HOUSTON, Texas -- Cold shooting plagued the Old Dominion women’s basketball team, as the Lady Monarchs fell to Rice 68-46 on Saturday afternoon in Houston, Texas at Tudor Fieldhouse. ODU dropped to 11-13 overall and 7-5 in Conference USA, while the Owls improved their record to 5-18 overall and 4-8 in league action.
Ije Ajemba led Old Dominion with a career-high 16 points and nine rebounds, while Keyana Brown added 11 points and six rebounds. Jennie Simms was held to just seven points, but pulled in six rebounds and dished out four assists.