Thursday, November 9
Abilene, Texas
7 p.m.
Abilene Christian
1-1,0-0WAC
58
vs
69
Rice
2-0,0-0AAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 20 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 69 |
| Abilene Christian | 13 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 58 |
Photo by: Aly Bayliss
11/9/2023 10:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ABILENE – Abilene Christian suffered its first loss of the season, falling 69-58 to Rice on Thursday.
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Rice jumped out to an 11-3 lead while ACU missed three shots and turned the ball over three times in the first five minutes.
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Down 27-17 with 6:42 remaining in the second quarter, the Wildcats went on a 10-0 run with four players contributing points. That spree closed the gap to 27-25 and the Owls had a 30-27 lead at the half.
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"Our defense of intensity was really good we were able to throw a couple of different defenses at them and forced some turnovers in the second quarter," said ACU Head Coach Julie Goodenough. "Offensively, I think that we kind of got some of the same shots throughout the game but in the second quarter we were knocking shots down and finishing layups."
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Rice retook control in the third period and led by as many as 15 points.
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Down 12 in the third quarter, Bella Earle started a 7-0 run with a three-pointer to trim the Rice advantage to 52-47 with 7:21 remaining. But that's where the drama ended as the Owls matched their biggest lead – 15 points – with 1:27 left in the game.
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ACU The Wildcats had an uncharacteristic 27 percent from three-point range for the night after hitting two of the first three of the game.
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"I thought that we made a lot of corrections in this game from Monday night, so I love the way our team responded and felt like we grew a lot from Monday to Thursday," Goodenough said. "Proud of the effort. It stinks that we lost the ballgame but I saw some good things from our team today that make me excited about moving on to the next day with them."
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Earle led the Wildcats with 14 points and five rebounds.
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ACU returns to action on Thursday when Angelo State visits for an 11 a.m. game.
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Rice jumped out to an 11-3 lead while ACU missed three shots and turned the ball over three times in the first five minutes.
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Down 27-17 with 6:42 remaining in the second quarter, the Wildcats went on a 10-0 run with four players contributing points. That spree closed the gap to 27-25 and the Owls had a 30-27 lead at the half.
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"Our defense of intensity was really good we were able to throw a couple of different defenses at them and forced some turnovers in the second quarter," said ACU Head Coach Julie Goodenough. "Offensively, I think that we kind of got some of the same shots throughout the game but in the second quarter we were knocking shots down and finishing layups."
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Rice retook control in the third period and led by as many as 15 points.
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Down 12 in the third quarter, Bella Earle started a 7-0 run with a three-pointer to trim the Rice advantage to 52-47 with 7:21 remaining. But that's where the drama ended as the Owls matched their biggest lead – 15 points – with 1:27 left in the game.
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ACU The Wildcats had an uncharacteristic 27 percent from three-point range for the night after hitting two of the first three of the game.
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"I thought that we made a lot of corrections in this game from Monday night, so I love the way our team responded and felt like we grew a lot from Monday to Thursday," Goodenough said. "Proud of the effort. It stinks that we lost the ballgame but I saw some good things from our team today that make me excited about moving on to the next day with them."
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Earle led the Wildcats with 14 points and five rebounds.
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ACU returns to action on Thursday when Angelo State visits for an 11 a.m. game.
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Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballTeam Stats
Rice
ACU
FG%
.463
.389
3FG%
.308
.250
FT%
.688
.667
RB
37
22
TO
17
14
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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