In the penultimate game of the regular season the UTEP women’s basketball team (15-13, 8-9) could not overcome an exceptional shooting display by the Rice Owls (20-8, 15-2) on the road falling 82-59. Rice shot 52 % from three-point land (12-23) while the Miners shot an abysmal 27% (3-11).
Both teams had locked a spot in the Conference-USA prior to the matchup but battled on the court as if they were fighting for the final spot in the tourney.
Although the Miners could not find the bottom of the net against the Owls, a trio of Miners were able to get in double figures in scoring with senior Ariona Gill pacing the team with 19 points, followed by freshman guards Katia Gallegos and Avery Crouse with 15 and 11 points respectively.