Rice Owls (4-2) vs. Morgan State Lady Bears (1-6)

Carolina, Puerto Rico; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morgan State takes on Rice in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

The Lady Bears are 1-6 in non-conference play. Morgan State is sixth in the MEAC with 19.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Maya Woodson averaging 5.7.

The Owls are 4-2 in non-conference play. Rice is eighth in the AAC with 34.7 rebounds per game led by Hailey Adams averaging 10.5.

Morgan State is shooting 32.1% from the field this season, 9.2 percentage points lower than the 41.3% Rice allows to opponents. Rice averages 5.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.1 per game Morgan State allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ja’la Bannerman is scoring 10.7 points per game with 2.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists for the Lady Bears. Selina Gutierrez is averaging 7.7 points and 1.4 rebounds while shooting 40.0%.

Dominique Ennis is averaging 13.2 points and two steals for the Owls. Shelby Hayes is averaging 11.3 points.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.