HOUSTON — Charlotte pieced together its best road game in quite some time, unfortunately it ran up against the Conference USA leader in doing so, as (RV/—) Rice pulled away late for a 61-51 decision Thursday night. The 10-point difference was the narrowest margin of victory for the Owls at home in league play this season.
LEADERS
It was the sophomore guard duo of Octavia Jett-Wilson and Mariah Linney leading the scoring for the 49ers, as the pair combined for 22 points with Jett-Wilson holding a slight 12-to-10 edge over her teammate.