennedy Carter.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:22 43-50
Danni Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:22 43-49
Danni Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:22 43-48
Foul on Olivia Ogwumike.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:45 43-48
Lauren Grigsby made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:45 42-48
Lauren Grigsby made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:45 41-48
Foul on Chennedy Carter.
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JumpShot 5:09 41-48
Danni Williams made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:28 41-46
Erica Ogwumike made Layup. Assisted by Wendy Knight.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:48 39-46
Anriel Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:48 39-45
Foul on Nicole Iademarco.
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LayUpShot 5:48 39-45
Anriel Howard made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:47 39-43
Lauren Grigsby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Knight.
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End Game 0:00 76-82
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 76-82
Nicole Iademarco made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 75-82
Nicole Iademarco made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 74-82
Foul on Chennedy Carter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 74-82
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:16 74-81
Texas A&M Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 74-81
Chennedy Carter missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 74-81
Foul on Erica Ogwumike.
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RegularTimeOut 0:19 74-81
Texas A&M Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 74-81
Lauren Grigsby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica Ogwumike.
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RegularTimeOut 0:24 71-81
Rice Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 71-81
Anriel Howard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 71-80
Anriel Howard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 71-79
Foul on Lauren Grigsby.
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Offensive Rebound 0:26 71-79
Anriel Howard Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 71-79
Jasmine Lumpkin missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 71-79
Jasmine Lumpkin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 71-78
Foul on Erica Ogwumike.
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Steal 0:26 71-78
Jasmine Lumpkin Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:27 71-78
Erica Ogwumike Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 71-78
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 71-77
Chennedy Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 71-76
Foul on Olivia Ogwumike.
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JumpShot 0:56 71-76
Erica Ogwumike made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:03 69-76
Rice Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:12 69-76
Erica Ogwumike Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:12 69-76
Anriel Howard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:12 69-76
Foul on Olivia Ogwumike.
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JumpShot 1:12 69-76
Anriel Howard made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:34 69-74
Jasmine Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:36 69-74
Khaalia Hillsman Block.
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LayUpShot 1:36 69-74
Lauren Grigsby missed Layup.
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JumpShot 1:53 69-74
Chennedy Carter made Jumper. Assisted by Anriel Howard.
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Defensive Rebound 2:22 69-72
Jasmine Lumpkin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:22 69-72
Lauren Grigsby missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:30 69-72
Danni Williams made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:38 69-70
Texas A&M Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:38 69-70
Chennedy Carter missed Layup.
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Steal 2:40 69-70
Chennedy Carter Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:42 69-70
Olivia Ogwumike Turnover.
Showing the last 40 of 291 events.
Team Stats
RICE
TA&M
27-49
FG
32-58
55
Field Goal %
55
15-27
3PT
4-14
56
Three Point %
29
7-9
FT
14-21
78
Free Throw %
67
20
Rebounds
32
8
Offensive Rebounds
18
12
Defensive Rebounds
14
21
Assists
17
8
Steals
9
0
Blocks
2
18
Turnovers
15
1
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
10
Points Off Turnovers
28
4
Fast Break Points
6
22
Points in Paint
36
18
Fouls
13
8
Largest Lead
10
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