FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 9 Rice advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship with a 62-58 win over No. 1 seed UTSA on Monday afternoon, March 10, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
With the win, the Owls (16-16) will face the winner of Temple and Charlotte on Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT. Rice improved to 6-0 all-time in American Championship history. It was also the third consecutive season that the No. 1 seed lost its first game of the Championship.
The Owls outscored the Roadrunners (26-4) by 11 points over the middle two quarters to take a 49-40 lead into the final period. UTSA cut the Rice lead to 52-51 on a layup by American Player of the Year Jordyn Jenkins with 4:42 left, but the Owls pushed the lead to nine with an 8-0 run over the next three minutes while forcing four turnovers to pull away.
Malia Fisher led three Owls in double figures with 16 points. Aniah Alexis added 15 points, while Dominque Ennis had 13.
Jenkins led all scorers with 22 points for the Roadrunners.
2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship Schedule
(All Rounds Except First Round Played at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas)
First Round | Saturday, March 8 | Super Pit in Denton, Texas
Game 1: No. 12 Charlotte 55, No. 13 Florida Atlantic 51 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Second Round | Sunday, March 9
Game 2: No. 9 Rice 76, No. 8 UAB 63 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Game 3: No. 12 Charlotte 71, No. 5 Tulsa 66 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Game 4: No. 7 East Carolina 64, No. 10 Memphis 45 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Game 5: No. 6 Tulane 69, No. 11 Wichita State 63 | Box Score | Postgame Notes | Highlights
Quarterfinals | Monday, March 10
Game 6: No. 9 Rice 62, No. 1 UTSA 58
Game 7: No. 12 Charlotte vs No. 4 Temple – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 8: No. 7 East Carolina vs No. 2 North Texas – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 9: No. 6 Tulane vs No. 3 South Florida – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Semifinals | Tuesday, March 11
Game 10: No. 9 Rice vs Game 7 Winner – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Game 11: Game 8 Winner vs Game 9 Winner – 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT | ESPN+
Final | Wednesday, March 12
Game 12: Game 10 Winner vs Game 11 Winner – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT | ESPNU and ESPN+
