2:03 pm
March 28

Women’s NIT: Rice v. Ole Miss

Who will WIN the championship?

Rice Owls (22-4)

Ole Miss Rebels (15-11)

 

Current odds:

Rice Owls: (+130)

Ole Miss Rebels: (-150)

 

• The line for this game is Ole Miss by 2.5 points.

• Lauren Schwartz (25 points) recorded her third consecutive game with 20 or more points and Katelyn Crosthwait added a career-high 20 points to help lead the Owls to an 85-75 victory over Delaware Friday afternoon in the semifinals of the WNIT. The Owls shot 54 percent from the field and made a season-high 22-of-28 (79 percent) at the free throw line. Rice never trailed in the contest and limited Delaware to 33 percent shooting from the floor. Schwartz made 7-of-12 shots from the field and was a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line while Crosthwait knocked down 6-of-12 shots from the field, 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, and was 4-of-4 at the free throw line. Junior point guard Jasmine Smith added 17 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season, all of which have come in the last five games.

Notes (Rice)

March 26 • W, 85-75, vs. Delaware
• WNIT Semifinal
• Top Scorer: Lauren Schwartz (25)

• Ended regular season with a NET of 65

• Close loss to No. 10 Texas A&M on Dec. 20 (57-53)

• Rank in the NCAA top-30 in: field goal shooting (7th, .478), fewest fouls per game (7th, 13.0), three-point shooting (7th, .379), assists per game (9th, 17.8), field goal defense (10th, .347), total assists (16th, 444), total blocks (22nd, 122), blocks per game (29th, 4.9)

• WNIT stats: 74.8 PPG (allowing 59.8 PPG), shooting .489 (allowing .344), 1.4 assist/turnover, 40.5 rebounds/game, 5.5 blocks per game.

• The Rebels defeated Northern Iowa by a score of 60-50 on Friday evening in the WNIT semifinals and have won six of their last seven games overall. Ole Miss averages 70 points per game and is surrendering 62.4 points a contest while holding opponents to 38 percent shooting from the floor. Junior forward Shakira Austin leads the team in scoring (18.4 ppg) and rebounding (9.1 rpg).

 

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