Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters at Rice Owls
· NCAA Women's Basketball
42 - 78
Ogwumike, Iademarco help No. 24 Rice women top La Tech 78-42
Nichole Iademarco went 6 of 8 from 3-point range and also scored 18 points for the Owls (24-3, 15-0 Conference USA), who finished 13-0 at home. Lauren Grigsby added 12 points and Nancy Mulkey had 11 in front of a record crowd of 2,606. Ogwumike has nine double-doubles in her last 11 games, Iademarco, a senior, increased her school record to 193 3-pointers in her last home game.
Mulkey hit a jumper to start an 11-0 run to end the first quarter with a 16-4 lead. Grigsby started the second quarter with a layup, Ogwumike scored the next five points for a 26-4 lead.
It was 40-17 at the half and 11-straight points that helped end the third period on a 17-3 run made it 63-26. Iademarco hit back-to-back 3-pointers to end the third and Rice shot 13 of 22 (59 percent) from long range.
Rice, which has the nation's third-longest winning streak in the nation behind No. 1 Baylor (19 games) and Quinnipiac (18 games), goes for the third perfect season in Conference USA history on Thursday at Texas San Antonio. Previous perfect teams, Houston (2010-11) and UTEP (2007-08) lost in the conference tournament.
The Lady Techsters (14-14, 6-9) were 2 of 15 in the first quarter and missed 14 straight shots during the Rice run. They ended up at 27 percent (16 of 59) and were 4 of 21 from distance. No player reached double figures. Kierra Anthony, who is fourth in the nation in scoring at 24.3 points a game, was 3 of 15 for six points.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 42 - 78 |
| 4th 0:07 |  |
Deandre'a Alexander made Jumper. | 42 - 78 |
| 4th 0:26 | |
Nikki McDonald Offensive Rebound. | 40 - 78 |
| 4th 0:26 | |
Keiunna Walker missed Layup. | 40 - 78 |
| 4th 0:27 | |
Keiunna Walker Steal. | 40 - 78 |
Statistics
 LT |
RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-59 | FG | 28-52 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 13-22 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 59 |
| 6-10 | FT | 9-13 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 42 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 2,606 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Florida International | 12-6 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Missouri State | 11-7 | 6 | 23-13 |
| Liberty | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Sam Houston | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-7 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Jacksonville State | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-12 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Delaware | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| UTEP | 5-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| New Mexico State | 5-13 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-14 | 13 | 8-21 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| East Carolina | 14-4 | 3 | 22-10 |
| South Florida | 13-5 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Tulsa | 11-7 | 6 | 19-12 |
| North Texas | 11-7 | 6 | 19-14 |
| UTSA | 9-9 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Charlotte | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Tulane | 6-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Wichita State | 5-13 | 12 | 8-23 |
| UAB | 4-14 | 13 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 4-14 | 13 | 10-21 |