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HOUSTON, TEXAS (March 19, 2017) The Rice Owls moved to the semifinals of the 2017 Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) with a 73-63 win over the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros by the score of 73-63 at Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday, March 19, 2017. They will face the winner of the Idaho vs. Eastern Washington game, which is to be played on Monday, March 20 in Cheney, Washington.
Senior Jasmine Goodwine tallied 23 points and 14 rebounds
for her sixth career double-double. The Killeen, Texas native shot 9-of-16 from
the field and 4-of 6 from the free throw line. Sophomore Lauren Grigsby added
24 points for the Owls while going 12-of-12 from the line. The Vaqueros were 20-of-65
from the field (31%) and 18-of-26 from the free throw line.
The
win was the first time since the 1998-1999 season that the Owls have won two
games in the post-season. Playing in the Women’s NIT, they downed Miami 65-58
and Baylor 82-20 before falling to Arkansas 76-70 in the third round.
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