The UTEP women’s basketball team will be back on the road for the first time since Jan. 7, as they face Rice on Jan. 26 and North Texas on Jan. 28.
The Owls (14-3, 4-1 C-USA) are undefeated at home this season (6-0) and have outscored their last two opponents at home (Columbia and UTSA) by a combined 54 points.
Sophomore Erica Ogwumike and junior Nicole Iademarco leads Rice’s squad for points. Ogwumike is currently averaging 17.3 points per game and Iademarco is averaging 14.4. Ogwumike scored a season-high 29 points on Nov. 24 against Little Rock, while Iademarco’s season-high 28 points came against Northern Arizona on Nov.