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Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters at Rice Owls

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42 - 78
24-3, 13-0 Home

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

LTLT RICERICE
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

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

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
Full Standings