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THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 26,2007
BY THE
NUMBI
Jan. 20-21
UCF 26 (Payne 6, Zondervan 3, Noel 3,O'Donnell 3).
Assists — Rice 8 (Williams 4); UCF 16 (Noel 8,
O'Donnell 5).
Attendance — 3807
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
HOUSTON 56 RICE 70
Jan. 21, 2007 — Autry Court
Houston
Rice
27 29 — 56
37 33 — 70
MEN'S BASKETBALL
BICE 64 CENTRAL FLORIDA 72
Jan. 20, 2007 — UCF Arena, Orlando. Fla.
Rice
UCF
32
35
35 — 67
37 — 72
Rice (9-8, 2-1 C-USA)
Almond 3-15,13-14 20, Killings 6-9, 3-4 15, Pflieger
2-5, 0-0 6, Britton 1-2, 4-4 6, Williams 3-8, 0-0 6.
Totals: 20-59, 23-26 67.
UCF (14-4, 3-1)
Peppers 3-7, 6-8 14, O-Donnell 4-11, 0-0 11, Noel
2-2, 6-6 10, Zondervan 4-5, 0-0 8.
Totals: 23-43,17-20 72.
Three-point goals — Rice 4-18 (Pflieger 2-5, Foster
1-1, Almond 1-7); UCF 9-18 (O'Donnell 3 7, Davis 2-2,
Taylor 2-4, Peppers 2-5).
Rebounds — Rice 37 (Almond 8, Killings 6, Belton 5);
Houston (5-11, 2-4 C-USA)
Jackson 6-25. 1-2 16, Misa-Uli 6-12, 2-5 14. Joseph
4-11,1-2 9.
Totals: 22-73, 9-18 56.
Rice (10-9, 3-3 C-USA)
Neaves 8-14, 7-12 23, Riverin 6-13, 3-5 16. Watts
2-5, 2-2 7.
Totals: 27-61, 13-31 70.
Three-point goals — UH 3-14 (Jackson 3-8); Rice 3-11
(Frazier 1-1, Riverin 1-2, Watts 1-3).
Rebounds — UH 49 (Joseph 11, Jackson 9, James
8, McKinney 7); Rice 54 (Neaves 19, Stovall 10,
Loggins 6).
Assists — UH 5 (James 2); Rice 12 (Riverin 5,
Frazier 3).
Attendance — 1619
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Senior Lauren Neaves looks for a lane in the Owls' 70-56 victory over UH Sunday. Neaves had 23 points and 19 rebounds
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COUGARS
From page 13
that featured 50 percent Rice field
goal percentage. Junior guard
Kadie Riverin scored 11 points
on her way to a 16-point, 5-assist
outing, and senior forward Lauren
Neaves grabbed 12 rebounds while
contributing 7 points. Neaves'
five blocks also were huge, as the
Cougars opted to take off-balance
outside jumpers rather than ventur-
ing into the paint to contest her. As
a result, the Cougars shot only 27
percent from the field in the first
half, with star guard Tye Jackson
held to 4-13 shooting.
Head coach Greg Williams
(Hanszen '70) said he was encour-
aged by Riverin's aggressiveness on
the offensive end.
"I think Kadie had a better under-
standing that she's been reluctant to
shoot the ball, "Williams said. "We've
IN FOCUS: C-USA STANDINGS
Rank
Team
Overall
Conf.
1
Southern Miss
11-8, 5-1
5-1
2
Marshall
12-7
5-1
2
UAB
10-9
5-2
4
UTEP
15-3
4-2
4
Tulane
15-4
4-2
6
East Carolina
9-11
4-3
7
SMU
11-7
3-3
7
Rice
10-9
3-3
9
Tulsa
7-11
2-4
1
Houston
5-11
2-4
11
UCF
6-13
1-5
12
Memphis
3-18
0-7
%
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ball, be more aggressive offensively
for us to go where we want to go."
Even with the increased of-
fensive productivity, though, poor
6-19 free throw shooting limited
the Rice lead to 37-27 at the half.
In addition, the Cougars managed
to grab 11 offensive rebounds,
exploiting Rice's most persistent
weakness — the Owls have given
up 20 offensive rebounds a game
in conference play.
In the second half, the Owls
played tough defense, while
Neaves turned up her offensive
game. UH had one player foul out
with 18:27 left in the second half,
while forward Sunshine Misa-Uli,
the Cougars' top post player and
most consistent offensive player
Sunday eventually fouled out as
well. Neaves took advantage of
the Cougars' troubles and scored
16 second-half points while pulling
down 7 rebounds. Jackson contin-
ued to struggle down the stretch,
missing her first 11 attempts of the
second half and finishing with 16
points on 6-25 shooting.
"We decided to faceguard her and
tried limiting her touches," Riverin
said. "We knew she was going to get
the ball and get shots. But we just
tried [...] to give her tough shots."
UH managed to close the scor-
ing gap to nine points with 8:01 left,
but the Owls got a big boost from
Neaves' free-throw shooting, who
made six straight attempts down
the stretch.
Williams said the team's defense
and improved rebounding kept
the Cougars at bay. The Owls had
struggled down the stretch in re-
cent games — in both the Marshall
and East Carolina contests, the
Owls jumped out to large, double-
digit leads, only to see those leads
disappear due to turnovers, poor
rebounding, poor shooting and
defensive lapses.
"It goes back to defense and
rebounding," Williams said. "We've
gotten big leads, but we have not
played defense intensely like we did
today for pretty much 40 minutes."
The limited bench also per-
formed well, helping the Owls
down the stretch. Freshman guard
Tara Watts followed her 10-point
performance at East Carolina with
7 points against Houston, while
also grabbing 4 rebounds, dishing
out 2 assists and grabbing a steal.
Sophomore guard Maudess Fulton
also contributed with 10 points and
3 rebounds.
The crowd was a final factor in
Sunday's win. The Athletic Depart-
ment's marketing strategy, complete
with food and T-shirts, brought out
a spirited student section usually
reserved for men's games. Chants
of "airball" were constant late in the
game as the Cougars continued to
struggle offensively. Williams said
the crowd helped push the short-
handed Owls to victory.
"It was an awesome atmosphere,"
he said. "|The students] were active
the whole game and players play off
of that. It helps them when they get
tired and there are students that are
cheering and yelling for them."
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Brown, David. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 94, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 2007, newspaper, January 26, 2007; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443012/m1/18/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.