Morgan State Lady Bears and the Rice Owls meet in Carolina, Puerto Rico

By Canadian Press on November 27, 2025.

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.

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

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