HOUSTON -- After a slow start, the Rice women went on a 22-0 first-half run and overwhelmed Texas-Pan American 83-42 in women's basketball action Saturday at Autry Court.

The Rice women pushed their early lead to nine before the Lady Broncs closed the gap to 15-10 with 8:32 to play in the half. The Lady Owls responded by breaking the game open with 22 unanswered points over the next 6:16 and never looked back.

Jordan led all scorers and rebounders in the game with 19 points and 10 boards for her second consecutive double-double. Senior Marla Brumfield was right behind her with 18 points, 15 coming in the first half, and led Rice with five assists and six steals.  The pair combined to shoot 14-21 from the floor as the Lady Owls made 41.9 percent (31-74) of their shots for the game. Jenny Cafferty, also a senior, rounded out Rice's list of double-digit scorers, chipping in 10 points, all in the second half.

Defensively, the Lady Owls forced a season-high 34 turnovers while snagging 15 steals, which equals their season best. Rice also controlled the boards, 45-36, including grabbing 20 off the offensive glass, and produced four blocked shots.

Cheveron Terry led the way for the Lady Broncs with nine points, seven rebounds and three assists. Senella Baldwin also had nine points and added five boards in the losing effort. After making just 26.1 percent (6-23) of their shots in the first, the UTPA women improved to 39.1 percent (9-23) in the second and were 8-11 from the free throw line over the final 20 minutes of play.

The win improves Rice's record to 5-3 on the year, while the Lady Broncs fall to 1-8.

OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E   T O T A L S
Texas-Pan American vs Rice
12/11/99 2 pm at Autry Court, Houston

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VISITORS: Texas-Pan American 1-8
                           TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS                         
No.     N A M E           FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP   A TO BLK S MIN
20 Smith, Michelle      f  2  3   0  1   1  2   1  1  2   4   5   2  3  0  0  25
21 Friedeck, Rachel     f  1  4   0  0   4  4   0  2  2   2   6   0  4  0  1  29
44 Baldwin, Senella     c  3  5   0  0   3  5   2  3  5   3   9   1  2  0  0  17
05 Gravel, Alexandra    g  2  9   1  6   0  0   0  4  4   2   5   1  4  0  0  21
13 Williams, Alexis     g  0  1   0  0   1  2   0  0  0   1   1   1  9  0  1  25
11 Thigpen, Ashere'        0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   1
14 Sinnette, Radiajah      0  0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   3
22 Terry, Cheveron         4 10   1  1   0  0   1  6  7   3   9   3  5  0  1  36
23 Valdez, Lea             2  9   1  6   0  2   0  5  5   2   5   2  2  0  1  24
33 Williams, Naima         1  3   0  0   0  0   2  2  4   1   2   0  2  0  2   9
42 Buttery, Erin           0  2   0  0   0  0   1  1  2   2   0   0  2  0  0  10
TEAM ........................................   2  3  5              1          
TOTALS                    15 46   3 14   9 15   9 27 36  20  42  10 34  0  6 200

TOT-FG 1stH:  6-23 26.1%  2ndH:  9-23 39.1%  OT:  0-0  00.0%  Game: 32.6% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH:  1-7  14.3%  2ndH:  2-7  28.6%  OT:  0-0  00.0%  Game: 21.4%  Rebs 
FThrow 1stH:  1-4  25.0%  2ndH:  8-11 72.7%  OT:  0-0  00.0%  Game: 60.0%   3

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HOME TEAM: Rice 5-3                                                             
                           TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
No.     N A M E           FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP   A TO BLK S MIN
23 Smallwood, Kim       f  2  9   0  0   0  1   1  6  7   2   4   2  2  0  1  21
33 Jordan, Kirra        f  7 11   0  0   5  6   6  4 10   2  19   0  1  0  1  23
22 Tuttle, Kenya        c  4  7   0  0   0  0   3  2  5   0   8   1  1  0  2  18
21 Lawson, Kim          g  0  4   0  0   0  0   0  0  0   1   0   3  4  1  0  22
25 Brumfield, Marla     g  7 10   1  1   3  5   2  2  4   2  18   5  3  1  6  23
20 Brown, LaToya           2  5   1  3   0  1   0  0  0   2   5   1  2  1  1  15
24 Liggett, Kara           3  9   2  6   0  0   0  4  4   0   8   1  2  0  2  13
30 McIntosh, Daneesh       1  3   0  0   0  0   3  2  5   0   2   2  2  0  0  16
31 Cafferty, Jenny         2  5   2  3   4  4   0  0  0   0  10   1  1  1  1  17
32 James, Starla           2  7   0  2   2  2   2  1  3   0   6   2  1  0  0  10
42 Bracken, Sarah          1  2   0  0   0  0   1  2  3   2   2   1  0  0  1  13
44 Florus, Aarika          0  2   0  0   1  2   1  0  1   3   1   0  0  0  0   9
TEAM ........................................   1  2  3                         
TOTALS                    31 74   6 15  15 21  20 25 45  14  83  19 19  4 15 200

TOT-FG 1stH: 15-37 40.5%  2ndH: 16-37 43.2%  OT:  0-0  00.0%  Game: 41.9% Deadbl
3pt-FG 1stH:  2-7  28.6%  2ndH:  4-8  50.0%  OT:  0-0  00.0%  Game: 40.0%  Rebs 
FThrow 1stH:  8-12 66.7%  2ndH:  7-9  77.8%  OT:  0-0  00.0%  Game: 71.4%   2

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OFFICIALS:   John McAndrews, Laurie Porter, Ernesto Solis

TECHNICAL FOULS: None

ATTENDANCE:  387

SCORE BY PERIODS:                  1st  2nd   TOTAL         
Texas-Pan American                  14   28    42         
Rice                                40   43    83